![]() ![]() He is spending his days at a Sufi shrine in Sindh. ![]() Sadly, a paralytic stroke recently left Saaiin Sohrab voiceless. Sohrab Fakir is recognized as the greatest living Sindhi folk singer in his style of music - playing the yaktaro (single stringed instrument) and chappar (wooden clappers). Sohrab Fakir's strong, melodious voice set in a Sur composed by Shah Latif, brings out the powerful imagery of the Katho Upanishad, woven in the context of a Sindhi folktale (Muumali-Raarno), and saturated with the perennial message of the spiritual search of Union. Mercifully, the piece is 17min long so one can get a good feel for the depth and mood of the music, rather than short 5-6min snippets which are more typical in recent recordings. The instrumental pieces include al-ghoza (double-barrel flute), benjo, gharro (earthenware pitcher), dholak (drums), surando (a string instrument played like a violin), etc.īut my favorite on this CD is the rendering of 'Raarno' by the masterful Sohrab Fakir recorded on his trip to Germany. As usual, the CD is evenly divided between purely instrumental pieces and vocal ones. (available through your local music store in the West, I picked a copy up at Borders, or through Amazon records). ""Sindhi Soul Session", from the World Network (WDR), Berlin علی حسن Saturday, 24 October, 2009, 00:09 GMT 05:09 PST Įxpret on Sindhi Culture Saeen Gul Agha says: He passed away in Talpur Wada village near Thari Mirwah on Friday after protracted illness. Soharab Fakir was given the Sachal Award for his achievements. London, Norway, Belgium, Germany, Holland, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Iran, India and many countries of the world. He started his career on Radio Pakistan, Khairpur with famous Raag (song) of Gamdil Fakir, Galiyan Prem Nagar Diyan, and he became famous everywhere in country. He sung his first song at shrine of Kush Khair Muhammad, was Kadhy Kadam Kaya Khan Bahar Ker. He went to Khan Sahab Khety Khan in Rohri for more musical education. He started singing at age of eight years with his uncles. Aptly perhaps, the Fakir's rendering of a folk prayer asking for the intercession of the grace of Shah Latif is also included in this collection. Sohrab Fakir is recognized as the greatest living Sindhi folk singer in his style of music, playing the yaktaro (single stringed instrument) and chappar (wooden clappers). ![]() His father, Hamal Fakir, was the disciple of Kush Khair Muhammad Fakir. His full name is Sohrab Fakir Khaskhely(Reference: Maro Je Maleer Ja By: Khadim Hussain Chandio, p no. ![]()
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