Popularly known as Sarmad Sindhi (7 July 1961 – 27 December 1996) (
Sindhi: سرمد سنڌي) (
Urdu:سرمد سندھی) for his work on Sindhi
Folk Music was a
Sindhi folk singer, songwriter of
Sindhi language.
Considered one of the great singers of Golden era of
Sindhi literature and
Sindhi music
[Singer Sarmad Sindhi remembered]
Dawn, Published 28 December 2017, Retrieved 7 December 2020[Death Anniversary of Singer Rehman Mughal (Sarmad Sindhi) (videoclip also features a tribute to him in Sindhi language)]
Radio Pakistan website, Published 26 December 2019, Retrieved 7 December 2020
He sang all kinds of
folk songs including his very popular song ‘Tuhiji yaad Ji wari aa weer’, and another popular song still listened in all over Sindh‘Piyar Manjharan Pengho Loday Loli Diyan’, which became an anthem of his generation.
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Singing career
Sarmad Sindhi's lyrics focused on the problems faced by the people living in the province such as ‘"Sindh uchi aa, Sindhi uchi aa"’ (Sindh is great).[
''Maroo loli'' and ''Tuhinji Yaad ji wari aa weer''][ were his first songs which were aired from Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad. Some of his songs are in Saraiki language as well.Profile of Sarmad Sindhi on Pak101.com website]
Retrieved 7 December 2020
Death and legacy
Sarmad Sindhi was returning from Badin to Karachi, when his vehicle collided with a truck trolley in which he along with his friends were badly injured. While he was being taken to a hospital, he died on the way on 27 December 1996.[Profile of Sarmad Sindhi on SindhiAwaz website]
Retrieved 7 December 2020 . He was murdered
Sindhi Adabi Sangat
Sindhi Adabi Sangat ( sd, سنڌي ادبي سنگت) is an organization of the writers of Sindhi language that has branches in Sindh, Pakistan and abroad.
There are two opinions as regards the origin of Sindhi Adabi Sangat: some believe that th ...
(Sindhi Writers' Association) held an event on his death anniversary in 2017 at a local town Piryaloi
Piryaloi ( sd, پريالوءِ ) is a small town of Khairpur District in Sindh province, Pakistan. The town is located on left bank of the Indus River near Sukkur Barrage. The main access to the town is through Sukkur–Pir Jo Goth road at Pirya ...
, Khairpur District to pay tributes to him where many literary figures including poet Sajjad Mirani, Roshan Shaikh and Saeed Sindhi addressed this event. On this occasion, speakers mentioned his social work in the local community besides being a singer where he was also known as a social worker who supported a number of needy families and children's education.[
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References
External links
Sarmad Sindhi songs on YouTubeSarmad Sindhi music and songs on Apple Music website
1961 births
1996 deaths
Pakistani folk singers
People from Mirpur Khas District
Sindhi-language singers
20th-century Pakistani male singers
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