Rozen-e-Deewar
Encyclopedia
Rozen-e-Deewar is the first album recorded by Pakistan
i music band Rox3n
. With tints of pop
and dark shades of rock
too, Roxen hit the market with their debut album on August 31, 2006.
Rozen-e-Deewar was released under Fire Records (Pakistan
), Hom Records (India
) & Sangeet Records (USA, Canada
, North America
& almost all over the world).
word which means "A hole in a wall (of a prison cell) from which a ray of light emerges & gives hope & freshness". The name of the band is also a corruption of the same word (Roxen) & was suggested by Kashaan, a friend of Mustafa Zahid.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i music band Rox3n
Roxen (band)
Roxen is a Pakistani rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Formed in 2004, the band's original lineup included Mustafa Zahid on vocals, Haider Halim on lead guitar, Omar Halim and Jawad, more commonly known as Jodi.The band achieved mainstream success with their debut studio album...
. With tints of pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and dark shades of rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
too, Roxen hit the market with their debut album on August 31, 2006.
Rozen-e-Deewar was released under Fire Records (Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
), Hom Records (India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) & Sangeet Records (USA, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
& almost all over the world).
Etymology
"Rozen-e-Deewar" is an urduUrdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
word which means "A hole in a wall (of a prison cell) from which a ray of light emerges & gives hope & freshness". The name of the band is also a corruption of the same word (Roxen) & was suggested by Kashaan, a friend of Mustafa Zahid.
Track listing
- Sapnay
- Chaltay Rahay
- Tau Phir Aao
- Aaj
- Lams
- Rozen-e-Deewar
- Jag Chor dia
- Yaadein
- Mujhko Satao
- Malangi
External links
- Rozen-E-Deewar Review
- Musicbox's review - Rozen-e-Deewar's review in the Musicbox, A weekly of newspaper "Dawn"
- Jang's review - 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.