Afreen Afreen

"Afreen Afreen"
Song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
from the album Sangam
Language Urdu:
آفرین آفرین
Genre Ghazal
Length 10:00
Composer(s) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Lyricist(s) Javed Akhtar

"Afrin Afrin" (English: Praise to her Creator! Praise to her Creator!) is a ghazal song written by Javed Akhtar and composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Legacy

Afreen Afreen was released during the IndiPop and Fusion music wave of the mid-1990s as a non-film music video.

The music video featured Lisa Ray.

2016 Version

"Afreen Afreen"
Single by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan
from the album Coke Studio S9E2
Released 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
Genre Pop
Length 6:45 (Video)
6:40 (Audio)
Label Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Composer(s) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (original)
Faakhir Mehmood (director)
Lyricist(s) Javed Akhter (original)
F K Khalish (additional)
Producer(s) Coca-Cola and Strings
External media
Audio
"Afreen Afreen" on SoundCloud
Video
"Afreen Afreen" on YouTube

It was later rendered by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan with Momina Mustehsan, during season 9 episode 2 of Pakistani musical TV show Coke Studio. The music was directed by Faakhir Mehmood.

On 3 November, it became the fastest Pakistani origin video to mark 100 million views on YouTube, and become the most viewed Pakistani origin YouTube video on 10 November, leaving behind Atif Aslam's rendition of "Tajdar-e-Haram".[1]

References

  1. Ramsha Soofi (7 November 2017). "Coke Studio's Afreen Afreen crosses 100 million views on Youtube". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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