Tu Kuja Man Kuja

"Tu Kuja Man Kuja" (Persian: تو کُجا من کُجا transl. Where are You? Where am I?) is a qawwali performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It was composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan himself and written by Muzaffar Warsi.^[1]

"Tu Kuja Man Kuja"
Song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
from the album Tu Kuja Man Kuja
Language	Urdu
Released	1982
Genre	Qawwali
Length	16:30
Label	Oriental Star Agencies Ltd.
Composer(s)	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Lyricist(s)	Muzaffar Warsi

2016 version

"Tu Kuja Man Kuja"
Single by Rafaqat Ali Khan and Shiraz Uppal
from the album Coke Studio S9E7(finale)
Released	23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)
Genre	Pop
Length	8:51
Label	Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Composer(s)	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (original) Shiraz Uppal (director)
Lyricist(s)	Muzaffar Warsi
Producer(s)	Coca-Cola and Strings
External media Audio "Tu Kuja Man Kuja" on SoundCloud Video "Tu Kuja Man Kuja" on YouTube

In 2016, the song was covered by Rafaqat Ali Khan and Shiraz Uppal, with the music video directed by Uppal. It was produced by Strings during Coke Studio season 9 episode 7 finale of Pakistani musical TV show of Coke Studio.^[2][3][4]

Song credits

• Artists: Shiraz Uppal & Rafaqat Ali Khan
• Music Director: Shiraz Uppal
• Produced & Directed By: Strings
• Houseband: Imran Akhoond (Guitars), Babar Khanna (Dholak/Tabla), Haider Ali (Keyboards/Piano), Abdul Aziz Kazi (Percussions)
• Guest Musician: Amir Azhar (Banjo), Rahil Mirza (Guitars), Umair Hassan (Keyboards), Fazal Abbas (Tabla), Bradley Dsouza (Bass), Nadeem Iqbal (Harmonium)
• Humnawa: Zahid Sabri, Danish Sabri, Mohammad Shah, Junaid Warsi^[2]

Popularity

The music video of the song featured Rafaqat Ali Khan and Shiraz Uppal. It was released on 23 September 2016. It was the 3rd Pakistani origin Coke Studio video to reach 100 million views after Tajdar-e-Haram(1st video),^[5] Afreen Afreen(2nd video)^[6] and Tera Woh Pyar(4th video). The music video has received over 250 million views on YouTube.^[3]

External links

• Tu Kuja Man Kuja at MuslimHymns.com