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in the Indian state of

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. He belongs to semi-nomadic community of Mirasis, who are known for their oral tradition of Sufi singing. The men in Ali's family have been Sufi musicians for many generations. Ali is a popular singer of the poetry of

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, and

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, as well as Sufi poets such as

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. He was covered by the

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, as part of the movie 'Had Anhad' after which he gained lot of popularity. He made his international debut in July 2007. Mukhtiyar Ali has also since then sang songs for many movies. He was awarded the

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for the year 2015 for the song 'Fanny Re' in the movie ''

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''. He collaborated with

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to write his music for the film.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Mukhtiyar Living people Indian folk singers Year of birth missing (living people)