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Taha Malik is an American-Pakistani record producer, songwriter, and composer.


KOSTAL

In Houston, while producing the debut Mauj album "Now In Technicolor," which went on to be a huge success and won several awards such as the MTV VMA and The Musik, he formed the band KOSTAL with Omran Shafique. They recorded the first single "Jaan Jaye" which was a massive hit in Pakistan and internationally on the internet and radio. The song features vocals of Omran Shafique and Lil Mike, a rapper from Houston, Texas. The music video to "Jaan Jaye" was released in August, 2009 and was aired worldwide on MTV Pakistan, ARY Digital, GEO, Indus, Aag TV, Play, amongst others. In 2005, the single was #1 on the charts and most-requested on Pakistani radio for over 8 weeks, even topping international artists such as Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. It received airplay globally on BBC 1Xtra, Asian Network, desi radio and TV channels all across the United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates, and Europe. "Jaan Jaye" was also the soundtrack for fashion designer Deepak Perwani's Ethno Funk collection. In 2007, the fashion show took place in the the heart of London, Trafalgar Square, with thousands of spectators, and was televised live worldwide.

References

http://jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2009-weekly/nos-06-12-2009/instep/article2.htm

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/in-paper-magazine/images/going-kostal

http://jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2009-weekly/nos-06-12-2009/instep/article4.htm

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