Rozen-e-Deewar is the first album recorded by Pakistani music band Roxen. Blending pop and rock, Roxen's debut album was released on August 31, 2006.
Rozen-e-Deewar was released under Fire Records (Pakistan), HOM Records (India), Sangeet Records (United States, Canada, North America, and across the world).
Etymology "Rozen-e-Deewar" is an Urdu word that means "A hole in a wall (of a prison cell) from which a ray of light emerges which gives hope and freshness". The name of the band is also a corruption of the same word (Roxen) and was suggested by Kashaan, a friend of Mustafa Zahid.
Track listing The album consists of ten songs.
Critical reception Rozen-e-Deewar has received positive reviews and enabled the band to garner a cult following. Rizwana Malik of PakManzil called it worth the wait. Shahzeb Sheikh of Instep Magazine also gave a positive review and said, "Rozen-e-Deewar is a complete album in the sense that it caters to both rock freaks as well as listeners who like soft songs..."
Awards and nominations Rozen-e-Deewar was nominated for Best Album at the 7th Lux Style Awards.
References
External links Rozen-E-Deewar Review Musicbox's review - Rozen-e-Deewar's review in the Musicbox, A weekly of newspaper "Dawn" Jang's review - Rozen-e-Deewar's review in the Pakistani Newspaper "Jang". Pakmanzil - Album's Review on PakManzil. On Gulf daily News - 'Gulf Daily News' Article About the Debut Album.