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Fakir (name)
Fakir is both a given name and a surname. As a surname, it may also take the definite article as Al Fakir. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Fakir Alamgir (21st century), Bangladeshi singer * Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918), Indian writer * Fakir Musafar (1930-2018), American performance artist Surname: * Lalon Fakir (1774–1890), Bengali philosopher, author, Baul saint * Abdul "Duke" Fakir (born 1935), American singer (Four Tops) * Ajan Fakir (17th century), Sufi saint and poet * Allan Fakir (1932–2000), Pakistani folk singer * Jamal Fakir (born 1982), French rugby league footballer * Nassim Al Fakir (born 1977), Swedish musician, presenter, comedian, and host * Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir (born 27 October 1981) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with many ... (born 1981), Swedish singer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakir Alamgir
Fakir Alamgir ( bn, ফকির আলমগীর; 21 February 1950 – 23 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi folk and pop singer. Life After the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, he emerged as a ''Gono Sangeet'' (inspiration songs for the masses) singer. Some of his notable songs are ''"O Sokhina", "Shantahar", "Nelson Mandela", "Naam Tar Chhilo John Henry" and "Banglar Comrade Bondhu"''. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1999 by the Government of Bangladesh. Career Alamgir started his music career in 1966. He played his role as a singer in 1969 uprising in East Pakistan. Alamgir worked with ''Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra'' during the Liberation War. Alamgir is the founder of the cultural organization ''"Wrishiz Shilpi Gosthi"'' in 1976. He served as the president of ''Gono Sangeet Shamanya Parishad (GSSP)'' . Alamgir was also a writer. He published his first book ''Chena China'' in 1984. His next two publications were ''Muktijuddher Smriti Bijoyer Gaan'' and ''Gono Sangeeter Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakir Mohan Senapati
Fakir Mohan Senapati ( Odia: ଫକୀର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତି; 13 January 1843 – 14 June 1918), often referred to as Utkala Byasa Kabi (''Odisha's Vyasa''), was an Indian writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer. He played a leading role in establishing the distinct identity of Odia, a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. Senapati is regarded as the father of Odia nationalism and modern Odia literature. Early life and background Born to Lakhmana Charana Senapati and Tulasi Devi Senapati in a middle class Khandayat family. When he was one and half year old his father died. After fourteen months his mother also died. Since childhood he was taken care of by his grand mother. Senapati's uncle was jealous of young Fakir Mohan and did not allow his education. His weak health also contributed to him being a late learner. He paid towards his educational expenses by working as a child labourer. Senapati dedicated his life to the progress of Odia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakir Musafar
Roland Loomis (August 10, 1930 – August 1, 2018), known professionally as Fakir Musafar, was an American performance artist considered to be one of the founders of the modern primitive movement. Life Born Roland Loomis, at age four he claimed to have experienced dreams of past lives which, along with his anthropological studies, influenced his interests in body modification. He served in the army during the Korean War, and was first married for a short time in the 1960s. In 1966 or 1967 he first performed a flesh hook suspension, inspired by his viewing of anthropological works.Vale, V. and Andrea Juno (1989) '' Modern Primitives''. RE/Search, San Francisco. In 1977 he gave himself the name Fakir Musafar. In the 1985 documentary ''Dances Sacred and Profane'' he was shown walking while wearing a device that pressed many small skewers into his upper body, and hanging from a tree by hooks in his chest, in his modified versions of other cultures' sacred ceremonies. He was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalon Fakir
Lalon ( bn, লালন; 14 October 1772 – 17 October 1890), also known as Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir, Shahji and titled Fakir, Shah, was a prominent Bengali spiritual leader, philosopher, mystic poet and social reformer. Regarded as an icon of Bengali culture, he inspired and influenced many philosophers, poets and social thinkers including Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Allen Ginsberg. Lalon's philosophy of humanity rejects all distinctions of caste, class, and creed and takes stand against theological conflicts and racism. It denies all worldly affairs in search of the soul and embodied the socially transformative role of sub-continental Bhakti and Sufism. Lalon founded the institute known as Lalon Akhra in Cheuriya, about from Kushtia railway station. His disciples dwell mostly in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Every year on the occasion of his death anniversary, thousands of his disciples and followers assemble at Lalon Akhra and pay homage to him through celebrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul "Duke" Fakir
Abdul Kareem Fakir (born December 26, 1935), professionally known as Duke Fakir, is an American singer. He is a founding member of the Motown quartet the Four Tops, from 1953 to the present day. A first tenor, Fakir is the group's lone surviving original member, performing today with Ronnie McNeir, Lawrence "Roquel" Payton Jr. (son of original member Lawrence Payton), and Alexander Morris. Biography Fakir was born on December 26, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan. His father was a factory worker who came from what is now Bangladesh. Fakir attended Detroit's Pershing High School, where he played basketball, football, and ran track. He first met fellow band member Levi Stubbs through neighborhood football games, even though he was not aware Stubbs was a singer. Later, attending a variety show featuring the Lucky Millinder band, the band announced a talented young singer who Fakir recognized as the boy he played football with. They became closer friends and Stubbs even traveled with F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Tops
The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, performing from 1953 until 1997 without a change in personnel. The Four Tops were among a number of groups, including the Miracles, the Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, the Temptations, and the Supremes, who established the Motown Sound heard around the world during the 1960s. They were notable for having Stubbs, a baritone, as their lead singer, whereas most other male and mixed vocal groups of the time were fronted by tenors. The group was the main male vocal group for the highly successful songwriting and production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, who crafted a stream of hit singles fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajan Fakir
Azan Faqir ( ar, أذان فقير), born Shah Miran, also known as Ajan Pir, Hazrat Shah Miran, and Shah Milan (presumably from ''Miran''), was a Sufi Syed, poet, Muslim preacher and saint from the 17th century who came from Baghdad or as per some family sources, Badaun in western UP to settle in the Sibsagar area of Assam in the north-eastern part of India, where he helped to unify the people of the Brahmaputra valley, and to reform, reinforce and stabilise Islam in the region of Assam. The nickname ''Azan'' came from his habit of calling azan. He came to Assam in about 1630 from Iraq, that is, approximately 200 years after the birth of Srimanta Sankardev. According to one version his name was "Hazarat Shah Syed Mainuddin". He is particularly known for his '' Zikr and Zari'', two forms of devotional songs, that draw from local musical traditions and have striking similarities with ''borgeets'' of Srimanta Sankardeva, the 16th-century saint-scholar from Assam. In addition, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Fakir
Allan Fakir (1932– 4 July 2000) ( Sindhi: ''علڻ فقيرُ'', Urdu: ''علن فقیر''), was a Pakistani folk singer. He was particularly known for his ecstatic style of performance, marked with extreme devotional rhetoric and Sufi dance-singing. Early life Allan Fakir was born in 1932 in the Aamari in Jamshoro District, Sindh. Allan's mother died soon after giving birth. He spent his childhood in Manjhand, a town between Sehwan and Hyderabad, Sindh. He belonged to Mangrasi tribe. According to the traditions of this caste, Allan Fakir's father used to beat the drum and sing traditional songs at weddings and Faqir's brothers still do the same job. Fakir is an Arabic word, and implies a Sufi or a mystic. Thus in the real sense of the word, a 'Fakir' is someone who leads an independent life marked by piety, abstinence from material needs, and contentment in the available resources. It must not be confused with the rather loose usage of the same word implying a beggar, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamal Fakir
Jamal Fakir (born 30 August 1982) is a Moroccan rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Lézignan Sangliers club in the Elite One Championship. Background Fakir was born in Fez, Morocco. He is Moroccan-French. Career Fakir caught the attention of Super League and French rugby union sides before the Dragons' entry into Super League in 2006. After a strong debut season in Super League, Fakir's progress has been hampered by two serious knee injuries, firstly a ruptured patella tendon sustained in late 2006, and then cruciate ligament damage sustained in May 2007 which ended his season. Fakir was named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. He was named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Fakir became a Moroccan international in 2009. He agreed to switch codes in May 2010 to play rugby union, and intended to join Castres Olympique on a one-year deal at the beginning of the 2010/2011 season. In addition to his deal wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassim Al Fakir
Stefan Nassim Al Fakir ( ar, نسيم الفقير; born 21 March 1977) is a Swedish musician, presenter, comedian, master of ceremonies, moderator and lecturer for children and adolescents. Al Fakir is the host of children programme ''Bolibompa'' on Swedish television SVT inside the block ''Bobster''. He plays drums and has played in several bands, often with his younger brother Salem Al Fakir. Career Al Fakir's television career began on TV4's digital channels before joining SVT's ''Bolipompa''. Prior to this he was doing fashion shows and advertising jobs for different agencies. Since 2007, Nassim Al Fakir gained visibility as the host of the youth program Anaconda on Swedish radio-television UR / SVT. In 2008, and 2009 he served as host for '' Vi i femman'' and Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2008. Before Christmas 2008, he presented the popular show '' Julkalendern i Sveriges Television'' (''Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar''). In April–May 2011, he starred in the mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem Al Fakir
Lars Salem Al Fakir (born 27 October 1981) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with many artists, including Avicii, Axwell & Ingrosso, Madonna, Seinabo Sey and Lady Gaga. In addition to his songwriting and production work, he releases alternative pop music as Vargas & Lagola. Biography Early life and artist career Al Fakir learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano. As a student he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. In the autumn of 2006, Al Fakir released his first EP ''Dream Girl''. He is most famous for his chart topping albums '' This Is Who I Am'' (2007), ''Astronaut'' (2009) and '' Ignore This'' (2010). At the Swedish Grammy Awards in 2008 he won big – taking home four awards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A fakir or faqir ( ar, فقیر, link=no, lit=poor) is a Sufi who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. It may also refer to: People * Fakir (name), including a list of people with that name * Faqir (clan), an ethnic community found in North India * Faqir (given name), including a list of people with that name Places * Fakir Mohan University, state university in Balasore, India * Faqir Mosque, 15th-century mosque in Chittagong, Bangladesh * Faqir Turko Mangrio railway station, railway station in Sindh, Pakistan * Faqirwali, town in Punjab, Pakistan See also *''Fakira ''Fakira'' is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language crime action film produced by N.N. Sippy and directed by C.P. Dixit. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Asit Sen, Ramesh Deo and Madan Puri. The music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
