Talib Trio - Jharh

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Aap ka number hai? Is this your number? This phrase coined by Talib can be interpreted in various ways. It's Talib's pet phrase, and as is typical in Karachi style dialogues, it will either be said to you in a friendly manner, or swung right at you.

The album features Talib playing two experimental instruments, the Fretted Tambooro (his own invention), and the Electric Bulbul. The tunes are original compositions by Talib, reinterpretations of Sindhi and Balochi pieces, and two popular Pushto songs, all played from a heart that understands the melancholia of Karachi's immigrant labourers and the bittersweet sentiments of its kaleidoscopic communities.

releases March 22, 2024

Credits:

Muhammad Talib - Fretted Tambooro
Muhammad Khan - Dholak
Shahid Ali - Harmonium

Produced by Daniyal Ahmed and Nizar Lalani
Assistant Producer: Zubair Fida

Recorded by Nizar Lalani and Daniyal Ahmed
Mixed and Mastered by Nizar Lalani
Assistant Sound Engineer: Muneer Khan

Film by Daniyal Yousaf and Daniyal Ahmed
Edit by Daniyal Yousaf (Shararat Films)

Special thanks to Khadim Hussain, Noor Ali Kanjee, Muhammad Saifullah, and to the entire community of Clifton Court Apartments, on the rooftop of which, this record came to life.

This album is also the first full fledged collaboration between myself and my guiding light in the world of sound and music, my mentor, the legendary Nizar Lalani.

We recorded this album on the evening of 4.3.2024, on the roof top of the apartment building where I was born, and where the honiunhoni baithak has always been. The entire community of the building worked and celebrated with us, as we braved to record with Karachi's noise, a permanent texture on this record.