Coke Studio Bangla’s recently released ‘Moha Jadu’, the sixth track of Season 3, serves as a striking collaboration between Bangladeshi musician Habib Wahid and Tajikistani pop-star Mehrnigori Rustam.
Moha Jadu places two musical worlds side by side, reviving a centuries-old cultural dialogue between the regions of Bengal and Persia.
For Habib Wahid, who has long blended folk tradition with electronic soundscapes, Moha Jadu is both a debut and a return to roots. Its lyrics, penned by Khowaj Mia, a disciple of mystic poet Durbin Shah, speak of a devotee’s love and loyalty to a spiritual guide.
In the song, Habib Wahid frames these verses in his signature electro-folk arrangement, reimagining Baul influences with a contemporary twist in music production.
Rustam, one of Central Asia’s celebrated voices, introduces Bangladeshi audiences to her Farsi vocals. Her performance carries echoes of Persian Sufi traditions, intertwining seamlessly with Habib Wahid’s Bangla verses and exposing deep resonances across languages and philosophies alike.
The song’s anchor is the word ‘jadu’, translating to ‘magic’ in English, is a term shared between both Bangla and Farsi cultural spheres. Its presence recalls the enduring Persian imprint on Bengal’s literature, courtly rituals and vocabulary exchanges that are still alive in the everyday Bangladeshi speech.
