- Sohrab Fakir
Sohrab Fakir is a Sufi singer. [http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/28/nat25.htm Sohrab Fakir hospitalized -DAWN - National; August 28, 2006 ] ] His full name is Sohrab Fakir Khaskhely. He was born in 1934 in Khairpur Mir's. His father,
Hamal Fakir , was the disciple ofKush Khair Muhammad Fakir .Sohrab Fakir is recognized as the greatest living Sindhi folk singer [ [http://yangtze.cs.uiuc.edu/~jamali/sindh/sindh-l/archive/her/msg00148.html Heritage: New Sindhi CD, Katho Upanishad, and Sohrab Fakir ] ] in his style of music, playing the yaktaro (single stringedinstrument) and chappar (wooden clappers). Sadly, a paralytic strokerecently left Saaiin Sohrab voiceless. He is spending his days at aSufi shrine in Sindh. Aptly perhaps, the Fakir's rendering of a folkprayer asking for the intercession of the grace of
Shah Latif is alsoincluded in this collection.He started singing at age of eight years [
Maro Je Maleer Ja By:Khadim Hussain Chandio , p no. 320-21] with his uncles. He went toKhan Sahab Khety Khan in Rohri for more musical education. He sung his first song at shrine ofKush Khair Muhammad , was "Kadhy Kadam Kaya Khan Bahar Ker".He started his career on
Radio Pakistan ,Khairpur with famous Raag (song) ofGamdil Fakir , "Galiyan Prem Nagar Diyan", and he became famous everywhere in country.He performed in overseas, e.g.
London ,Norway ,Belgium ,Germany ,Holland ,France ,Italy ,Denmark ,Switzer land ,Saudi Arab ,Dubai ,Iran ,India and many countries of the world.Soharab Fakir was given the
Sachal Award for his achievements. Nowadays he remains ill and was admitted in hospital recently.Notes
ee also
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Allan Fakir
*Sufi music
*Sindhi External links
* [http://www.sindhimusic.com/ Sindhi Music]
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