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([[Urdu language|Urdu]]/[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: {{Nastaliq|'''فرِیدہ خانُم '''}}) is a [[Pakistani]] [[Music of Pakistan#Classical music|classical singer]] from the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]. |
([[Urdu language|Urdu]]/[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: {{Nastaliq|'''فرِیدہ خانُم '''}}) is a [[Pakistani]] [[Music of Pakistan#Classical music|classical singer]] from the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]. She was conferred with the title of '''Malika-e-Ghazal''' ({{nq|ملِکۂ غزَل}}; Queen of [[Ghazal]]) by ''[[The Times of India]]'' in 2007.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610032403/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |archivedate=10 June 2007}} Retrieved 21 June 2018</ref><ref name=cokestudio>[http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season8/farida-khanum.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Artists%20-%20Farida%20Khanum Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website] Retrieved 20 June 2018</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
Revision as of 17:50, 5 October 2020
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Birth name | Farida Khanum |
Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Amritsar, British India |
Genres | Ghazal • Dadra • Khyal • Thumri |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1949–2015 |
Labels | Coke Studio Pakistan PTV Radio Pakistan |
Farida Khanum (Urdu/Punjabi: فرِیدہ خانُم ) is a Pakistani classical singer from the province of Punjab. She was conferred with the title of Malika-e-Ghazal (ملِکۂ غزَل; Queen of Ghazal) by The Times of India in 2007.[1][2]
Early life
She was born in the fall of 1939 in Amritsar, British India. She had four siblings, a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, Mukhtar Begum. Their whole family moved from Amritsar, British India to Lahore, Pakistan when she was 18 years old.[3]
She started learning Khayal, Thumri and Dadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of Patiala gharana. As a child, her sister Mukhtar Begum would take her to the Khan's place for regular riyaaz (practice of classical music).[4][5] Her family moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.[4]
Career
Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 21, and then joined Radio Pakistan where she gained recognition for herself.[1] She became a star when Pakistan's president Ayub Khan invited her to a public recital in the 1960s. She has been a frequent performer on Pakistan Television and other Pakistani TV channels.[6] The ghazal she is most associated with is Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo written by the famous poet Fayyaz Hashmi.[7] In 2015, at the age of 76, she sang this ghazal in Coke Studio (Pakistan) Season 8.[2]
Farida Khanum also visited Kabul, Afghanistan in the late 1960s or early 1970s for concerts, she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang Persian-language ghazals there.
Personal life
Farida Khanum lives in Lahore, Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son. Sheba Hassan is her niece, who is known for her performance in the PTV drama serial Sona Chandi (1982). Farida Khanum has been affectionately called Queen of Ghazal in Pakistan.[2]
Discography
- 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert
- 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2
- 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1
- 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3
- 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2
- 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
Studio releases
Year | Title | Album details | Track listing |
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1993 | Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 | Digital Release Date: 9 April 1993
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1993 | Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 | Digital Release Date: 9 April 1993
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Compilations and live albums
Year | Title | Album details | Track listing |
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1978 | Farida Khanum In Concert | Digital Release Date: 1 December 1978
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1980 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3 | Digital Release Date: 1 January 1980
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1985 | Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 | Digital Release Date: 1 July 1985
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1979 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2 | Digital Release Date: 1 October 1979
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Awards and recognition
Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan in 2005[4][2]
Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1970
Hafiz Ali Khan Award in India (2005)[4]
References
- ^ a b "Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2018
- ^ a b c d Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Retrieved 20 June 2018
- ^ "Farida Khanum: Memories New and Old : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN". Pakistaniat.com. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Pride of Pakistan -- Farida Khanum: The Iconic Ghazal Singer (includes Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award info)". Pakistan360degrees.com website. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Song Sung True (Farida Khanum interview)". Indian Express (newspaper). 4 May 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Farida Khanum performance on YouTube Retrieved 21 June 2018
- ^ Rajan, Anjana (13 November 2006). "When mood and melody merged". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 8 April 2018.
External links
- 1929 births
- Living people
- Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Pakistani female singers
- Pakistani ghazal singers
- Singers from Kolkata
- Punjabi people
- Singers from Lahore
- Pakistani film singers
- Pakistani classical singers
- Patiala gharana
- Women ghazal singers
- Pakistani television personalities
- Muhajir people
- 20th-century Pakistani women singers