Surriya Khanum, also spelled as Suraiya Khanum, is a veteran Pakistani

folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk horror ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * Folk taxonomy Arts, entertainment, and media * Fo ...

and classical singer from the

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. She is also known for her soulful performances and singing

Sufi music Sufi music refers to the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah, Amir Khusrow, and Khwaja Ghulam Farid. Qawwali is the best-known form of Sufi music and is most commonly found in ...

Pakistan Television Pakistan Television Corporation (; reporting name: PTV); also known as ''Pakistan Television'', is the Pakistani state-owned broadcasting, broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, operating under the Ministry of Information & Broadc ...

and other TV channels.Surriya Khanum performing on Coke Studio, Pakistan, videoclip on YouTube
Published 22 August 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2019

Career

Suraiya Khanum started her singing career on

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's ''Radio Multan'' in

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, Pakistan in 1977. She was musically influenced by Ustad

Muhammad Juman Ustad Muhammad Juman () (10 October 1935 – 24 January 1990) was a Sindhi musician and classical singer from Pakistan, whose impact on Sindhi music is still pervasive. Early life and career Muhammad Juman was born on 10 October 1935 in the ...

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), also known by his initials NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. Khan was primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devot ...

trained her for 8 years and she was also formally trained by Ustad Faiz Ahmed for 21 years. Musically, she is inspired by the veteran folk singer

Tufail Niazi Tufail Niazi ( Punjabi, ) (1916 – 21 September 1990) was a Pakistani folk singer whose songs include "Saada Chirryan Da Chamba Ae," "Akhiyaan Lagiyaan Jawaab Na Daindian," "Layee Beqadran Naal Yaari, Tay Tut Gai Tarak Karkey" and "Mein Nai Jan ...

as well as

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and Iqbal Bano.Suraiya Khanum profile on Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Retrieved 20 January 2019 She appeared as a featured artist on the 2015 eighth season of popular music reality television series ''

Coke Studio Pakistan ''Coke Studio Pakistan'' () is a Pakistani television programme and a part of the international music franchise, Coke Studio, which features studio-recorded music performances by established and emerging artists. It is the longest-running annua ...

''. She sang a popular wedding song also sung earlier by veteran folk singer

"Chirya Da Chamba" along with

Anwar Maqsood Anwar Maqsood Hameedi (born 7 September 1939; ), popularly known as Anwar Maqsood, is a Pakistani scriptwriter, television presenter, satirist, humorist, and infrequent actor. He is well known for his drama write-ups for PTV in the late 1970 ...

which was praised for its music, composition and the beautiful narration of a letter by

. It was stated that the song "created a memorable experience for the audience".

Discography

singles

* ''MenDa Ishq Vi Toon'' (a

Kafi Kafi is a classical form of Sufi music in the Punjabi and Sindhi languages that originated from the Punjab and Sindh regions of South Asia. Some well-known Kafi poets are Baba Farid, Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sa ...

song written by the 19th century

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poet Khawaja Ghulam Farid). This folk song has a long history and was also sung earlier by

Inayat Hussain Bhatti Inayat Hussain Bhatti (; 12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and an active advocate of the development of the Punjabi ...

and

Pathanay Khan Ghulam Mohammad , known popularly as Pathanay Khan (; 1926 – 9 March 2000), was a Pakistani folk singer from Kot Addu, Punjab. He was associated with the folk music of Punjab and mostly sang ''kafis'' and ''ghazals'', usually drawing on ...

* ''Toonba'' – ''Turr Multanon Toonba Aaya'' * ''Raataan Jaagni Aan'' * ''Yaar Toon Kithay Vain'' * ''Way Main Chori Chori Tere Naal La Layyan Akhhaan Wey'' (a

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song written by the poet Manzoor Hussain Jhalla) * ''Ramzaan KehRay Velay Laaiyan'' * ''Mera Chann Masta'' * ''Bhul Jaania Kisay De Naal Pyaar Na'' * ''Saaiyaan'' * ''Bol Mitti Daya Baawia'' (folk song originally sung by

Alam Lohar Alam Lohar () was a Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer. He is widely regarded as the greatest singer of Punjabi folk music. He is credited with creating and popularising the musical term Jugni. Early life Alam Lohar was born in 1928 in Ac ...

)

Coke Studio (Pakistan)

* ''Chiryan Da Chamba'' (2015) (song performance also features a reading by

) This above folk song is about the parting of a father and his daughter at her wedding. The departing daughter is reminiscing about the time she spent at her family home. A major Pakistani English-language newspaper comments about above Coke Studio performance, "While the music is minimal and good enough to form its bedrock, Khanum's command on singing is intimidating."

References

External links

Surriya Khanum
Profile at

Living people Pakistani ghazal singers Musicians from Punjab, Pakistan Pakistani playback singers Pakistani classical singers Performers of Sufi music Pakistani folk singers Women ghazal singers Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Pakistani women singers 20th-century Pakistani singers Pakistani radio personalities Pakistani television people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Pakistan-singer-stub