Saakin, an Islamabad-based band, debuted a song last year ‘Saqi-e-bawafa’. Saakin took a poem from the Persian poetry of Sufi saint/poet Shams Tabrizi, who is credited as being one of the spiritual instructors to Rumi himself. The poem was turned it into a stunning song by the band. After the release of Saqi-e-bawafa, the song was nominated for Lux Style Award and this year on 7 July 2019, the Saakin won the Award.
Saakin stars – Usman Shakeel, Parham Faraid, Ibrahim Akram and Ali Hamdani – gathered together in a gorgeous event of Lux Style Awards 2019 held in Karachi. Furthermore, recently Pakistan Embassy in Tehran has invited the Saakin Sufi Rock Band to perform in Tehran. Saakin is now growing into an international audience and keen to launch new music projects. May Almighty Allah succeed the band.
MOHSIN RATHORE
Islamabad
