Jhanan Jhanan Payal Baje - Fighting Queen by Mubarak Begum, Nissar Bazmi

Mubarak Begum, Nissar Bazmi has delivered memorable performances before, but Jhanan Jhanan Payal Baje - Fighting Queen sits comfortably among the very best. What makes Jhanan Jhanan Payal Baje - Fighting Queen musically distinctive is the composition by Nissar Bazmi, which balances simplicity with depth.

The performance by Mubarak Begum, Nissar Bazmi is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. Hearing Jhanan Jhanan Payal Baje - Fighting Queen without thinking of Nadia, John Cawas, Prameela, Habib is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Fighting Queen.

1956 marked the release of Fighting Queen, and Jhanan Jhanan Payal Baje - Fighting Queen was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

The concision of Jhanan Jhanan Payal Baje - Fighting Queen — just 3:24 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Mubarak Begum, Nissar Bazmi and Nissar Bazmi, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.