Goher and Aima make music that breathes in ‘Har Saal’ | The Express Tribune

Jal frontman Goher Mumtaz has dropped a breezy new track, ‘Har Saal’, featuring Aima Baig, marking his first-ever standalone collaboration with the singer.

Written and composed by Mumtaz, the song was released on Monday with an accompanying music video. The song also brings Mumtaz’s band Jal into the mix, making it a three-way collaboration.

Announcing the release on Instagram, Mumtaz kept it simple, writing: “Aima Baig x Goher Mumtaz x JAL.”

The music video, produced by Goher Mumtaz Productions, leaned into intimacy and ease rather than spectacle. It opens with Mumtaz experimenting with a tune on the keyboard before abandoning it in mild frustration and switching to the guitar, clearly more his comfort zone.

That shift becomes the cue for Baig to join in, mid-orange juice pour, signalling her approval by slipping effortlessly into the melody. What follows is a series of warm, unguarded moments: the two singing, jamming, and playing off each other like lovebirds, carried by a catchy, pop-forward tune that never tries too hard.

Two weeks prior to the release, the duo teased ‘Har Saal’ with a short trailer that set the mood early on. “Some stories are told in harmony,” the intro of the trailer read, a line that neatly summed up the song’s soft, romantic energy.

Reflecting on the collaboration, Mumtaz shared his creative process: “Actually, when I composed the song, so, you know, as a producer and composer, when you’re sitting in your studio, different voices, female voices come, who should they do it with? I thought, you know, her vocals, she does a very good cut through in all these mixes. I sent her that song, it was rough, and she was sweet enough to say in a minute that ‘I love the song and I want to sing this song’.”

Aima Baig echoed the enthusiasm, recalling, “So, he sent me the track, obviously, and I put it on. I fell in love with the track instantly. He’s right, he’s 100% correct. Because I wanted to challenge myself, because it was a melodic rap.

If you actually listen to it, we’re singing it, but it’s actually like we’re going back and forth. So, back and forth is also a form of rap, right? So, I was like, okay, I’ve never done anything like this before. I’ve done folk, I’ve done Punjabi, Saraiki, but this I’ve never done. So, I instantly said, and I always wanted to sing with Gohar as well. I’ve been a fan, I am a fan.”

She added warmly, “Obviously, because I look at him as a legend, which he is. He’s an icon. We all love him, and I’ve never met a person who does not like him. To be honest. But, when I worked on the movie, I had an idea that this is going to be just a musical vibe. He’s a musical dude. He’s not full of himself.”

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard Baig and Mumtaz sing together. In Mumtaz’s 2024 film ‘Abhi’, in which he starred opposite Kubra Khan, featured a rich soundtrack with contributions from Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Tanya Wells, Baig, Nish Asher, and Mumtaz himself.

Multi-instrumentalists Leo Twins also played a role in shaping the film’s music. Baig and Mumtaz sang the song ‘Saathiya’ together.

Mumtaz had noted, “All the songs picturised on Kubra have been sung by Aima.” With ‘Har Saal’, that creative overlap extended beyond the screen, settling into a collaboration that feels harmoniously in sync.

The track is now available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms.