We met a PAKISTANI BAND
Good afternoon, guys and welcome back to another video. Actually good evening guys, and welcome back to another video in beautiful Pakistan specifically in the Gojal area. We're actually at the hotel here with the Posh brothers as usual and with the British lad over here. Hello, hello.
A lot going on at the moment as you guys can see. So we are- Oh no, you don't have to. I’ll take it. Oh thank you. I appreciate that. You guys are too kind to us. That's what happens when you go on a Posh brothers tour to take such good care. So we're actually arriving to our hotel here and what's the name of this one? This is Khunjerab Step In It’s perfect, perfect. So we're gonna be getting a tour of this place and checking into our room now. So
let's head on in. Oh yeah nice, and toasty here. We got the heater going 22 Celsius. That's how we like it. Alright, heading this way. Hey guys, I just wanna mention I apologize in advance, this video is pretty dark generally because it was filmed basically throughout the night. That said, it was a really special night. So it'll be worth checking it all out. We
met some locals way later in this video that were incredible musicians. I just wanna add that part in because I don't want you guys to click off because some parts are pretty dark. It was such a special experience checking out this part of the greater Hunza valley area with all of these amazing people we met.
And so yeah, enjoy it guys but I just wanted to let you know that please be patient with the fact that some things are a little darker than I wish they would have been but don't worry, in my next series in the next country, I’m going to have a light for these dark places. We got room number three. Yes. Thank you very much. Oh we got this thing heated up. Yeah. One of the Posh family members. Salaam Alaikum yaar [Peace be upon you, friend] Aap ka naam kya hai? [What’s your name?].
Asif. Asif, that's a good name. I’m liking this fireplace we got going on in here. Yeah, this is too cold. And so because the rest of the room tour here is the bed. So we got two twin beds in here,
pretty hard that'll be good for the back though after quite a bit of exercise these last couple days, comfortable pillow and most importantly, we've got heat in the center of the room. This is the first time I’ve been in a room in a while where I’m like whoa, I’m actually kinda hot right now. I can take the jacket off. Then in here, let's see. We have lights. Oh there we go and boom. We're in guys. We’ve got something steaming in here.
I think that's water probably to keep the pipes from freezing and as you can see, we've got a western toilet. It's gonna be a nice warm shower much needed and the sink, so nice place storage space here. Although, to be honest I’m sure my luggage won't even be unpacked even a single bit because we're leaving. First thing in the morning, just a quick stop over here overnight. So now
we're gonna head on over to meet the Posh brothers family. So let's do it. They’re in the car waiting here. Alright, let's do it boys, better late than never, right. Alright, we got what a five minute or
so drive to get over? Yeah. Five minutes to get to the Posh brothers family house, yeah. Yes. Alright perfect. So, we get to meet mom, dad. My mom is in Lahore I will- You will meet my dad and my sister-in-law. Perfect. Dad and sister-in-law, great. Looking forward to it. And son. And your son, oh awesome, awesome.
Perfect. We'll see you guys there in just a few. Secret passageway in the back. Yeah we're arriving to the Posh residence. Oh look at this cool car. You guys probably can't see it. It almost
looks like an old mini cooper but it's not, something else. Alright. Oh look at this. This is pretty sweet. Look at the designs. The kitchen side. Oh perfect. That's a pretty awesome setup in there. Yes. Hello, how are you? Hello, hello. Salaam Alaikum [Peace be upon you]
Nice to meet you. [Speaking in foreign language] Great nice to meet you. USA and UK. Aap ka naam kya hai? [What's your name?] Nice to meet you. Oh alright, cooking some delicious food here too. Alright, smells very good.
Aap ka naam kiya hai? [What is your name?] Ahsan. That's a nice name. We gotta- We gotta practice our-- Oh I know, we'll come back in summer. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, we've gotta come back then. Oh, it's smelling good. They got fries going on here. They got the full setup and we've got a chimney going up the top there. So here's your little one? Yes. And what's his name? And he's one years old? Nine months. Nine months. Oh so he's still very young. Happy
to have dad back. So tell me what was your favorite memory growing up in the village? So many memories. Shy. You know Akram's always getting shy on the camera. Let’s hear it. Let's hear it. So many memories and so there's not one that sticks out maybe you injured yourself doing something crazy. Like so many friends with my classmates. Yeah. Cousins. Yeah, yeah and you guys have always lived in this house or did you move to a different? Yeah and so you recently moved here. Like not recently like,
it's a 10 year old. 10 year old, 10 year old, very nice. Yeah, it's very nice. You have the beautiful handmade carpets. Did you get these carpets from the local ladies that have the shop? Local handmade. From the shop we went to?
Oh nice, nice. I was gonna say I recognize the- the fine quality of them. Very nice. Oh there's another one. Oh that's- that's a nice looking one. Oh designer collection from Zainab market, Very nice. Got some delicious fries here. Shobash [Thank you] Nice to meet you.
Very tasty. Potatoes from here in the Hunza, Gojal area. Molida-- And cheese in it and apricot oil. Oh that's gonna be- that's the apricot oil? That’s gonna be delicious. So we're learning here, take a nice hefty scoop there. You get scoop on there. Smells delicious. Shobosh [Thank you] I’m very bad at remembering the names of things. You guys told me Gojal like 15 times and it took me until you wrote it down to remember it. This is special dish, we only make for the special guests. Shobosh [Thank you] I can smell that apricot though. That's such a nice smell to the nose. So let's
go ahead and try it right out. It looks almost like I don't even know what to like relate the looks of it to but let's give it a shot here, see if it- That’s a very nice taste. It's almost like a- a doughy soupy bread. Is that part of the ingredients, yeah. It's very nice and that apricot oil just gives it
like a nice little zing to it. Very good. The local food here in this area continues to impress me. I figured out what it's most similar to it's like a almost like an
unsweetened bread pudding, a very good way man. Apricot like I said go so well with it. We even put a little bit of the chips in the apricot oil and that's tastes quite, quite good. Oh got some fresh chai, fresh karak [Strong] chai. Thank you so much. This is for us. Oh, thank you so much. Shobash [Thank you]. Some fresh fruits here, looks like we can pop this one open. Let's try out the-
here we go. Cheers bro. Dried apple, yeah. Now that's gonna be a good snack to have tomorrow on the road trip.
What are these other ones in here? Dried apricot, yeah. You just chow right down on it? Almost hear something inside. Alright, that's pretty hard. Just eat the upper side not whole
First timer guys, tried to eat the whole thing. Like this. Did I take a bite out of it? Shobosh [Thank you] Very delicious. Very nice. Giving us a proper challenge to eat and some good apples. Cheers mate. Shobosh [Thank you] Nice to meet you all. Delicious food, great hospitality. Thank you so much. Shobosh [Thank you]
Allah Hafiz [Good bye] There’s a freshly slayed yak. Oh very nice. Not yak. Oh it's not. Oh that's annex. Yeah. Yeah, very nice. Are you gonna be a hunter? No. No and what was your name? Zuhaib, Zuhaib, it's a good name. You got good English. Yeah. Yeah you practice a lot? Yeah. Yeah, very nice. What do you wanna be when you grow up? I want to be a doctor. A doctor, wow impressive. Impressive, that's awesome. Future doctor right here guys. He's
coming. It's a very impressive design here. We showed you guys these this place briefly when we first arrived and this is the family room? No, this is the like all we make the events here mostly events. The events, yeah. Oh yeah because it's a much larger room to heat so it's better for the summer. Yes. And so here is the collection of Akram's father's hunting throughout his days. He was a model. Oh there he is, Oh really. Oh that's cool and these are all the custom-made rugs, yeah if you guys missed the video a few videos ago, we took you into one of the local shops in Gojal, and we showed you guys a quick process on how these things are made. They take like each one of these massive rugs will take
like 15 days, six hours per day to make so like you know when you know that about rugs, they're just that much more special because you just you can actually like see what goes into making something like that. Well boys, chalain [Let’s go]? Shobash [Thank you] to the Posh family as always amazing hospitality. Alalh Hafiz [Goodbye]. Great to meet you. Good luck with becoming a doctor. I look forward to it. Alright, chalain guys that means let's
go. Guys there's no way you can see this but just trust me on this that the stars in Hunza are so, so clear right now. And guys we're back at headquarters and in a little bit, we're gonna be going to see one of Akram's friends perform here a famous DJ and singer in the area. We'll make the- you’re ready then we will call
him. Dinner? Yeah. I thought we just ate and it. Just you know, you need it. We are eating again. You need it. You didn't know. What? That was dinner. I’m good. I don't think I need dinner. Are you serious right now? Yeah, like then we will maybe we will go to the studio. Alright, guys we're about to
have a nice, delicious meal with the boys from the Sost area, the surrounding villages so Salaam Alaikum [Peace be upon you]. And we have some delicious food here. What do we have in here? Karahi. Karahi. Chicken karahi. Chicken Karahi. So this is chicken? Yeah. Wow, that is a good looking chicken. Alright, so we're gonna dig right in guys. We had a GoPro failure. In the cold weather,
sometimes it just turns off on its own. So we're going for bite number two. I’m gonna reenact my exact same reactions because they were actually really good reactions on this. So the chicken, toss some chapati in there, not too spicy but g double o d and that means good. Compliments to the chef, yeah. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, shobash [Thank you]. Alright, I need to hear from someone what's your best memory from this specific village? I feel like you've got one in mind. Here’s this guy.
I have lots of memory from this village. Basically, I am from Walapun. It's far away from I think it's 15 km before this village. So in winter, so we have a lot of tourism for Khunjerab Pass. Yeah. So, we just came to
pass, so there is lots of hurdles in the way to Khunjerab path. There is avalanche there is landslide. Oh you had to clear the path. Yeah, yeah Wow. On their own. All the locals who are driving to Khunjerab pass. So they are clearing all the road. Wow. So no other facilities here. Wow, wow, that's quite the- quite the
work we saw like huge bulldozers. Yeah, yeah. Parked out there. I mean it's got like those- those landslides are happening all the time. A lot of landslides and avalanche in February, March and April. In February because you get the most rain then. Yeah four months. The four months is very extreme adventure here. Wow, wow. Well, so we'll have to come back then. Yeah, yeah. Insha-Allah [God willing].
You may try it. Yeah perfect, thank you. 15 to 20 minutes in that water. Yeah. Which is so hot water. So it's like a hot spring so it's natural. It’s natural. There's a little bit of volcanic activity then. Yeah and many many people get relief. Really, wow. Yes, they believe that. They believe that, yeah it depends on the belief. Yes, many people believe that if stay there for 20 to 30 minutes after that, they will feel okay. Wow, wow. Yes. Have you- have you gone in? Yeah. Yeah, yeah,
two times, three times. Yeah, yeah many times and how far is it to track to that? One day, okay. Almost one day. One day yeah. Go there and then you can eat and watch. Yeah, yeah. Chalain [Let’s go]. Chalain [Let’s go] guys? Chalain, chalain, chalain, chalain [Let’s go].
Oh we are heading out. This way? Yeah, this way. Perfect, let's do it. Chalian bhaijaan [Let's go brother] Oh, we've got the secret passageway up here. Guys we're out here in the peaceful nature in this area and I will say if only the GoPro could show you guys how beautiful the stars are here. It's so
clear. I don't see much moon presence maybe about a half moon so the stars are super clear and I can imagine if we had pretty much like an eighth of a moon right now, you could see probably the milky way in so much. Stars here are pretty insane. Yeah, yeah to see. Oh you gotta watch your step out here walking through the dark guys but we're heading over to the musician's place, and we're gonna see, hear some amazing music maybe get some dance moves going. What do you think? Yeah, yeah, Chalalin, chalain dance moves. Let's get it. It is brisk and cold though guys we're probably at negative 10 Celsius at this point.
Yeah. How far is the walk? Like three to four minutes. Three or four minutes, alright. Oh shooting star, you saw that? Did you see that? Yeah, yeah. Whoa no way. Guys, we just literally saw a shooting
star. I’m gonna make a wish read on the channel right now but I can't tell you. I don't want. Alright, I made it. You definitely do don't even say it out loud, you're gonna jinx it bro. Keep it to yourself. Nice. So we're entering in. We’re in the casa. Hello, hello. Here we are. Oh we're getting the-
Wow the heat going too. You guys- see you guys this is- We’ve got the full studio set up in here guys. Yeah. Who else knows how to play instruments here, Posh brothers? Posh brothers and also this guy. Yeah. Shani kaka. Shani kaka. Yes. Yeah,
yeah. DJ. What does that mean? Shani is his nickname. kaka means brother. Oh okay. That's what I meant though about the second name. Shani brother. What was the second part? Shani Kaka. Shani kaka. Yes. Shani Kaka. It means Shani brother. Shani brother.
Owner of this studio. Owner of this studio. The man, the myth, the legend. It's called-- The studio is called Sound Tribe. Sound Tribe. The slogan is like, a vibe attracts the tribe. Chalain. Let’s go. We got a Rubab here? It looks almost like a violin mix with a guitar. Okay, that's a beautiful instrument. I’ve never seen anything like it. What are
these? These are the echo strings. These are the strings. These are the main strings. When you play them. It gives them the echo and it just creates a good sound. Okay a big sound, that's it? Yeah. You know how to play? Yeah do a little tune for us right now, a little something something. And I look for the pick. A little something, something to warm us
up. Yeah, yeah. Yeah perfect. Just cancel your visa, extend your visa and then stay for five to ten days here. Insha-Allah [God willing]. You will enjoy. We'll end up living here. We'll end up living in Step Inn. Allow me to take some time. To tune it.
You guys wait. Okay, no problem. No, problem. So the boys just mixed this one. They just produced this one last night, Just guys listen to this for a minute.
[Music] That’s him singing right there. [Music] In Pakistan, who is you know, you know offering a degree in music production or- yeah So just self-taught? Yeah I learned all from YouTube, you know. Really? It's the same with me with videography.
It’s the way to go nowadays. It's- it's one of the best learning. Yeah sure. For sure and then a little bit of trial and error. Yeah, yeah. And then you just get experimentation, improvisation it's all about improvisation. Life is all about improvisation. 100 percent, yeah. When did you leave Afghanistan? In 2019. 2019, okay. In September 2019, I left
Afghanistan because the situation there was getting worse you know. Yeah. You know they were gaining power over Kabul and I was like, you know, this is not a safe place. If you want to do music here. There should be democratic. If you get this guitar from America and you ship it to Pakistan like it will cost you right more than like the cost of the guitar. Yeah, yeah, yeah you have to pay the custom fee. Yeah, yeah. And that's why you know I have my guitar in New York and yeah I- I told a friend that you have to bring it with yourself. I’m not gonna pay any
extra charges for that. Wow. Excuse me bro. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Alright, we're getting- we're getting everything set up right here. Yeah, we've got the full station set up here. We've got touch pads. We've got the electric piano with a side touch pad. We've got amps. We've got speakers. We've got
multiple monitors here, cameras, GoPros. We’re gonna be ready for a big night, multi-electric guitars and what's this instrument means? Rubab. It's literally one of the most beautiful instruments I’ve ever seen because when you look over here the thickness is probably maybe 15 centimeters, I would guess. It's hollow from inside. It’s hollow too yet it looks like, like the instrument that I can relate it to is it looks somewhat similar to a violin but then you turn on its side, and it's very far from that. You look at the side notches here and it of course has more strings. So it's a beautiful thing and are these like custom made in Pakistan? Yeah in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Oh wow. Persian countries. Okay, in Persian
countries. Very beautiful. What are all the countries that are considered Persian countries? It's Iran, Afghanistan, most probably Pakistan. Okay all four. Yeah. Very cool very- they have the same concept but not the same language. Not the same language right. Farsi- Farsi is spoken just in Afghanistan and then in Iran too. In Iran, okay. [Music] Guys these are- these types of experiences that you can't just find on trip advisor. You can't find on that things to do list. We’re here, the Posh brothers were nice enough to invite us. Shobash [Thank you] to my boys
over here, appreciate that and we're here listening to music that hasn't been released by some of the most talented people I’ve ever seen. [Music] I will tell you, the most powerful thing in the world is passion for something you love. Let me turn the camera. [Music] This is a good lesson guys do something you wanna do in life because life is short. These guys every single day you can tell they wake up, they love what they're doing. They’re playing, they're producing and every second matters. Do what you love.
We’ve got a little intermission music going right now. [Music] I am keeping the rhythm going brother. Yeah, we will keep the rhythm going-- Yeah and then if we start getting into something different. Oh lost it. Alright, here we go. Should I get the beat going? Temple style. Captain America. [Music] Nights like these guys are some of the greatest, and this isn't supposed to be some sort of inspirational night on the channel but gotta be grateful. Every single day is a new day
and a day to enjoy everyone around you. Shobash to everyone. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Nice to meet you so much. [Music] I have a special announcement.
I’ve got one thing to say, Sound Tribe Zindabad. Let’s go baby. Let’s go. Let's go. Let's go. That reminds me of your little chanting. What's the- What's the Dubai chant
I don't remember it. The night club. Let's go party people. Good evening, party people and welcome back. No, not even welcome back. I don't remember guys right now.
You guys are amazing. You guys are amazing. Thank you so much brother, appreciate it. Thank you very much. Thank you brother. Thank you. Nice to meet you brother a safe journey. Thank you. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet
you. Nice to meet you. Thank you brother. Nice to meet you brother. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Here we go. Let's go. Let's go. My friends Allah hafiz [Goodbye] And boom. It’s the morning now guys. We just
teleported. Oh my God, what just happened? Yeah I thought we were just with the band bro. Yeah guys, we just woke up here and it is a brisk chilly morning, can never get tired of these views guys. They
are phenomenal guys. It is so cold here, the camera won't even stay recording for more than seven seconds. So I hope you enjoyed this video, and if you've enjoyed it make sure that like button. And if you wanna see more videos both here in
Pakistan and all around the world, hit that subscribe button. I’ll see you guys in tomorrow's video. [Music]
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