Chapter Six
My favorite band - JAL

Jal is a Pakistani rock band founded by Gohar Mumtaz. The band has gained recent success with the songs "Aadat" and "Woh Lamhey". The original band members were Aatif Aslam and Gohar Mumtaz, but later Atif was replaced by Farhan Saeed and Shazi (Aamir) plays the bass guitar. The band is among the first of contemporary Pakistani bands that fuse urdu vocals with modern rock. Currently they are rapidly gaining in popularity and are one of the most popular bands in Asia. Jal's sound primarily falls in the rock/pop genre. Playing along the lines of Latin-Acoustic Guitars, the main emphasis of their music is on the melodies and the lyrical content. Keeping their songs melodious and catchy at the same time the band believes that music is truly the world's universal language capable of bringing our hearts and souls together. A well composed song, personified with honest and heart felt lyrics, which may fall under the genre emo or emotional, and spirited rhythms, will eventually be heard by music enthusiasts all around the world . Owing to its universal appeal Jal's lyrics are a subtle manifestation of emotions expressed in an energetic and harmonious manner. Fueled by the desire to freshen up the pop genre in Pakistan these qualities give Jal's music a very high degree of accessibility both in terms of composition and lyrics in Pakistan. But the controversy surrounding some songs remain questions yet to be answered.