''Rozen-e-Deewar'' is the first album recorded by

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i music band Roxen. Blending

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, Roxen's debut album was released on August 31, 2006. ''Rozen-e-Deewar'' was released under

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, and across the world).

Etymology

"''Rozen-e-Deewar''" is an

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word that means "A hole in a wall (of a prison cell) from which a ray of light emerges which gives hope and freshness". The name of the band is also a corruption of the same word (Roxen) and was suggested by Kashaan, a friend of

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Track listing

The album consists of ten songs.

Critical reception

''Rozen-e-Deewar'' has received positive reviews and enabled the band to garner a cult following. Rizwana Malik of ''PakManzil'' called it worth the wait. Shahzeb Sheikh of Instep Magazine also gave a positive review and said, "''Rozen-e-Deewar'' is a complete album in the sense that it caters to both rock freaks as well as listeners who like soft songs..."

Awards and nominations

''Rozen-e-Deewar'' was nominated for Best Album at the

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References

External links

Rozen-E-Deewar Review
- Rozen-e-Deewar's review in the Musicbox, A weekly of newspaper "Dawn"

- Rozen-e-Deewar's review in the Pakistani Newspaper "Jang".
Pakmanzil
- Album's Review on PakManzil.
On Gulf daily News
- 'Gulf Daily News' Article About the Debut Album. {{Authority control 2006 albums Roxen (band) albums Urdu-language albums