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 string instrument. Waee, also known as

Kafi Kafi ( pa, ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi), Hindi: काफ़ी, Urdu: کافی, Sindhi:ڪافي) is a classical form of Sufi music mostly in the Siraiki, Punjabi and Sindhi languages and originating from the Punjab, and Sindh re ...

, is popular in the surrounding areas of

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

, and Kutch.

Sindhi Sufi music

Shah Jo Raag

The traditional compilations of

Shah Jo Risalo ''Shah Jo Risalo'' ( sd, شاھ جو رسالو) is a poetic compendium of famous Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. In fact, it is many compendia, for Shah Abdul Latif's poetry in various forms of bayt and wai was compiled by many of hi ...

Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai ( sd, شاھ عبداللطيف ڀٽائي, ur, ; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic, and ...

include 30 Suras (chapters) which are sang as raags. The oldest publications of

contained 36 Suras, but later six of the Suras were rejected because the language and content did not correspond to the style of the Shah. Recently,

Nabi Bakhsh Baloch Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch ( sd, نبي بخش خان بلوچ, Balochi: نبی بخش خان بلۏچ) (16 December 1917 – 6 April 2011) was a research scholar and writer. He was termed as a 'moving library' on the province of Sindh, Pakistan. ...

, the most famous Sindhi linguist has compiled and published a new publication after 32 years of research, into popular culture and the history of the

Sindhi language Sindhi ( ; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 30 million people in the Pakistani province of Sindh, where it has official status. It is also spoken by a further 1.7 million people in India, where it is a scheduled language, withou ...

. The famous singer

Abida Parveen Abida Parveen ( Urdu, sd, ; born 20 February 1954) is a Pakistani singer, composer and musician of Sufi music. She is also a painter and entrepreneur. Parveen is one of the highest paid singers in Pakistan. Her singing and music has earned ...

has recorded the entire Shah's Suras on her 11th volume CD Shah Jo Risalo, released in December 2013. The 30 traditional Suras included in Shah Jo Risalo are: *Bilawal *Kalyan *Yaman Kalyan *Khambhat *Suri Raag *Samundi *Sohni *Sasui Aburi *Maazuri *Desi *Kohyari *Husaini *Laila Chanesar *Mumal Ranu *Marvi *Kaamod *Ghatu * Sorath *Kedaro *Sarang *Asaa *Ripp *Khahori *Barwo Sindhi *Ramkali *Kapa'iti *Purab *Karayal *Pirbhati *Dahar * misri solangi

Instruments used in Sindhi music

Common instruments used in Sindhi regional music include: *

Ektara Ektara ( bn, একতারা, hi, एकतारा, ur, اِک تارا, ne, एकतारे, pa, ਇਕ ਤਾਰਾ, ta, எக்டரா; literally 'one-string', also called actara, iktar, ektar, yaktaro, gopichand, gopichant, ...

known as Ektaro in Sindhi *

Tanpura The tanpura (), also referred to as tambura and tanpuri, is a long-necked plucked string instrument, originating in India, found in various forms in Indian music. It does not play melody, but rather supports and sustains the melody of an ...

known as Tanpuro in Sindhi *

Alghoza Alghoza is a paired woodwind instrument. It is traditionally used by Baloch, Saraiki, Sindhi, Kutchi, Punjabi and Rajasthani folk musicians. It consists of two joined beak flutes, one for melody, the second for drone. The flutes are either ti ...

Flute * Bansuri *

Pungi The pungi (Hindi: पुंगी, ur, پُنگیپُنگی, Burmese: ပုန်ဂိ), originates from the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a reservoir into which air is blown and then channelled into two reed pipes. It i ...

known as Been in Sindhi * Narr * Naghara *

Dhol Dhol (IPA: ) can refer to any one of a number of similar types of double-headed drum widely used, with regional variations, throughout the Indian subcontinent. Its range of distribution in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan primarily includes nort ...

* Borrindo * Rabbab

Notable Sindhi musicians

* Allan Faqir * Sarmad Sindhi * Humera Channa * Mai Bhaghi * Manzoor Sakhirani * Noor Bano * Rubina Qureshi * Saif Samejo *

Sanam Marvi Sanam Marvi ( sd, ) (born : 17 April 1986) is a Pakistani folk and sufi singer. She sings in Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi languages.Sohrab Fakir * Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan * Ustad Mohammad Ibrahim * Ustad Muhammad Juman * Ustad Muhammad Yousuf * Ustad Misri Faqeer Makhmoor * Zarina Baloch *

Zeb-un-Nissa Zeb-un-Nissa ( fa, زیب النساء ) (15 February 1638 – 26 May 1702) was a Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort, Dilras Banu Begum. She was also a poet, who wrote under the pseudonym of "Makhf ...

Sindhi songs

Some famous Sindhi songs include "Ho Jamalo", "Sindh Muhinji Amma", "Parchan Shaal Pavar Dhola" and "Peren Pavandi Saan." Waheed Ali, Barkat Ali, Misri Faqeer and Khatadar Ahiyan are well-known Sindhi musicians.

References

External links

First International Sindhi Radio with variety of 6 stations & 24/7 broadcast Collection of Sindhi Music OnlineClassic Sindhi Audio Stories for ChildrenFree Sindhi Music Ringtones, Sindhi MP3 Tones
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