Saptak (album)

Saptak
Studio album by Mekaal Hasan Band
Released	October 16, 2009
Recorded	2006-2008 at Digital Fidelity Studio in Lahore, Pakistan
Genre	Alternative rock Jazz fusion Sufi rock
Length	63:00
Label	EMI, MHB Music
Producer	Mekaal Hasan
Mekaal Hasan Band chronology
Sampooran (2004) Saptak (2009)
Singles from Saptak
"Jhok Ranjhan" Released: January 1, 2006 "Andholan" Released: October 24, 2006 "Huns Dhun" Released: October 28, 2007 "Chal Bulleya" Released: September 20, 2009

Saptak (Urdu: سپتاک, literal English translation: "gamut") is the second studio album by the Pakistani rock band, Mekaal Hasan Band, released in October 2009.

Track listing

All music written & composed by Mekaal Hasan Band, those which are not are mentioned below.

Saptak
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Chal Bulleya"	Bulleh Shah	4:30
2.	"Bandeya"	Ahmed Anis	4:46
3.	"Ranjha"	Bulleh Shah, Bhaghat Kabir	4:00
4.	"Jhok Ranjhan"	Shah Hussain	4:25
5.	"Sanwal"	Farhat Abbas Shah	4:44
6.	"Bhageshwaari"		4:43
7.	"Huns Dhun"	Ustaad Amir Ali Khan	5:21
8.	"Waris Shah"	Amrita Preetam	7:27
9.	"Andholan"		6:23
10.	"Mahi"		6:27
11.	"Albaella"		9:57

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Mekaal Hasan Band

• Mekaal Hasan – lead guitar
• Javed Bashir – lead vocals
• Mohammad Ahsan Papu – flute

Additional musicians

• Keyboards on "Sanwal" by Farhan Albert
• Drums: John "Gumby" Louis Pinto
• Drums & Percussion on "Albaella" by Pete Lockett
• Drums & Percussion on "Andholan" & "Huns Dhun" by Javed Akhtar
• Guitars and Bass: Amir Azhar

Production

• Produced by Mekaal Hasan
• Recorded & Mixed at Digital Fidelity Studio, Lahore, Punjab
• Guitar sound engineer: Mekaal Hasan
• Assisted by Adnan Gill
• Album artwork by Mehreen Murtaza

External links

• Official Website
• A detailed review of Saptak