Pakistani Folk Music
This is a rather vast category, and the items are organized by provincial
origins. Enjoy the music, but please be considerate of net bandwidth...
These files were created on a Sun SparcClassic/Sparc5 workstation, encoded
in 8-bit u-law (voice) format, sampled at 8 kHz, in mono. Noises like cough
etc. in music were not introduced during the digitization but rather during
original on-location recording.
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Total Music: 183:37 minutes
Balochistan
Mor Tho Tillay
Song: Vocal
Source: Folk Songs of Pakistan (cassette)
Publisher: Lok Virsa, Pakistan
Singer: Zareena Baluch
Length: 4:32 min
Size: 2.1 MB
Song: Instrumental
Source: Folk Music of Pakistan, Vol.2 (cassette, TC-CEMCP-5881)
Publisher: EMI, Pakistan
Length: : min
Size: . MB
Coming soon; expereincing some problems with the cassette :^(
Source: Music in the World of Islam: Strings, Flutes & Trumpets
Publisher: Topic Records Ltd.
Music: Jalal Khan
Length: 2:03 min
Size: 0.94 MB
Source: Music in the World of Islam: Strings, Flutes & Trumpets
Publisher: Topic Records Ltd., TSCD 902
Singer: Abdul Rahim
Dambura: Abdul Rahim
Saroz: Jalal Khan
Chang: Mishri Khan
Length: 3:40 min
Size: 1.7 MB
Source: Tresors Du Pakistan (Pakistan Treasures)
Publisher: Production Sunset-France, CD # PS-65082
Sarinda: Macid Khan
Tabla: Nazir Khan
Length: 6:28 min
Size: 3.0 MB
North West Frontier Province
Songs by Zarsanga
Source: Zarsanga: Songs of The Pashtu (CD, 662295-WM332)
Publisher: Long-Distance Music, France
Singer: Zarsanga
Rubab: Sultan Muhammad
Dholak: Shah Wali
Tabla: Sabz Ali
Song: Ro Ro
Keda
Length: 7:36 min
Size: 3.5 MB
Song: Gula
Sta De Kilie
Length: 4:17 min
Size: 2.0 MB
Song: Mata
De Khaiber Lara
Length: 5:20 min
Size: 2.5 MB
Song: Pas
Da Bara
Source: Folk Songs of Pakistan (cassette)
Publisher: Lok Virsa, Pakistan
Length: 4:55 min
Size: 2.3 MB
Instrumentals by Sultan Muhammad
Source: Zarsanga: Songs of The Pashtu (CD, 662295-WM332)
Publisher: Long-Distance Music, France
Rubab: Sultan Muhammad
Dholak: Shah Wali
Tabla: Sabz Ali
Song: Naghma
Giit
Length: 2:54 min
Size: 1.3 MB
Song: Awami
Giit
Length: 6:40 min
Size: 3.1 MB
Source: Folk Songs of Pakistan
Publisher: Lok Virsa, Pakistan
Singer: Maie Bhagi
Length: 4:27 min
Size: 2.1 MB
I'm not sure if this is in Balouchi or Pashtu. If you can help, please
send me a note.
Source: Folk Songs of Pakistan
Publisher: Lok Virsa, Pakistan
Singer: Mashooq Sultan & Hidayatullah
Length: 3:38 min
Size: 1.7 MB
I'm not sure if this is in Balouchi or Pashtu. If you can help, please
send me a note.
Source: Best of PIA Inflight Instrumental Music, Vol 5 (cassette)
Publisher: EMI Pakistan Ltd.
Music: Arshad Mahmud
Length: 3:38 min
Size: 1.7 MB
Cassette graciously loaned by Humera Khan.
Source: Tresors Du Pakistan (Pakistan Treasures)
Publisher: Production Sunset-France, CD # PS-65082
Rabab: Sultan Muhammed Chani
Tabla: Shah Wali
Length: 5:13 min
Size: 2.5 MB
Thanks for Mustafa Kamal Ahmed (matha@mit.edu)
for introducing this excellent CD.
Source: unknown
Publisher: Muhammad Wali Music Center Peshawar
Sitar: Hakeem Khan
Dholki: Wali Daad
Length: 2:06 min
Size: 1.0 MB
Digital recording graciously contributed by Shaukat Khan (khan@ee.pdx.edu)
Punjab
Punjabi Wedding Songs
Source: Mussarat Nazir: Weiah Dey Geet (cassette, TT.190)
Publisher: Tip Top Music/Asahi, Pakistan
Singer: Mussarat Nazir
Song: Mehndi
Nein Mehndi
Length: 3:21 min
Size: 1.6 MB
Song: Chitta
Kukkar Banaray Tay
Length: 2:49 min
Size: 1.3 MB
Song: Muthay
Tey Chamkan Waal Meeray Bunnray Dey
Length: 3:31 min
Size: 1.6 MB
Song: Hai
Oo Meerayya Daddia Rubba
Length: 3:41 min
Size: 1.7 MB
Song: Churri
Grainn Dey Na Jayain
Length: 4:36 min
Size: 2.1 MB
Song: Keera
Ain Way Toun Wajan Marda
Length: 5:15 min
Size: 2.4 MB
Song: Cherhry
Jawanee Badlay Tour
Length: 4:59 min
Size: 2.3 MB
Songs by Alam Lohar
Source: Muhammad Alam Lohar: Ges Din Mera Weiah Hooyay Gaa (cassette, No.106)
Publisher: Tip Top Music/Spirit, Pakistan
Song: Ged
Din Mera Weiah Hooyay Gaa
Length: 6:30 min
Size: 3.0 MB
Song: Mein
Taan Weiah Kur Key Putchtaya
Length: 6:10 min
Size: 2.8 MB
Source: Punjabi Lok Geet: Lay Lay Kungian (cassette, TT.364)
Publisher: Tip Top/Sona, Pakistan
Singer: Shaukat Kashmiri & Shaheeda Azeez
Length: 3:03 min
Size: 1.4 MB
Singer: Yaqoob Aatif
Length: 5:03 min
Size: 2.3 MB
This might be a filmi song but info on cassette says its a Lok Geet.
Singer: Lal Deen Shehbazi
Length: 4:46 min
Size: 2.2 MB
Singer: Lal Deen Shehbazi
Length: 3:32 min
Size: 1.6 MB
Source: Folk Songs of Pakistan
Publisher: Lok Virsa, Pakistan
Singer: Sultana Munawwar
Length: 3:33 min
Size: 1.6 MB
Source: Music in the World of Islam: Strings, Flutes & Trumpets
Publisher: Topic Records Ltd., TSCD 902
Flute: Sian Ditta Quandri
Surmandel: Mubarek Ali
Ghara: Rehmet Khan
Dholak: Jalit Hussain
Length: 6:53 min
Size: 3.2 MB
Info about correct title provided by Faisal Butt (f.a.butt@geologi.uio.no)
Ho Bale Bale Tour Punjabun Dee
Song: Vocal
Source: Pakistan: Musiques du Pendjab
Publisher: Arion-France, ARN 63278
Singer: Farida Khanum
Length: 6:01 min
Size: 2.8 MB
Song: Instrumental
Source: Folk Music of Pakistan, Vol.2 (cassette, TC-CEMCP-5881)
Publisher: EMI, Pakistan
Length: 3:40 min
Size: 1.7 MB
Source: Pakistan: Musiques du Pendjab
Publisher: Arion-France, ARN 63278
Group: Saqid Maseh & Party
Location: Kalaswala village
Length: 3:18 min
Size: 1.5 MB
Sind
Source: The Sindhi Music Ensemble: Sufi Music from Sindh (CD,SM-1515-2)
Publisher: Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Poet: Shah Abdul Latif
Singer: Sohrab Fakir (sung in Rag Lorrao)
Length: 5:39 min
Size: 2.6 MB
Singer: Husna Naz (sung in Rag Sindhi Behrwee)
Length: 4:13 min
Size: 1.9 MB
Singer: Husna Naz
Length: 5:01 min
Size: 2.3 MB
Sarinda: Mohammad Mirbahar
Length: 4:12 min
Size: 1.9 MB
A popular melody played mostly during the night.
Alghoza: Ghous Bux Brohi
Length: 3:25 min
Size: 1.6 MB
A popular melody from Sindh.
Source: Folk Songs of Pakistan
Publisher: Lok Virsa, Pakistan
Singer: Robina Qureshi
Length: 3:40 min
Size: 1.7 MB
Source: The World is a Disc Sampler
Publisher: Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Sample of: The Sindhi Music Ensamble - Sufi Music from Sindh
Singer: Husna Naz
Length: 3:46 min
Size: 1.7 MB
Source: Tresors Du Pakistan (Pakistan Treasures)
Location: Hyderabad
Publisher: Production Sunset-France, CD # PS-65082
Length: 3:16 min
Size: 2.5 MB
Unidentified
Identify these with respect to one of the Provinces (no guesses though),
and you will see your name here, properly credited!
Source: Folk Music of Pakistan, Vol.2 (cassette, TC-CEMCP-5881)
Publisher: EMI, Pakistan
Length: 2:52 min
Size: 1.3 MB
Length: 2:41 min
Size: 1.3 MB
Length: 3:50 min
Size: 1.8 MB
More to come later!
Lemme know if you would like to see a particular piece of music.
It would be especially nice if you could send me the details of
CD or cassette of Pakistan/Folk music of interest...
Shukria
Vishal Bhatia