Abida Parveen is a prominent Pakistani Sufi singer often dubbed as the '"Queen of Sufi music". Born and raised in Larkana into a Sindhi Sufi family, she was trained by her father Ghulam Haider. Parveen starting performing in early 1970s and came into global prominence in the 1990s. Since 1993, Parveen has toured globally, performing her first international concert at Buena Park, California. Parveen also features in Pakistan's popular musical show Coke Studio and was a judge on the pan-South Asia contest show Sur Kshetra. Parveen is referred as one of the world's greatest mystic singers. She sings mainly ghazals and her forte, Kafis, a solo genre accompanied by percussion and harmonium, using a repertoire of songs by Sufi poets. Parveen sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Saraiki, Punjabi and Persian. Parveen is best known for her songs Yaar ko Humne from the album Raqs-e-Bismil and Tere Ishq Nachaya which is a rendition of Bulleh Shah's poetry. Pakistan's second highest civilian award the Hilal-e-Imtiaz has been bestowed upon her by the President of Pakistan for 2012.
Alhamra Art Center Mall Road
Abida Parveen is a prominent Pakistani Sufi singer often dubbed as the '"Queen of Sufi music". Born and raised in Larkana into a Sindhi Sufi family, she was trained by her father Ghulam Haider. Parveen starting performing in early 1970s and came into global prominence in the 1990s. Since 1993, Parveen has toured globally, performing her first international concert at Buena Park, California. Parveen also features in Pakistan's popular musical show Coke Studio and was a judge on the pan-South Asia contest show Sur Kshetra. Parveen is referred as one of the world's greatest mystic singers. She sings mainly ghazals and her forte, Kafis, a solo genre accompanied by percussion and harmonium, using a repertoire of songs by Sufi poets. Parveen sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Saraiki, Punjabi and Persian. Parveen is best known for her songs Yaar ko Humne from the album Raqs-e-Bismil and Tere Ishq Nachaya which is a rendition of Bulleh Shah's poetry. Pakistan's second highest civilian award the Hilal-e-Imtiaz has been bestowed upon her by the President of Pakistan for 2012.
Alhamra Art Center Mall Road
Lahore is the cultural capital of the country and Alhamra is the heart of Lahore. It was designed by illustrious Architect Mr. Nayyar Ali Dada and is located on Mall Road that has been renamed as Shahrah Quaid-e-Azam. It is also called as the Alhamra Hall, Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore Arts Council and Alhamra Art Gallery. Alhamra Arts Council offers various artists of all genres with space and opportunity to their art. There are six theatres and auditoriums that arrange various programs in areas of music, concerts, seminars, lectures, drama, workshops, award ceremonies and school functions. Its art gallery is the largest in the province that arranges art shows whole of the year. It also has an academy conducting music instruments learning courses including guitar, tabla, flute, violin, harmonium and sitar.68 Mall Road
Lahore
Pakistan
Faiz Foundation Trust promotes the progressive and humanistic ideas of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, one of the most famous poets of Pakistan. It was formed in November 2008 and was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in February 2009. Faiz Ghar is a project of the Faiz Foundation Trust, set up for the promotion of the ideology of Faiz Ahmed Faiz.