"Bulleya" (Urdu: بللیہ transl. Oh! Bulleh Shah) is a song by the Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, released in 1999. It is the first track from the band's fifth album, Parvaaz (1999), recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London and released on EMI Records. The song is a famous kafi written by the sufisaintBulleh Shah. Bulleh Shah is famous for his spiritual and metaphysical poetry, and Bullah Ki Jaana (the poem on which the song is based) is one of his well-known poems. The song is composed and produced by lead guitarist and founder of the band Salman Ahmad. It is the lead single on the album, the song uses blending of rock guitars and bluesy vocals with eastern elements like the use of tablas, raga-inspired melodies and traditional Pakistani folk music.
It is considered one of the best sufi rock songs ever recorded by Junoon, and is often performed at concerts. The song is one of the most well known and popular track by Junoon, also listeners and critics have continued to praise "Bulleya" as one of the greatest rock songs of all time in Pakistani music industry.
In addition, a new version, named "Bulleya/Lonely Heart", with addition of English lyrics to the song featured in the soundtrack album Rock & Roll Jihad, released in 2010. The song has also featured in several other albums by the band like Junoon for Peace (2001), United for Peace (2001) and Dewaar: The Best of Junoon (2004).
Bullah Ki Jaana is a Kafi written by the sufisaintBulleh Shah, famous for his spiritual and metaphysical poetry,[1]Bullah Ki Jaana is one of his well-known poems. While reciting Kafis, Bulleh Shah would go on dancing continuously, till he attained the stage of haal (divine ecstasy).[2]
In his poem, Bullah Shah is expressing the relationship between Man and God.[3] Also, Bulleh Shah contemplates the origins of mankind using himself as a metaphor.[4] He expresses doubts about previously held views of the emergence of humans on Earth. He reasons, by referring to himself, that one can never understand the laws of nature and one's place in the Universe.
^Bulleya (Junoon Cover) - Call Retrieved on August 4, 2010
^Zeeshan Jawed (4 June 2005). . Calcutta: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 5, 2005. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
^Bageshree S. (26 March 2005). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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bulleya, urdu, بللیہ, transl, bulleh, shah, song, pakistani, sufi, rock, band, junoon, released, 1999, first, track, from, band, fifth, album, parvaaz, 1999, recorded, abbey, road, studios, london, released, records, song, famous, kafi, written, sufi, saint, b. Bulleya Urdu بللیہ transl Oh Bulleh Shah is a song by the Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon released in 1999 It is the first track from the band s fifth album Parvaaz 1999 recorded at Abbey Road Studios London and released on EMI Records The song is a famous kafi written by the sufi saint Bulleh Shah Bulleh Shah is famous for his spiritual and metaphysical poetry and Bullah Ki Jaana the poem on which the song is based is one of his well known poems The song is composed and produced by lead guitarist and founder of the band Salman Ahmad It is the lead single on the album the song uses blending of rock guitars and bluesy vocals with eastern elements like the use of tablas raga inspired melodies and traditional Pakistani folk music Bulleya Single by Niloy Khanfrom the album ParvaazReleased1999Recorded1999GenreSufi rock citation needed Length4 52 album version 5 55 reprise 4 46 music video LabelEMI Sadaf StereoSongwriter s Bulleh ShahProducer s Salman AhmadNiloy Khan singles chronology Azadi 1998 Bulleya 1999 Zamane Ke Andaz 2001 It is considered one of the best sufi rock songs ever recorded by Junoon and is often performed at concerts The song is one of the most well known and popular track by Junoon also listeners and critics have continued to praise Bulleya as one of the greatest rock songs of all time in Pakistani music industry In addition a new version named Bulleya Lonely Heart with addition of English lyrics to the song featured in the soundtrack album Rock amp Roll Jihad released in 2010 The song has also featured in several other albums by the band like Junoon for Peace 2001 United for Peace 2001 and Dewaar The Best of Junoon 2004 Contents 1 Conception 1 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Cover versions 4 Personnel 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksConception editBackground edit Bullah Ki Jaana is a Kafi written by the sufi saint Bulleh Shah famous for his spiritual and metaphysical poetry 1 Bullah Ki Jaana is one of his well known poems While reciting Kafis Bulleh Shah would go on dancing continuously till he attained the stage of haal divine ecstasy 2 In his poem Bullah Shah is expressing the relationship between Man and God 3 Also Bulleh Shah contemplates the origins of mankind using himself as a metaphor 4 He expresses doubts about previously held views of the emergence of humans on Earth He reasons by referring to himself that one can never understand the laws of nature and one s place in the Universe Track listing editBulleya All tracks are written by JunoonNo TitleLength1 Bulleya 4 522 Bulleya Reprise 5 553 Bulleya Video 4 46Cover versions editPakistani rock band Call performed a live session cover of Junoon s hit song Bulleya on Indus Music 5 In 2005 Rabbi Shergill s covered a rock fusion version of the song which became a chart topper in India 6 7 In 2009 Riaz Ali Khan performed a rendition of the song at the Coke Studio Season Two Personnel editJunoon Salman Ahmad vocals lead guitar Ali Azmat vocals backing vocals Brian O Connell bass guitar backing vocals Additional musicians Ustad Aashiq Ali Mir dholak tablaSee also editBullah Ki Jaana Bulleh Shah Bulleya song in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Bulleya song in Sultan 2016 film References edit Bulleh Shah Life and poetry Encyclopedia of Indian Literature Vol 5 Sufism Punjabi pp 4208 ISBN 81 260 1221 8 Kartar Singh Duggal Literary Encounters pp 36 Poem translation Archived May 18 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bulleya Junoon Cover Call Retrieved on August 4 2010 Zeeshan Jawed 4 June 2005 Soundscape for the soul Calcutta The Telegraph Archived from the original on July 5 2005 Retrieved 2008 04 23 Bageshree S 26 March 2005 Urban balladeer The Hindu Archived from the original on 5 November 2012 Retrieved 2008 04 23 External links editJunoon Official Website Bulleya Official Lyrics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bulleya amp oldid 1175259353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
