Music for the soul...

First day of class with Dr. Jaya was on Tuesday at 3-4pm. In this one hour of class he asked us to listen to two songs which are quite meaningful to him. The first song was sung by Sain Zahoor Ahmed. The song lasted for about 8 minutes. Nobody knew the meaning of the song but what made it beautiful is the sound/music by him.
Sain Zahoor was born and raised in a rural peasant family and for decades he performed exclusively at dargahs and melas in his native Okara district of Pakistan. In 1989 he was invited to the All Pakistan Music Conference to give his first ever performance on a concert stage. Fans of the Sufiana kalams claim that seeing and hearing Sain Zahoor in full flow is the closest anyone alive will get to being in the presence of the the Sufi mystics of yore, like Bulle Shah and Shah Hussain. (http://wn.com/Sain)
The second song was Alejandro by Lady Gaga. We didn’t see the video clip but just listened to the song since it had explicit scenes. I liked the music of this song but I couldn’t catch the words she was singing. I told myself I would watch it once I go back to my college room which I did. I didn’t like the song or the video clip because I do not get the message and I think it’s not suitable for students. It may give students a lot of bad idea on the song. A good song for me is when I want to listen to it again and again which it didn’t happen with this particular song.
The music video was directed by photographer Steven Klein, and was released on June 8, 2010. It was inspired by Gaga's love for her gay friends and admiration of gay love—"her envy of the courage and bravery they require to be together". The music video portrays Gaga with a group of soldiers in a cabaret, dancing to the song. It is interspersed with scenes of Gaga as a nun swallowing a rosary and near-naked men, holding machine guns. The music video received from mixed to positive reviews, with critics complimenting its idea and dark nature, while the Catholic League attacked Gaga for her use of blasphemy, despite Klein dismissing the idea and claiming the scene in question (the swallowing of the Rosary beads) was Gaga's "desire to take in the Holy". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_(song))
Out of the two songs I would play the first song for my students. The first song talks about the greatness of God. I can tell that even though I do not know what he is singing but it shows he is praising God. This song would give good vibes to the students and the environment. Some can even get spiritual relaxation from this song. Great!