Alam Lohar

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Alam Lohar

Alam Lohar ( Urdu : محمد عالم لوہار) (* 1928 ; † 1979 ) was a Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer from Punjab in Pakistan, formerly British India . Lohar developed the musical style youth through his work

Life

Alam Lohar was born in Lalamusa, Punjab (British India) in 1928. The von Lohar family worked as blacksmiths in metalworking . As a child, Lohar left Sufiana Kalaam a collection of poems and stories in Punjabi . He started singing in his childhood. His family now lives all over the world. In his first appearances, Lohar shaped the musical style Vaar , which made him particularly well-known in Punjab. He is known for the interpretation of well-known Pakistani folk music such as Heer von Waris Shah and Saif ul Maluk . Alim Lohar began recording his first album at the age of 13. In the course of his career Lohar won 15 gold records for the following songs, among others: Jugni (1965), Saif ul Mulook (1948), Qissa Yusuf Zulaykha (1961), Bol Mitti de Bawa (1964), Dilwala Dukhra (1975), Wajan Mariyan Bulaya (1977), Qissa Mirza Sahiban (1967), Qissa Hirni (1963), Maa Da Pyaar (1971), Heer (1969), Qissa Sassi Pannu (1972), Qissa Baraa Maa (1974), Jis Din Mera Vayaah (1973 ), Qissa Dhulla Bhatti (1959), Mirza De Maa (1968). Alam Lohar read poems of Sufism , short stories and read well-known poems at events. Lohar won his audience through values ​​such as harmony and peace to reach a broad audience especially from rural areas. He appeared as a reader at various events and gained national fame in the 1970s. Lohar toured North America and Europe in the 1970s

death

Alam Lohar died in a traffic accident in 1979 when a truck collided with his car while overtaking. Lohar was buried in Lalamusa. President Zia ul Haq posthumously honored Lohar with the Pride of Performance Award in the same year. the highest civil award for the arts and theater.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A balladeer's journey
  2. ^ Profile of Alam Lohar . Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  3. ^ 'My Mothers Aspirations', Muhammed Salim Pg 122-134, 2011
  4. ^ Folk singer Alam Lohar being remembered today . July 3, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Lohar, Alam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1928
DATE OF DEATH 1979