Shamikh blends Urdu and traditional qawwali into a moving musical journey on “Teray Rang”

“Teray Rang” is the new single from Islamabad-based singer-songwriter and composer Shamikh, a journey at the crossroads of contemporary pop and traditional musical expression across two musical worlds. The song starts with a warm, Western-leaning pop vocal in Urdu before turning into a live qawwali performance that brings it to a close.

Shamikh journeys between contrasting forms of expression. The opening creates a warm vocal…