Humnava, Pakistan’s homegrown global music platform, has concluded its first season with a special finale screening at Cue Cinemas in Lahore, bringing together artists, creators, media representatives and members of the project’s community.

The screening marked the close of a season that began in Hunza and brought together musicians from Pakistan and several other countries through a 40-day music camp. The project, co-founded by producer Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, known as Xulfi, and Muhammad Ibrahim, was developed as a music and art movement rooted in collaboration and cultural exchange.

Humnava Season 1 featured more than 30 musicians and collaborators from Pakistan, France, Germany, Algeria, Zambia and Hunza. The season included nine songs, each shaped around a distinct location, language and cultural context.

The Lahore finale included a full screening of the season, along with conversations about the creative process, collaborations and people behind the project. The event also featured a live dance performance by The Colony, led by Saad Sheikh, set to “Qataghani.”

The closing event also marked the release of “Darmaan,” the final song of Humnava Season 1. Filmed at Eagle’s Nest in Hunza, the song reflects on longing, absence, surrender and love.

“Darmaan” was written by Imran Ullah Hunzai, also known as Ramz, and features vocals by Faheem Uddin Hunzai and Anushah Sadruddin. The track also includes Sherry Khattak on acoustic guitar, Blaise Francois Merlin on violin, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Ilhan Karim and Muhammad Hunaid on rubab, Lina Marie Marcelle on cello, Amine Laroug on electric guitar, Melvin Arthur on bass, Adnan Karim on percussion and Veeru Shan on duff.

The song was arranged by Xulfi and Sherry Khattak and produced by Xulfi.

Speaking about the end of the first season, Xulfi said Humnava had created a sense of friendship, community and shared purpose through music in Hunza. He said nature was not only a backdrop for the project but also a companion and collaborator, adding that this relationship created a responsibility to protect it.

Xulfi said the experience had shown the potential of Pakistan’s music, artists and culture, describing Humnava as the first chapter of a larger journey to discover talent and present it to the world in an authentic way.

The project’s first season explored collaborations between Pakistani and international musicians, using music as a bridge between people, places and memories.

Following the close of Season 1, Humnava said it will announce Season 2 soon, continuing its focus on global collaboration, artistic exchange and music rooted in shared human experience.

“Darmaan” is now available on YouTube, Spotify and broadcast platforms.

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