Riaz Ahmad – Pray to God
Riaz Ahmad - Pray to God
Release Date: Out Now
The sound of a deftly played acoustic
guitar has to be one of the sweetest and most soothing things in the world and
Oxford singer-songwriter Riaz Ahmad has the deftest of touches so this song is
utterly sublime. ‘Pray to God’ initially combines those soft, massaging notes
with Ahmad’s heartfelt croon which almost hides the lyrical content but you
have to listen to phrases like, “She’s crossed the world for a man she’s never
seen, left home for a strangers family, aged 19”. This song about arranged
marriage then swells with tabla and sitar strains in meeting of eastern and western
musical influences to be utterly compelling and spell binding until Ahmad
brings you back to earth with a bump using the line “She prays to God that he’ll
never lay a figure on her”. I am calling this as a single of the year contender
right here and now due to the musicality, song writing, arrangements, sure, but
also due to the uniqueness of the storytelling and boldness of approach. Bravo,
sir.
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