Folk Music Of Pakistan
Pakistani folk music refers to the local genre of folk music that originates from Pakistan. Major folk singers * Malika Pukhraj (1912 - 2004) (sang in Kashmiri Dogari Pahari language) * Tufail Niazi (1916 - 1990) (sang in Punjabi language) *Alam Lohar (1928 - 1979) (sang in Punjabi language, especially famous for popularizing Jugni folk songs) * Arif Lohar (he is maintaining his father Alam Lohar's tradition as well as updating it by using more modern musical instruments) *Pathanay Khan (1926 - 2000) (sang in Saraiki language) *Muhammad Juman (1935 - 1990) (sang in Saraiki language) *Reshma (1947 - 2013) (sang in Punjabi and Saraiki languages) * Inayat Hussain Bhatti (1928 - 1999) (sang in Punjabi as well as Saraiki languages) * Mumtaz Lashari, (born 1945) *Allan Faqir (1932 - 2000) (sang in Sindhi language) * Jamal-ud-Din Faqir (1952 - 2016) * Faiz Muhammad Baloch (1901 - 1982) (sang in Balochi language) * Farida Khanum (born 1929) (sings in Punjabi language) * Abida Parveen ( ...
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Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ...
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