"We Are One/Aae Khuda"
Song by 40 international artists
LanguageUrdu, English
Released28 May 2020 (2020-05-28)
GenreWorld music
Composer(s)Kashan Admani
Lyricist(s)Sabir Zafar, Babar Sheikh

"We Are One" (Urdu: Aae Khuda) is a global collaboration song produced by Kashan Admani in Dream Station Productions. The song features 40 musicians from seven countries, with the goal of extending a message of hope during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

Lineup

"We Are One" features the contributions of 40 musicians[1] from seven countries.[2][3] Grammy-winning violinist Charlie Bisharat, Grammy nominee Simon Phillips, bassist Stuart Hamm, percussionist Gumbi Ortiz,[4] and drummer Taylor Simpson feature in the song from the United States.[5] Other artists include Russian guitarist and composer Roman Miroshnichenko,[6] Indian singer-songwriter Palash Sen,[7] Brazilian actress and dancer Luiza Prochet, Canadian Matt Laurent, and UK singer-songwriter Lili Caseley.[8]

Participating artists from Pakistan included Omran Shafique, Najam Sheraz, Bilal Ali (of Kashmir), Natasha Baig, Natasha Khan, Faakhir Mehmood, Ahsan Bari (Sounds of Kolachi), Farhad Humayun (Overload), Asad Rasheed (Mizmaar), Maha Ali Kazmi, Raafay Israr, Nazia Zuberi (Rushk), Farooq Ahmed (Aaroh, Ali Khan, Dino Ali, Salwa Najam, Babar Sheikh, Imran Akhoond, Khaled Anam, Nida Hussain, Amir Azhar, Faisal Malik, Meraal Hassan, Alex Shahbaz, Ashir Wajahat, Fahad Ahmed, Ammar Khaled, Eahab Akhtar, and Sabir Zafar.[9][10]

External media
Audio
audio icon Official Audio on SoundCloud
audio icon Official Audio on Spotify
audio icon Official Audio on Amazon Music
Video
video icon Music video on YouTube
video icon Music video on Facebook

Motive

Kashan Admani, a Pakistani producer, composer, and guitarist, initiated the project of "a song that would be a united prayer" during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] The song was chosen to inspire hope[12][13] and send a message of unity to the global population affected by COVID-19.[14][15][7] Admani said in an interview with Arab News: "The idea was to talk about global unity in fighting the pandemic and praying to God for help. That's the reason why it's called 'We Are One', 'Aae Khuda'".[16][17]

Each artist recorded their audio and video parts in their home studios/recording facilities and sent them to Admani, who mixed the final track in his studio, Dream Station Productions.[16]

The Urdu poetry of 'Aae Khuda' was written by Sabir Zafar while the English poetry was written by Babar Sheikh.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Mizmaar's Kashan Admani brings together over 40 international artists for a hopeful anthem". Business Recorder. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  2. ^ "Grammy-winning artists from 7 countries collaborate for a Pakistani song about hope". Daily Pakistan Global. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. ^ "Kashan Admani Collaborates with 40 Musicians from 7 Countries On 'Ae Khuda'". lahorified. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. ^ Tariq, Sania (2020-05-29). "Musician Kashan Admani initiated for the collaboration on Ae Khuda with musicians from 7 countries". FHM Pakistan. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. ^ "Kashan Admani de Mizmaar brings together more than 40 international artists for a hopeful anthem". My Hot News Pakistan. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  6. ^ Miroshnichenko, Roman (28 May 2020). "Jazz news: Guitar Virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko Took Part In A Global Musical Mission With Simon Phillips, Stu Hamm, Charlie Bisharat And Others". All About Jazz News. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  7. ^ a b "Kashan Admani, Palash Sen team up for song of hope". AlKhaleej Today (in Arabic). 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  8. ^ "40 musicians collaborate to spread hope, positivity amid pandemic". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  9. ^ "Global Music Stars From All Over The World Unite For A Song To Inspire Hope" (Press release). 28 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  10. ^ "Inspiring Hope Through Music With Ae Khuda, We Are One". HIP. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  11. ^ Sultan, Asfa (2020-05-28). "How grammy-winning artists came together for a 'dua' to end Covid-19". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  12. ^ امیدجگانےکیلئے پاکستان نےدنیا بھرسےمیوزک ٹیلنٹ اکٹھاکرلیا. Samaa TV (in Urdu). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  13. ^ "Global music stars from all over the world unite for a song to inspire hope". Daily Times. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  14. ^ "Global music stars unite for a song to inspire faith". The Nation. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  15. ^ "How 40 musicians from 7 countries came together for a Pakistani song about hope". Images. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  16. ^ a b "Soulful Urdu-English prayer song brings together 40 musicians from around world". Arab News PK. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  17. ^ "Pakistan's Kashan Admani teams up with international stars for song of hope". gulfnews.com. June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  18. ^ "40 artists from seven countries release song to inspire hope amid pandemic". BOL News. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  19. ^ "40 musicians from seven different countries come together to sing Pakistani song about hope". Dialogue Pakistan. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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