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Niazi was paid rich tributes at a musical evening that was organised in his honour at the [[Pakistan National Council of the Arts]] (PNCA) on 30 May 2011.<ref>http://www.dawn.com/news/633528/tributes-paid-to-tufail-niazi, Tributes paid to Tufail Niazi, Dawn newspaper, published 1 June 2011, Retrieved 6 February 2016</ref> |
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== Musical style == |
== Musical style == |
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Revision as of 07:00, 13 January 2022
Tufail Niazi | |
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| Born | 1916 Jallandhar, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 21 September 1990 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation | Folk singer |
Tufail Niazi (Template:Lang-ur) (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 Jana Kheriyan De Naal." He performed regularly on Pakistan Television (PTV) and Radio Pakistan.[1]
Early Life
Tufail Niazi was born in 1916 at a Village (Manderan) near Hoshiyarpur, in District Jalandhar.[2] Niazi was a disciple of Mian Wali Muhammad of Kapurthala State[2] and Pandit Amar Nath of Batala[3]. He also trained with his father Haji Rahim Baksh in Goindwal.[2] [3] He sang as a child at Harballah Festival. Tufail Niazi migrated to Pakistan after partition. He ran a milk shop to make his ends meet until he got his first opportunity at Radio Pakistan.[3]
Radio and TV career
In recognition of his work, Tufail Niazi received the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1982.[4]
Death and legacy
Niazi was paid rich tributes at a musical evening that was organised in his honour at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on 30 May 2011.[5]
Musical style
Tufail Niazi was a folk musician deeply influenced by classical forms. His mastery of classical vocals, combined with a soulful melodic voice mesmerised audiences. The profound Punjabi Sufi elements in his storytelling, which was characteristic of his repertoire, together with his energetic singing while clothed in a Punjabi 'Lacha' and a silk 'Kurta', created the impression of a performer for whom art was inseparable from life. His singing was often intensely moving, as when he sang about the lives of Punjabi epic lovers, most notably Heer Ranjha, richly evoking their anguish against the setting of a Punjabi rural social environment.[6]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG-1xLyBhNw, Tufail Niazi being interviewed by the writer Mumtaz Mufti on YouTube, Retrieved 15 January 2016
- ^ a b c A, Sheikh, M. (26 April 2012). Who’s Who: Music in Pakistan. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4691-9159-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Kalra, Virinder S. (20 November 2014). Sacred and Secular Musics: A Postcolonial Approach. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4411-0045-0.
- ^ http://folkpunjab.org/tufail-niazi/, Tufail Niazi on Folk Punjab website, Retrieved 6 February 2016
- ^ http://www.dawn.com/news/633528/tributes-paid-to-tufail-niazi, Tributes paid to Tufail Niazi, Dawn newspaper, published 1 June 2011, Retrieved 6 February 2016
- ^ http://apnaorg.com/music/tufail/, Tufail Niazi folk songs on Academy of the Punjab in North America [APNA] website, Retrieved 6 February 2016