World's Best Sufi Singer Abida Parveen

 

Birth  : 1954

Mini Biography:

Abida Parveen (Urdu: عابدہ پروین), a Pakistani singer, is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music. Her forte is the kafi and the ghazal, though she has also ventured into traditional male territory and sung qawwalis. She is known for her particularly stunning voice, as well as her vivid musical imagination. She has attained legendary status in the Indian Sub-Continent, especially within her home province of Sindh, Pakistan.
Abida was born in Larkana (Sindh province, Pakistan) in 1954. She received her musical training initially from her father, Ghulam Haider, and subsequently from Ustad Salamat Ali Khan.
She embarked upon her professional career from Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, in 1973. Her first hit was the Sindhi song “Tuhinje zulfan jay band kamand widha”. This song had been sung by many other Sindhi singers before her, but Abida brought her own unique style to it, rooted in classical music.

 

Although she is associated most closely with the verses of the Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif, she has also sung the verses of other Sufi saints, including Amir Khusrau, Bulleh Shah, Sachal Sarmast, Sultan Bahu, and others such as Kabir and Waris Shah.

Early life:

Abida Parveen, a Sindhi, was born in mohalla Ali Goharabad in Larkana (Sindh province, Pakistan).She received her musical

Abida Parveen (right) with her spiritual master Muhammad Najeeb Sultan (center).

training initially from her father, Ustad Ghulam Haider, and later from Ustad Salamat Ali Khan of the Sham Chorasia gharana. Growing up, she attended her father's music school,where her foundation in music was laid.

Career:

Abida Parveen embarked upon her professional career from Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, in 1973. Her first hit was the Sindhi song “Tuhinje zulfan jay band kamand widha”.

Awards:

President of Pakistan’s Award for Pride of Performance (1982), and the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2005)

 

Discography:

• Aap Ki Abida
• Are Logo Tumhara Kiya
• Best of Abida Parveen (1997)
• Baba Bulleh Shah
• Abida Parveen Sings Songs of the Mystics Vol 1
• Arifana Kalam
• Chants Soufis Du Pakistan
• Faiz by Abida
• Ghalib by Abida Parveen
• Ghazal Ka Safar Vol I
• Ghazal Ka Safar Vol II
• Har Tarannum
• Hazrat Sultanul Arafin Haq Bahu Rematullah
• Heer By Abida
• Ho Jamalo
• Ishq Mastana
• Jahan-e-Khusrau
• Jeewey Sain Yan Jeewey
• Kabir by Abida (2002)
• Kafian Bulleh Shah
• Kafiyan Khwaja Ghulam Farid
• Khazana
• Kuch Is Ada Se Aaj
• Latthe Di Chadar
• Mahi Yaar Di Ghadoli
• Mere Dil Se
• Meri Pasand - Abida Parveen
• Raqs-e-Bismil - Dance of the Wounded
• Sarhadein
• Sings Amir Khusrau
• Tera Ishq Nachaya
• The very best of Abida