British band Coldplay’s unique tribute to Amjad Sabri

It has been more than three years since Amjad Sabri left us, but the magic of his voice still draws music lovers around the world.

The latest addition to the fandom of the famous qawwal and Sufi singer needs no introduction and Chris Martin, singer of the famous British group ‘Coldplay’ who came to the fore in the year 1996, recently revealed that he is also a fan of Amjad Sabri. are among those

Their devotion to Amjad Sabri can be gauged from the fact that Coldplay paid tribute to Pakistani qawwals in their recently released album ‘Everyday Life’ or ‘Roz Mera Zindagi’. A part of the lyrics ‘Jagga ji laga ki dunya nahi hai’ has been included in the album’s second song ‘Church’.

In a recent interview with YouTube channel ‘Intercom’, Chris Martin mentioned the song and said that ‘Church’ is the second song from his album.

‘I was working on someone else’s song which was great. Then suddenly this song came from heaven. It only took four minutes, but it took two and a half years to record.’

According to Chris Martin, this song is a ‘love song’. ‘It has two great singers besides me. One of them is Pakistani singer Amjad Sabri who was unfortunately killed by people who did not like his beliefs.’

Apart from Amjad Sabri, Arab singer Noora Shakoor is also included in this song. In an interview, Chris Martin laughed and said ‘I’m the third best singer in this song!’

Amjad Sabri’s wife, Nadia Sabri, told the BBC’s Sarah Atiq that she was honored that such a big band had paid tribute to Amjad Sabri.

Talking about the quote chosen by Coldplay, ‘Jagga Ji Laga Ki Dunya Nahi Hai’, Nadia Sabri said that this quote was one of Amjad Sabri’s favorite quotes and he recited it to his children as a lesson. used to recite

Amjad Sabri’s wife said that her husband believed that this speech is a lesson for everyone who hears and reads it, in which the message of not getting attached to this world is hidden.

However, he complained that he should have told us about it. We were not told about this by the band and we were not given any kind of permission.’

However, Waqas Almas, the spokesperson of Hera Media, the label that holds the copyrights of Amjad Sabri’s lyrics, has told local media that the band had sought formal permission from them before using Amjad Sabri’s lyrics.

Nadia Sabri said that she will not challenge him anywhere but she thinks that the band should have respectfully asked her permission. Or at least let them know. We found out about it from others.’

Coldplay’s album ‘Everyday Life’, released on November 22, is number one on the global music charts. The album has two parts, the first part is dedicated to ‘Sunrise’ and the second part to ‘Sunset’.

The highlight of this album is the inclusion of Arabic language and singers. The cover of this album not only has his name written in Arabic as ‘Al-Hayya Al-Yumiya’, but a song called ‘Bani Adam’ is also a part of it.