Surriya Khanum
| Surriya Khanum | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Surriya Khanum |
| Origin | Pakistan |
| Genres | Ghazal, Pakistani classical music,Pakistani folk music |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1977 - present |
| Associated acts | Strings, Coke Studio (Pakistan) |
Surriya Khanum is a veteran Pakistani folk and classical singer from the Punjab. She is also known for performing and singing Sufi music on Pakistan Television and other TV channels.[1]
Career
Khanum started her singing career in 1977 from Radio of Multan and made her first TV appearance in 1980 when she sang a popular Saraiki language song "Yaar Dhadi" by Ustad Muhammad Juman, who also trained her for a while. Later she trained under the influence of Ustad Faiz Ahmad (late) for 21 years and later Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for 8 years. She has recorded more than 1000 songs in Saraiki, Urdu, Kashmiri, Pushto, Balochi and has been inspired musically by folk singers like Tufail Niazi, Reshma and Iqbal Bano.
She appeared as a featured artist on the eighth season of popular music reality television series Coke Studio Pakistan. She sang [2][3] a popular wedding song of Tufail Niazi's "Chirya Da Chamba" along with Anwar Maqsood which was praised for its music, composition and the beautiful narration of a letter by Anwar Maqsood. It was stated that the song "created a memorable experience for the audience".[4]
Discography
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singles
- MenDa Ishq Vi Toon (a Kafi song written by the 19th century Sufi poet Khawaja Ghulam Farid)
- Toonba - Turr Multanon Toonba Aaya
- Raataan Jaagni Aan
- Yaar Toon Kithay Vain
- Way Main Chori Chori Tere Naal La Layyan Akhhaan Wey[5] (a Punjabi song written by the famous poet Manzoor Hussain Jhalla)
- Ramzaan KehRay Velay Laaiyan
- Mera Chann Masta
- Bhul Jaania Kisay De Naal Pyaar Na
- Saaiyaan
Coke Studio
- "'Chiryan Da Chamba" (2015)
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIIgLhNT7SQ, Surriya Khanum performing on Coke Studio, Pakistan, videoclip on YouTube, Retrieved 5 March 2016
- ↑ "Coke Studio: Will songs from Episode 2 make it to your wedding soundtrack?". Dawn News. August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 8-Episode 2:Sugar, spice and some things nice". Ali Raj. The Express Tribune. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Pakistani singing talent at its best". The Daily Times. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.mp3tunes.tk/download?v=PcQMWM1Zkt8, Surriya Khanum performing the above song, Retrieved 5 March 2016