Pasoori was written by Ali and Fazal Abbas and composed by Xulfi. The music was produced by Xulfi and electropop artist Abdullah Siddiqui, associate producer on this year’s Coke Studio edition.
Ali Sethi started writing Pasoori when artists from Pakistan were banned across the border, states a press release.
“Turning angst into art, he wrote two lines of the song: one inspired by the need to celebrate artistic self-expression and the other a fun quote he had seen on the back of a Pakistani lorry.”
After Spotify revealed the song’s global success, Ali said that Xulfi had predicted it a year ago.
“One year ago, when Zulfiqar Khan heard this tune I’d sent him on a voicenote, he told me with tremendous calm that it will enter the global charts,” said Ali. “I laughed, drank my coffee, and put it out of mind. Today, I woke up to this… insanely happy.”
Xulfi remarked that he was “speechless” and added that it was their vision to see Pakistani music on the global charts.
Abdullah Siddiqui said he had no words for the song’s tremendous achievement.
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