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List Of Pakistani Folk Singers
This article contains notable folk singers that are based in Pakistan. Following are the most popular Pakistani folk singers of all times. Wajid ali Baghdadi For more folk singers by their letter specifications you can find it below. A * Alam Lohar * Abida Parveen * Arif Lohar * Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi * Allan Fakir F *Farida Khanum G * Ghulam Ali I * Iqbal Bahu M *Mai Bhaghi P * Pathanay Khan R * Rahim Shah * Reshma S * Saieen Zahoor * Shaukat Ali * Sanam Marvi T *Tufail Niazi W Wajid Ali Baghdadi See also * Music of Pakistan * Music of South Asia * Culture of Pakistan * List of Pakistanis External links Punjabi Folk MusicInformation about Indo-Pakistan music {{DEFAULTSORT:Pakistani folk singers Folk singers Folk singers 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 mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahim Shah
Rahim Shah ( ps, ) is a Pakistani pop singer, composer and music producer, predominantly working in Pashto music industry. He sings primarily in Pashto language, Pashto, however he has also created songs in Urdu and Punjabi language, Punjabi.سندرغاړى رحيم شاه مو ميلمه وو Profile of Rahim Shah in Pashto language on BBC News website, Published 5 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021 Early life Rahim Shah was born on 3 April 1975 in Karachi, Sindh to a Yusufzai Pashtuns, Pashtun family, with his paternal roots in Swat District, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In an interview he revealed that Rahim Shah is not his real name and, in fact, it is his elder brother's name. He recentl ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pakistanis
Pakistan is the fifth most populous nation in the world. Below is a list of some notable people who relate to the country. See Pakistani people for a list of pages about notable Pakistanis by category. Heads of state or government Civil / democratically elected administrators *Muhammad Ali Jinnah, "Quaid-e-Azam"; first Governor General of Pakistan, and the main founder of Pakistan. *Liaquat Ali Khan *Khawaja Nazimuddin * Ghulam Muhammad *Iskander Mirza * Chaudhury Mohammad Ali * Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi *Muhammad Rafiq Tarar * Hussein Shaheed Suhrawardy *Muhammad Ali Bogra *Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar *Feroz Khan Noon *Zulfikar Ali Bhutto *Muhammad Khan Junejo *Ghulam Ishaq Khan *Benazir Bhutto *Farooq Leghari *Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi *Balakh Sher Mazari *Moeen Qureshi *Malik Meraj Khalid *Zafarullah Khan Jamali *Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain *Shaukat Aziz *Wasim Sajjad *Mohammad Mian Soomro *Yousaf Raza Gillani *Raja Pervez Ashraf *Nawaz Sharif *Mamnoon Hussain *Arif Alvi *Shahid Khaqan A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Pakistan
The Culture of Pakistan ( ur, ) is very unique in terms of its social values revolving around the religion of Islam. The region has formed a distinct cultural unit within the main cultural complex of South Asia, Middle East and Central Asia. Quote: "Numerous passageways through the northwestern frontiers of the Indian subcontinent in modern Pakistan and Afghanistan served as migration routes to South Asia from the Iranian plateau and the Central Asian steppes. Prehistoric and protohistoric exchanges across the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalaya ranges demonstrate earlier precedents for routes through the high mountain passes and river valleys in later historical periods. Typological similarities between Northern Neolithic sites in Kashmir and Swat and sites in the Tibetan plateau and northern China show that 'Mountain chains have often integrated rather than isolated peoples.' Ties between the trading post of Shortughai in Badakhshan (northeastern Afghanistan) and the lower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of South Asia
South Asian music comprises a range of prominent musical genres and styles that are unique to the countries within the region. The subregion of Asia includes countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with each one possessing its own distinct musical traditions. South Asian styles of music reflect a diverse range of local customs, regional languages and historical traditions, that have shaped the musical practices which are still seen today. Throughout history, South Asian musicians have emulated religious and spiritual beliefs into their compositions, resulting in the creation of musical styles such as Qawwali, Ghazal and Hindustani classical music. The development of forms of mass media in the 1980's and 1990's contributed to a new type of South Asian musical culture, as the rise of cinema and television resulted in the popularity of genres such as Bollywood and Lollywood. As a result of social media and modern streamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Pakistan
The Music of Pakistan ( ur, , lit=pákistáni mosíqi) includes diverse elements ranging from music from various parts of South Asia as well as Music of Central Asia, Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and modern-day Western culture#Music, art, story-telling and architecture, Western popular music influences. With these multiple influences, a distinctive Pakistani music has emerged. EMI Group Limited, EMI Pakistan is the country's biggest record label, as of 2015 holding the licenses of some 60,000 Pakistani artists and around 70% of the total music of the country, while streaming service Patari has the largest independent digital collection, with some 3,000 artists and 50,000 songs. Traditional music The classical music of Pakistan is based on the traditional music of which was patronized by various empires that ruled the region and gave birth to several genres of classic music including the ''Klasik''. The classical music of Pakistan has two main principles, ‘sur’ (musical no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wajid Ali Baghdadi
Wajid may refer to: *Al-Wājid (Arabic: الواجد), one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "''Perceiver''" or "''Unfailing''" *Wajid (name), male given name of Arabic origin (includes a list of people with this name) :*Wajid, Indian film musician, one half of the duo Sajid–Wajid * Wajid, Somalia (sometimes Waajid or Wajiid), city in the Bakool region of Somalia **Wajid District, Somalia * Another name for wajik, a traditional Asian sweet See also * Wajid Ali (other) Wajid Ali may refer to: * Wajid Ali Shah (1822–1887), tenth and last Nawab of the Kingdom of Awadh (Oudh) * Wajid Ali (Indian cricketer) (born 2000), Indian cricketer * Wajid Ali (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer * Wajid Al ... Names of God in Islam {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tufail Niazi
Tufail Niazi ( Punjabi, ur, طفیل نیازی) (1916 – 21 September 1990) was a Pakistani folk singer whose songs include "Saada Chirryan Da Chamba Ae," "Akhiyaan Lagiyaan Jawaab Na Daindian," "Layee Beqadran Naal Yaari, Tay Tut Gai Tarak Karkey" and "Mein Nai Jana Kheriyan De Naal." He used to perform regularly on Pakistan Television ( PTV) and Radio Pakistan. Early life Tufail Niazi was born in 1916 at a Village (Manderan) in Jalandhar District, Punjab, British India. He was a disciple of Mian Wali Muhammad of Kapurthala and Pandit Amar Nath of Batala. He also trained with his father Haji Rahim Baksh in Goindwal. He used to sing at Harballah Festival in his childhood. Tufail Niazi migrated to Pakistan after Partition of India in 1947. He ran a milk shop to make his ends meet until he got opportunity at Radio Pakistan. Radio and TV career Tufail Niazi was not a Niazi by caste. Aslam Azhar, then PTV's senior producer and managing director, gave him the name Tufail Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanam Marvi
Sanam Marvi ( sd, ) (born : 17 April 1986) is a Pakistani folk and sufi singer. She sings in Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi languages.'First person: Sanam's Sufi calling', Dawn (newspaper) Published 21 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018 Early life and career Sanam Marvi's childhood was full of hardships and poverty. Marvi started getting music training at the age of 7. She is from a Sindhi Family. Her father, Faqeer Khan Muhammad, was also a Sindhi folk musician/harmonium player. He gave Marvi initial classical music training for 2 years, and later she learnt classical singing and raags from Ustad Fateh Ali Khan from in the |
Shaukat Ali
Shaukat Ali, also known as Shaukat Ali Khan, (3 May 1944 – 2 April 2021) was a Pakistani folk singer. Early life and career Born on 3 May 1944, into a family of artists in Malakwal, a town in District Gujrat (now falls in new District Mandi Bahauddin Punjab, Pakistan), Shaukat Ali began singing, while at college in the 1960s, receiving help from his elder brother Inayat Ali Khan. He was introduced into the Pakistani film world as a playback singer by the renowned film music director M Ashraf in the Punjabi film ''Tees Maar Khan'' (1963). From the late 1960s, he performed ghazals and Punjabi folk songs. As a folk singer, he was not only popular in Punjab, Pakistan but also in Punjab, India. Shaukat Ali also toured and performed overseas wherever there were significant population centers of Punjabi immigrants like in the UK, Canada and the US. Shaukat Ali was known for singing Sufi poetry with great vigor and a wide vocal range, for example Heer Waris Shah and Saif ul Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saieen Zahoor
Saieen Zahoor Ahmed or Ali Saain Shafiu (Punjabi: سائیں ظہور, born 1936) is a leading Punjabi Sufi musician from Pakistan. He has spent most of his life singing in Sufi shrines, and didn't produce a record until 2006, when he was nominated for the BBC World Music awards based on word of mouth. He emerged as the "best BBC voice of the year 2006", Saieen is not his first name but a Sindhi honorific title and is also spelled as Sain. Early life and career Born in Sulaimanki, a village near Haveli Lakha of Okara district in the province of Punjab, Zahoor Ahmad was the youngest child in a rural peasant family.Profile of Saieen Zahoor on cokestudio.com.pk website Retrieved 30 September 2022 He is said to have started singing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
