Aap ka number hai?, by Talib Trio

Aap ka number hai?

by Talib Trio

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Aap ka number hai? Is this your number? The phrase, coined by Talib, is open to interpretation. 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 Damburo (his own invention), and the Electric Bulbul (a variant of the Benju). The tunes are original compositions by Talib, those of his uncle, Ustad Juman, and reinterpretations of Sindhi and Balochi pieces, as well as 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.

This album is also the first full fledged collaboration between myself and my guiding light in the world of sound recording, 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.

[Words by Daniyal Ahmed]

Artist Bio's:

Muhammad Talib is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, and educator from Karachi. He hails from one of the most important musical families of Sindh, his uncle was the great Ustad Muhammad Juman. Talib inherited the Damburo (long necked lute) from his father, who also played the Surinda (bowed lute). Later he studied more deeply and also learnt Benju from Ghulam Mohammad aka Ghulamu, arguably the greatest exponent of the Sindhi Benju style, before learning composition from the renowned film composer Niaz Ahmed.

It was Ghulamu who planted the seed in Talib's mind, that his Damburo didn't need to limit itself to the usual rhythmic accompaniment. By adding frets, he could approach the instrument in a completely new way, playing both melodies and chords on on what was an instrument designed to only play a rhythmic drone.

Growing up in the urban thickness of Karachi, he learnt and absorbed various adjacent styles like Classical, Pushto, and Balochi, whilst dedicated his life to reinventing his Damburo, which now speaks the many tongues and dialects of Karachi.

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released March 22, 2024

Muhammad Talib - Fretted Tambooro and Electric Bulbul
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

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

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Aap ka number hai?

Mar 2024
Guldasta

Feb 2023
Jingul

Sep 2022

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