The Story Behind Turri Jandi
Turri Jandi brings Shazia Manzoor and Hasan Raheem together as two generations of Pakistani pop in Coke Studio Season 15. Released in June 2024, the track was curated by Xulfi and arranged and produced by Abdullah Siddiqui and Xulfi, with all three creators contributing to its composition. Xulfi traced its retro-futurist idea to his mother's memories of Pakistan in the 1950s and 1960s, when international exchange and a young country's sense of possibility shaped popular culture. Kamal Khan's video turns that memory into the time-travelling vessel TJ 2056. Musically, Shazia's commanding Punjabi phrasing meets Hasan's relaxed contemporary flow, while Nasim Ali Baloch's Balochi banjo cuts through synth bass, violin, tabla, and drums. The result is both a journey forward and a playful conversation with Pakistani pop history.
Meaning & Translation
Turri jandi is a Punjabi phrase meaning "keeps moving along." In the song, the image is a vehicle that continues through unfamiliar places, a metaphor for carrying on without letting anxiety choose the route. The Punjabi refrain celebrates movement and the work of finding happiness, while Hasan Raheem's Urdu passages turn inward: do not waste singular moments, speak honestly, and leave other people room to live. Shazia Manzoor's confident delivery makes that advice feel communal rather than private. The song is less about reaching a fixed destination than staying open to surprise, earning joy along the way, and trusting that life can keep moving even when its direction is unclear.
Details
- Artist
- Shazia Manzoor, Hasan Raheem
- Category
- Coke Studio
- Collection
- Coke Studio Season 15
- Released
- 2024
- Mood
- Upbeat, Dance, Motivational
- YouTube Views
- 16.29M
Artists & Credits
- Shazia Manzoor singer
- Hasan Raheem singer
- Xulfi composer
- Abdullah Siddiqui composer
- Hasan Raheem composer
- Adnan Dhool lyricist
- Hasan Raheem lyricist
- Xulfi lyricist
- M.R.A lyricist
- Nasim Ali Baloch musician
- Abdullah Siddiqui producer
- Xulfi producer