Lights will appear again, again there will be mornings Consider the last stanza to be a message from the late poet to all IDPS and those who are trying to help them today:ĭo not lose heart, darkness will be gone: Incidentally, the song was filmed in Swat, the valley from where millions of people have been displaced recently. These lines from 'Khamosh Hain Nazaray' have the same ethos as the national song quoted above, as here again it is the people who bring meaning to the beauty of their landscape. Until you lift your downcast eyes and smile. Other work of the poet, especially his film songs, revereberate with the same love of life:Īnd the arms of valleys perpetually outstretched Lok Virsa will pay tribute to Alan Faqeer during their event “Raag Rung”, on July 6th at Bali Jatti Rooftop theatre at Lok Virsa Islamabad.The national song “Yeh Watan Tumhara Hai,” from which these lines have been quoted in translation is usually regarded as the richest in terms of content and message. People love to listen to his songs for their spiritual awakening and uplifting, one can forget his healing voice. Peace Ambassador, Sanober Shoro hailing from Jamshoro shared that, folk singer of Sindh, who sang Sufis and projected tolerant picture of Sindhi people through his melodic voice. I have learnt from my father from very early age, not only music but perks of spending life, with simplicity it should be spent”, he concluded. I had to adopt this thing because my father wanted, before he died, anyone of us children to continue this, it should not be stopped. “My fondness for Faqeeri Nizam and music is the result of my father’s company. He died on July 4, 2000, in Karachi’s Liaquat National Hospital after he suffered a paralysis attack.įaheem further added that, he is on the mission to continue the legacy of his father by promoting diverse Sindhi local music. President’s Pride of Performance Award, Shah Latif Award and many other rewards are in his name. Many growing artists fused his songs with modern musical modification and tunes but the vision of Allan is still with his songs in same message.Īllan Faqeer was honoured with many appreciation awards, and undoubtedly his dedications and commitments with music made him worthy of the awards. Moreover, one his patriotic song “itnay baray jeewan sagar main” is also largely recognized.įurthermore, the reason behind his fame is Sindhi songs, but he has also sung a number of Urdu songs as well. The growing generation still possesses the power of affection with Faqeer saen. His prominent song till due date is “Allah Allah Kar Bhaiya”, recorded in the year of 1986. With the passage of time and massive support of Mumtaz Mirza, Baba was introduced to Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) in 2nd largest city of Sindh, Hyderabad.Īllan Faqeer’s theme was to spread the message of spiritualism through his songs. In an interview his son, Faheem Allan Faqeer, shared that Baba saen spent more than 20 years of his life at the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif, singing his poetry there.
Undoubtedly, he is one of the prominent figures in folk singing of Sindh and is well known around the globe for his devotional singing and traditional folk dancing score of Allan’s songs were based on the verses and poetry of Latif Sirkar. He spent his childhood in Manjhand.Īt the initial stage of his artistic carrier Allan Faqeer sang at the local hotels, trains and buses to entertain the people. The Sindhi folk singer was born in the ancient village of Jamshoroo district of Sindh in the cottage of Dhamaali Faqeer in 1932. Renowned folk Singer Allan Faqeer is being remembered on his 18th death anniversary, folklorist marked this day by paying tribute to this legendary artist.
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