Shazia Khushk ( ur, شازیہ خشک, Sindhi: شازيه خشڪ) (born September 1970 in
Jamshoro
Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial cap ...
Jamshoro
Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial cap ...
. She debuted for a show in 1992, upon her husband's encouragement, about whom Shazia says, "My husband often called me the Queen of Voice". She emerged as a singer of two prominent languages Sindhi and Balochi. Her debut song ''Mara Udheta Pakhiyara Kadi Aao Na Maare Des'' popularized her name across the country.
Legacy
Shazia Khushk performed over 500 songs in the span of her career, performing in 45 countries around the world. US Consulate General, Karachi had selected Shazia as the 'goodwill ambassador'.
Sindh University
The University of Sindh ( ur, ; sd, سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certifi ...
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Jamshoro
Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial cap ...
conferred upon her, an honorary fellowship for 'Sufism - folk music'.
She received 'presidential award' from the government of
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
Awards
* Shazia Khushk received an honorary fellowship in Sufism and folk music from the
University of Sindh
The University of Sindh ( ur, ; sd, سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certifi ...
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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
government awarded her a Presidential Award in appreciation of her singing.
Quit Singing
In 2019, Shahzia Khushk announced that she has decided to part ways with the music industry. And she will spend her rest of the life in the service of Islam.
Songs
Some of her famous songs are:
* Roobaro-e-Yaar
* Tera Naam Liya
* Laal Meri Pat Rakhyo لعل میری پت رکھیو
* Niaani Nimaani
*Medha Ranjana میڈھا رانجھنا
* Mada udtha Pakhiya ke Ao Na Mare Desh
* Aley Muhinja Maaraora https://lyricskaashi.blogspot.com/
See also
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Sindhi music
Music from Sindh (), is sung and is generally performed in either the "Baits" or "Waee" styles. The Baits style is vocal music in Sanhoon (low voice) or Graham (high voice). Waee instrumental music is performed in a variety of ways using a s ...