Another beautiful casette by the legendary Sufi singer.
Side A (23:57)
Side B (24:01)
Many thanks again to Danny for sharing this cassette.
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Sunday, 30 December 2012
Thursday, 27 December 2012
'Alan Faqir - Vol. 1 - Sufi Music from Sindh - Cassette from Pakistan
Side A (23:05)
Side B (23:22)
Many thanks to Danny for sharing this cassette.
'Alan (Allan) Faqir (1932-2000) was one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music
in Pakistan. He was particularly known for his ecstatic style of performance
marked with extreme devotional rhetoric and sufi dance singing. Deprived of a
mother's love, he went off in search of someone who could replace that love. He
arrived at the tomb of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai in Bhit Shah and started living
there. Faqir's memory was sharp even though he could not read and write. Hearing
the traditional Latifi Raag sung every night touched his heart. Encouraged by
Faqir Zawar Qurban Ali Lanjwani and Moolchand Maharaj, he began singing Bhitai's
poetry at the shrine and ultimately spent twenty years there until meeting
Mumtaz Mirza, who introduced him to Radio Pakistan and ptv in Hyderabad and
helped him to learn the correct pronunciation of Bhitai's poetry. Eventually, he
became a performing legend.
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