Surriya Khanum also spelled as Suraiya Khanum is a veteran Pakistani

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and classical singer from the

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. She is also known for her soulful performances and singing Sufi music on

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and other TV channels.Surriya Khanum performing on Coke Studio, Pakistan, videoclip on YouTube
Published 22 August 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2019

Career

Suraiya Khanum started her singing career on Radio Pakistan's ''Radio Multan'' in

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, Pakistan in 1977. She was musically influenced by Ustad

Muhammad Juman Ustad Muhammad Juman ( sd, استاد محمد جمن) (10 October 1935 – 24 January 1990) was a Sindhi musician and classical singer from Pakistan, whose impact on Sindhi music is still pervasive. Early life and career Muhammad Juman was ...

. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan trained her for 8 years and she was also formally trained by Ustad Faiz Ahmed for 21 years. Musically, she is inspired by the veteran folk singer Tufail Niazi as well as

Reshma Reshma ( ur, ; c.1947 – 3 November 2013), was a Pakistani folk singer. Awarded with Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction), the third highest honour and civilian award in Pakistan among other honours, she is remembered for folk songs and h ...

and

Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano ( ur, ; born 1928 in Delhi – died 21 April 2009 in Lahore) was a ghazal singer from Pakistan. She was known for her semi-classical Urdu ghazal songs and classical thumris, but also sang easy-listening numbers in the 1950s films. Iq ...

.Suraiya Khanum profile on Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Retrieved 20 January 2019 She appeared as a featured artist on the eighth season of popular music reality television series ''

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''. She sang a popular wedding song also sung earlier by veteran folk singer Tufail Niazi "Chirya Da Chamba" along with

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which was praised for its music, composition and the beautiful narration of a letter by

. It was stated that the song "created a memorable experience for the audience".

Discography

singles

* ''MenDa Ishq Vi Toon'' (a

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song written by the 19th century

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

poet

Khawaja Ghulam Farid Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Urdu: ) or Khwaja Fareed (1845–1901) was a 19th-century Sufi poet from Punjab. He was a member of the Chishti Nizami Sufi order. He wrote poetry in several languages, and his literary heritage has been claimed by both the ...

). This folk song has a long history and was also sung earlier by Inayat Hussain Bhatti and

Pathanay Khan Pathanay Khan or Pathane Khan (Urdu: پٹھانے خان ; born Ghulam Mohammad; 1926 – 2000) was a legendary Saraiki people, Saraiki folk music, folk singer from Pakistan. He mostly sang Kafis or Ghazals (in Saraiki dialect, Saraiki), us ...

* ''Toonba'' – Turr Multanon Toonba Aaya * ''Raataan Jaagni Aan'' * ''Yaar Toon Kithay Vain'' * ''Way Main Chori Chori Tere Naal La Layyan Akhhaan Wey'' (a

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song written by the poet Manzoor Hussain Jhalla) * ''Ramzaan KehRay Velay Laaiyan'' * ''Mera Chann Masta'' * ''Bhul Jaania Kisay De Naal Pyaar Na'' * ''Saaiyaan'' * ''Bol Mitti Daya Baawia'' (folk song originally sung by

Alam Lohar Alam Lohar ( pa, ) was a prominent Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer. He is credited with creating and popularising the musical term Jugni. Early life and career Alam Lohar was born in 1928 in Achh, near Kotla Arab Ali Khan, Gujrat Tehsil, ...

)

Coke Studio (Pakistan)

* ''Chiryan Da Chamba'' (2015) (song performance also features a reading by

) This above folk song is about the parting of a father and his daughter at her wedding. The departing daughter is reminiscing about the time she spent at her family home. A major Pakistani English-language newspaper comments about above Coke Studio performance, "While the music is minimal and good enough to form its bedrock, Khanum's command on singing is intimidating."

References

External links

Surriya Khanum
Profile at

Living people Pakistani ghazal singers Punjabi people Pakistani playback singers Pakistani classical singers Performers of Sufi music Pakistani folk singers Women ghazal singers Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program) Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Pakistani women singers 20th-century Pakistani singers {{Pakistan-singer-stub