Roger David, popularly known as Bohemia praised fellow singer Meesha Shafi’s performance in Coke Studio 2020 opener Na Tuttya Ve.
Hailing the show’s ‘great’ start altogether, Bohemia took to Twitter and wrote, “Coke Studio is off to a great start and who knew Meesha Shafi could drop that fire!”
The Pakistani-American rapper and record producer will be making his own comeback to Coke Studio after an eight-year hiatus this season.
Whereas Coke Studio 2020 unleashed with a bang on Friday, with three tracks including Na Tuttya Ve, Jaag Rahi and Dil Khirki, produced by former Vital Signs star Rohail Hyatt.
Shafi’s Na Tuttya Ve, which is also an all-female anthem, was the first to go on air, featuring six female artists including Fariha Pervaiz, Sanam Marvi, Zara Madani, Wajiha Naqvi and Sehar Gul Khan.
The five-minute track shared a story of resilience and an unbroken heart. “There’s no aggression in this song,” Shafi had said in the promo video of the aforementioned number. “The song is just from a woman’s perspective. That how can a woman be nothing but an honour, to whom Allah has bestowed such dignity.”
In the last minute of the newly released track, we see the singer pitching (in tandem with celebrated musician Shuja Haider) on patriarchy and how social norms usually cause women’s dreams to take a backseat. Is reet riwaaj ne rol ditti har Heer, Sassi, Sohni (These rites and customs have crushed every Heer, Sassi and Sohni), Shafi raps. Heer, Sassi and Sohni are fabled female embodiment of love.
RAVE REVIEWS: Meesha Shafi.
