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Modulation OF Pakistani Music by Jehangir Aziz Hayat"

  Jehangir Aziz Hayat is one of the imminent musicians from Peshawar, a famous city in Pakistan known for its strong poetic culture. He belongs to a Pashtun family [1], and acclaims to be one of the youngest artists who made a transition in Pakistan’s music realm [2].  In his boyhood he evinced his love to music in English which at the time was very new to the norms of the Pakistani music industry where songs were more commonly thought up in Urdu, the country’s national language. As a result of breaking away from the mainstream music   Jehangir was one of the few who initiated new dimensions in the application of music [2].
 His first official video was released for a track called “Never Change” in 2005.The theme of the song reveals not only where he stands as an artist and a song writer but also lets him divulge his emotions. Then after a cessation of five years in 2010 Jehangir released his album Read Between the Lines which followed by a video of one of his singles titled “pretend to Be” .The artist makes known that the process of his thought in his lyrics writing is naturally uplifted as music to him is the avenue of venting his perceptions about life. Most of his numbers depict his experiences and the course of fate he travelled [2].  It should also not be forgotten that his father is also a great inspiration in his music [7]. In one of his interviews he stated that most of his songs touch on his father’s time in jail because of the military coup. For him music is what lets him flee from dejection rather than being reminded of it [3].
 It’s quite evident from the documented achievements of this young Pakistani artist that he has established a firm footing to climb his ladder to success.  It is note worthy for a young artist who after releasing his first single “Never Change” reached the charts in the first week of release on the national music scene. The song “Never Change” was also nominated in the Indus music award which is now known as MTV Pakistan [1].In a short passage of time Jenangir managed to release his album “Read between the Lines” on CdBaby.Com [5] and ITunes on the 31st of December 2009 [6]. His songs, especially ‘Never Change’, ‘Pretend to Be’, ‘Show Me Something Real’, ‘ Bringing Me Down’ and ‘Guardians of the Gate’ were given phenomenal reviews on an internationally recognized site WWW.MySongBook.Com. This adamant forthcoming artist was also ranked third for his video “Never Change” in a  heavy metal competition [1].

The tone of his music and inspiration comes particularly from Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, Phil Anselmo of Pantera, Dave Mutaine of Megadeth, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Pucifiers, Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, U2, Skid Row, Alice in Chains, Dave Mathews Band, and Diana Krall. His admiration for these artists were wonderfully manifested by performing covers with great levels of competency[4]. Jehangir’s tendency for well synchronized screams and growls are aimed to cultivate a taste for Pantera’s and Megadeth’s style of music which is new to Pakistan’s music arena[2].Thus, these influences project his temperament for both mellow melodies as well as songs that exhibit aggression. Jehangir is an example of the nation’s adamant youth. He is currently studying Economics in York University which is apparently one of England’s well recognized institutions [2]. Along with acquiring education in a competent degree like Economics, he is able to counter balance with music [2] . His key traits which he has been able to ascertain with distinction is his determination, and will power[7]. The confirmation is brought by his inclination towards a radiant future which he is working to achieve and the ability to change the musical landscapes in the country to its best advantage [2]. All his efforts are anchored by the perceptions of a successful and content life, roots of which belong to the assessment of their inadequacies brought about by the changing point of view about the world [7].

Last but not the least, his strong devotion to music have also been recognized by University Radio York in  England where he was invited to play live several times[8]. This denotes his adequacy and aptitude for music on an international scale. From his advancing accomplishments it has become evident that his love for music is never ending and he wishes to further his musical ambitions in the coming time [2].

References 1 Website: http://www.jehangirazizhayat.com/

2 PakMediaRevolution: http://www.pakmediarevolution.net/website/content/audio-jehangir-aziz-hayat-never-change-pmr-featured

3 Khalid Aziz: http://kaziz.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/pretend-to-be-a-fathers-review/

4 www.youtube.com 5 CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/JehangirAzizHayat

6 iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/read-between-the-lines/id353094343

7 Inklings: http://sadaf-fayyaz.blogspot.com/2010/09/session-with-jehangir-aziz-hayat.html

     8       http://www.facebook.com/JehangirAzizHayatPage?ref=ts#!/video/video.php?v=10150100572990353&oid=168043797081&comments

9 http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150095157114265