Bayaan: The Sensational Masters of Pakistan

My Favorite Artist & Their Styles ✨

So, who are BAYAAN? Well, BAYAAN is actually a contemporary Pakistani music band, which is known for its alternative rock and Indie-folk fusion music. They are part of this new sensational wave in Pakistan's Indie scene. They are similar to bands like Kashmir or Poor Rich Boy, but their key identity lies in their lyrics that are Urdu-based, poetic, and introspective. Besides that, their music focuses on emotions, meanings, and audience relatability. They are not commercial or flashy at all, but they are artistic and message-driven. Besides that, when we talk about their music style, their genre and sound really reflect Indie and alternative rock. They have a soft rock vibe with minimal instrumentation and often use guitar-led rhythm with slow bells. They have an emphasis on vocals and lyrics and not heavy beats, which makes them unique. Their lyrical themes lie in extensional confusion, inner conflict, emotional journeys, identity, loneliness, and searching for meaning, which relates a lot to Generation Z. This makes their music highly reflective and personal, appealing especially to young urban audiences.

Now, let's talk about how BAAYAN composed their music videos and their overall style. We are going to analyze two of their main music videos that I really loved, especially Kahan Jaon and the other one, which is an all-time favorite, Safar. So overall, BAYAAN's music videos are minimalist. They have very simple locations, few characters, and natural settings like roads, landscapes, and rooms. They are symbolic, though. They have visuals that often represent emotions, not literal stories. Their narratives are very fragmented, and their actions are metaphorical: walking, traveling, and standing still. They have a natural and realistic vibe. They use natural lighting, muted color palettes, and they have these real-life environments which represent originality. Their music-driven visuals really match the mood of the song and the pace of the music. Their emotional tone of the lyrics really attracts the audience and grasps them immediately.

Let's do a little music video analysis for Kahaan Jaoon. The meaning of the song literally translates to Where should I go?

It symbolizes confusion, feeling lost, and searching for direction in life, which, let's be real, is a thought in every teenager's mind. So the visual style is very slow-paced. It has very calm and understated visuals. It emphasizes movement, which is walking and traveling. Then, when we talk about the narrative type, it's a little conceptual plus performance-based. So, not a clear storyline, but visuals reflect internal struggle. They focus on mood rather than events. And their media language is muted colors, which represent sadness and uncertainty. The video has very long shots, which show isolation. They have these slow camera movements, which represent emotional heaviness. And then the natural lighting shows realism. So, their focus remained on the emotional state of the character, feelings of being lost, and psychological journey rather than the physical one.

Safar by Bayaan, on the other hand, means journey, symbolizing personal growth, life as a continuous journey, or acceptance, and perhaps moving forward. So, the visual style in the music video is more dynamic than Kahan Jaoon. It has frequent shots of travel, in motion, landscapes, and open spaces, which really represent originality and the Pakistani culture. And then it kind of follows a conceptual narrative, in which the journey is used as a metaphor; there is also no fixed destination shown. The media language has a lot of wide shots, a lot of natural environments, slow transitions, and continuity in editing. So the wide shots are basically representing the freedom and openness, and the natural environments are basically showing authenticity. The slow transitions then show reflection, and the continuity in editing shows smooth emotional flow. So the focus is on the progress rather than the confusion, and movement instead of stagnation, and it's very related to emotional healing and acceptance.

Overall, Bayaan's style is amazing. There are some common techniques that are used both in Kahan Jaoon and Safar. It's that they have long shots, they have medium shots, they have slow pans and tracking shots. Their editing requires slow cuts, continuity, and no fast montages. Their mise-en-scene is simple costumes, rare locations, and minimal props. Their lighting stays natural in low contrast, and they avoid artificial studio lights. There's also symbolism, which means roads, walking, open spaces, in which they represent life, journey, perhaps searching, and freedom or uncertainty. So, Bayaan's music videos really represent isolation and warmth, and this emotional connection that the audience feels immediately, and a kind of personal reflection masterpiece.