S.B.John Tu jo Nahi hai to Kuchh bhi nahi hai Live on BBC

S.B. John: Soulful sound of music
Leme write the Song in Full Plz.
Tu jo naheen hai to kuchh bhee naheen hai
Ye maana ke mehfil jawan hai haseen hai

Nigahoan mein tu hai ye dil jhoomta hai
Na janay mohabbat ki rahoan mein kya hai
Jo tu hum safar hai to kuchh gham naheen hai

Ye maana ke mehfil jawan hai haseen hai

Tu jo naheen hai to kuchh bhee naheen hai

Wo Aa yein na Aa yein jami hain nigahain
Sitaroan nay deikhi hain jhuk jhuk kay rahain
Ye dil bud gumaan hai nazar ko yaqeen hai

Ye maana kay mehfil jawan hai haseen hai

Tu jo naheen hai to kuchh bhee naheen hai


Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom


The above proverb holds true to the great singer of the yesteryear, S.B. John. Sunny Benjamin John, who is popularly known as S.B. John, was born in 1934. He spend most of his life in Karachi, Pakistan.

Accompanied with his wife and two sons namely Robin and Glenn John, S.B. John used to sing gospel on Christmas Eve, on Pakistani television.

Prominent singers like S.B. John who perform it best could still be heard joyously stretching and bending notes, breaking syllables and bouncing phrases back and forth.

S.B. John started singing on Radio Pakistan Karachi as an 'A' category artist. Side by side he also made his presence felt in various functions and stage shows held in Karachi.

S.B. John also sang Janab Rana Akbar Aabadi Sahab's ghazal, 'Uray hoash us dar pay janay say pehlay.' Sohail Rana composed this ghazal at EMI Pakistan.

Around 1973, S.B. John introduced his son, Robin John, to Sohail Rana and said that he wishes to get his son a keyboard. Since young Robin remembered all his father's songs. Robin was seven or eight years of age at the time.

Fifteen years later, S.B. John again brought Robin to Sohail Rana. By that time Robin had grown up as a talented singer. Hence, Sohail Rana utilized Robin's singing talents in Pakistani television shows, and also in private songs and the film recordings.

Additionally, Robin also toured UAE, Turkey and USA with Sohail Rana and participated in the musical programs.

Nowadays, Robin lives in USA. Hopefully, his parents will join him soon.

While recording the ghazal below S.B. John might have envisioned music sweeping Pakistan:

'Kal chaudween ki raat thee, shab bhar raha churcha tera,' Poet, Ibne Insha.


Kal chaudween ki raat thee, shab bhar raha churcha tera,
kuchh nay kaha ye chand hai, kuchh nay kaha chehra tera
kal chaudween ki raat thee

hum bhee waheen maujood thay, hum say bhee sub pucha kiye
hum chup rahay, hum hans diye manzoor tha parda tera
kal chaudween ki raat thee


S.B. John's music mastery marked the undisputed triumph of the formula, exemplified best—surprise!

S.B. John achieved lofty heights through ghazals like the one below:

'teri baatain he sunanay Aaye,dost bhi dil hi dukhanay aaye' Poet, Ahmed Faraz.

Presumably, it never occurred to S.B. John that his name will become synonymous with the song below. In my minds eye, I conjure the recording of that song as vividly as I was there:

'Tu jo naheen hai to kuchh bhee naheen hai, ye mana keh mehfil jawan hai haseen,' the 1959 film 'Savera,' Music composer, Master Manzoor Hussain, lyrics, Fayyaz Hashmi, pictured on Kamal, Shamim Ara- Kamal played the lead.

Forty-seven-years down the line, this song is as much in demand as if it were recorded yesterday. Alas! To this day, no one could come up with the explanation as to what is so special about this song.

But we don't need a logical explanation. Some things should remain mysterious. The wistful magic of S.B. John is, indeed, one of them.
Regardz
Dr.Bukhari
Note: If u want to listen to its OriginaL Film Audio then plz click here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWoKJMnMRSQ

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[ykamal6]

Is it true that S B John only sung this song and then he couldn't sing anymore as his rivals gave him "sindoor" which affected his voice for ever. Pity....

[lovehumanity]

@ykamal6 not at all true.. hes still teaching music in a school in Karachi..

[noshad1234567]

salam,

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[lovehumanity]

@noshad1234567 embedding enabled Sir

[lakefork7]

Dr. Bukhari, I need to befriend you. Thanks a lot for those rare videos that you uploaded from the time when Pakistan had two wings. I wanted to thank you earlier but failed till today. Keep it up ! my friend. Good job.

Thank you once again for the titles like Nawab Siraj ud dowla, Darshan, Talash etc. etc. Certainly in those days Eastern wing used to produce good movies which drew big crowd.Those days are gone. Is left 'Remembrance is the only paradise out of which we can't be driven away'.

[lovehumanity]

my pleasure and thanx for ur sweet words :-)

[irfanchoudhry]

I listen to this song every week..... What a great singer from a tragic country.

What happened to Pakistan?

[arifh06]

awesome, awaaz mei soz bohot hai

[ahmi7862000]

well done SB John, Mater Manzoor, the Writer of this song and Dr. Bokhari. simply a marvelous song. where have they gone such kind of singers, writers and musicians.

[mercenary1072]

lovely

[24081990100]

S.B JOHN HAS THE REAL FAN PG !

[MrManohaFazil]

kamal sir bukhari..GOD BLESS U u know abt sp john...Thanx....do u have face book id...

[niazimurad]

dr shaib wow great sharing .......plz sir help me i need a ghazal of mehdi hassan (ksii ki ankh se ansoo nikalte dekha hai k aftab e taman pighalte dekha hai )

[chanshah2010]

simply amazing and credit goes to guy who uplod this master peace.

[abhisheknew2010]

i love this song..

the writer . and s.b jones the most..

[mukhlas11]

My favourite of all times......I love this song.....My tribute to S. B. John and thankx to Dr Bukhari for uploading such a great song

[tenmagirl]

I hear to this song everyday, never got fed up...

SB John is the best!

[waseemhaiderkhan1]

master manzoor hussain composed this song for S.P john in savera 1957 my dear friends i thought you should have to know who is the music director for this song because master manzoor composed many other beautyful ghazals like wo ishq jo hum say rooth gaya, daghe dil hum ko yaad aanay lagay to jo nahi hai and many many more beautyful songs , master manzoor is the most knowlegeable music composer in india and pakistan.