Sameer Rahat

Back in the studio, Mae is joined by Urdu-Blues music composer, performer, and writer Sameer Rahat! He talks about his relationship with poetry and music, coming from a family of poets, how classical ghazals and traditional blues came together in his music, how Urdu as a language is dying a gradual death, and on his experience being a music composer for film and TV. He also performs a stripped down version of a song from his 2020 debut solo-album Aamad, and two unreleased songs! Song List: Puraana (00:57 - 04:46) Tasalli (16:36 - 22:00) Saare Chor (33:50 - 37:42) Follow Sameer Rahat: Instagram @sameerrahat Facebook @sameerrahat Twitter @sameerrahat Follow Jayesh Malani (on saxophone & guitar): Instagram @jayeshmalani Come be our friend: Facebook @maedinindia Instagram @maedinindia Twitter @maedinindia CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: @maebemaebe Instagram: @maemariyam Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala Music Mixed by: Aria Nanji Recorded at Island City Studios