Mai Bhagi ( ur, مائی بھاگی) (c. 1906 – 7 July 1986) was a Pakistani folk musician, born Bhag Bhari in

Mithi Mithi (, ur, ), is a city and the capital of Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It became the district headquarter of the Tharparkar District in 1990, after the area's separation from Mirpur Khas. Mithi is one of the very fe ...

in Thar, Sindh. Mai Bhagi grew up in a village in the

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. Her father was Wanhyun Fakir and mother was Khadija Maganhar. Both her parents were known singers of their region at that time. Mai Bhagi's birth name was Bhag Bhari (which means 'a lucky person'). She was married to folk singer Hothi Fakir at the age of 16 in Islamkot Therparker. She shifted to Mithi Therparker in 1950 Permanently. Record producer Sheikh Ghulam Hussain, husband of Pakistani folk singer

Abida Parveen Abida Parveen ( Urdu, sd, ; born 20 February 1954) is a Pakistani singer, composer and musician of Sufi music. She is also a painter and entrepreneur. Parveen is one of the highest paid singers in Pakistan. Her singing and music has earned ...

, offered her the opportunity to record at the

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studios, and her records were played on the radio. She started singing on Radio Pakistan Hyderabad from 1960. Her folk song ‘Kharee neem kay neechey’ (underneath a neem tree) and 'Saman Sai Maan Ta Goli Ghulam Tohinji Dar Ji' became a super-hit among the Pakistani people and secured her stardom, her Lok Geet Song 'Murli Wari Man Mohiyo so popular in Rural area of Sindh. The government of Pakistan provided financial support for her to tour overseas, and she continued her career in music until her death in 1986. You can read complete documentary of Mai Bhagi on popular Sindhi Music Website Media Music Mania. Further Complete detailed Biography and selected best songs of Mai Bhagi listen on.

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

Award by the President of Pakistan in 1981Mai Bhagi's award info on Samaa TV News website
Published 7 July 2011, Retrieved 9 May 202030th Death Anniversary of Mai Bhagi observed
Published 8 July 2016, Retrieved 9 May 2020 * Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Award *

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1920s births 1986 deaths Punjabi singers Sindhi music People from Tharparkar District Performers of Sufi music Recipients of the Pride of Performance Pakistani folk singers 20th-century Pakistani women singers {{Pakistan-musician-stub

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