"Tu Kuja Man Kuja" ( ) is a

qawwali Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in the Indian subcontinent. Originally performed at Sufi shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has ...

performed by

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), also known by his initials NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. Khan was primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devot ...

. It was composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan himself and written by

Muzaffar Warsi Muzaffar Warsi (23 December 1933 – 28 January 2011; ) was a Pakistani poet, essayist, lyricist, and a scholar of Urdu. He began writing more than five decades ago. He wrote a rich collection of na`ats, as well as several anthologies of ghaza ...

2016 version

In 2016, the song was covered by Rafaqat Ali Khan and Shiraz Uppal, with the music video directed by Uppal. It was produced by

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during Coke Studio season 9 episode 7 finale of Pakistani musical TV show of Coke Studio.

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

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),

Afreen Afreen "Afreen Afreen" ( ) is a nazm (song) performed and composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. It first featured on their collaborative album ''Sangam'' in 1996. In 2003, a studio version of the song was recorded by ...

(2nd video) and Tera Woh Pyar(4th video). The music video has received over 250 million views on

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External links

Tu Kuja Man Kuja
at MuslimHymns.com

References

{{Reflist 1982 songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan songs 2016 singles Pakistani songs Songs in Urdu