Abida Parveen

Abida Parveen (born 1954) (Sindhi: عابده پروين, Urdu: عابده پروین), is a singer of Sindhi descent and one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music (Sufiana kalaam). She sings mainly ghazals, Urdu love songs, and her forte, Kafis, a solo genre accompanied by percussion and harmonium, using a repertoire of songs by Sufi poets.Parveen sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki, Punjabi and Persian, and together with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is considered one of the finest Sufi vocalists of the modern era.A few years ago she has taken a Bay'ah, and formally entered into the tutelage of a spiritual master, Muhammad Najeeb Sultan. She has expressed Muhammad Najeeb Sultan as her spiritual master in many songs. In December 2009 she launched an album in his name.

Early life

Abida Parveen, a Sindhi, was born in mohalla Ali Goharabad in Larkana (Sindh province, Pakistan).She received her musical training initially from her father, Ustad Ghulam Haider, and later from Ustad Salamat Ali Khan of the Sham Chorasia gharana. Growing up, she attended her father's music school,where her foundation in music was laid.

Career

Abida Parveen embarked upon her professional career from Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, in 1973. Her first hit was the Sindhi song “Tuhinje zulfan jay band kamand widha”.

Coke Studio

Abida performed on the internationally acclaimed Pakistani show Coke Studio, on which she sang three songs, including Ramooz-e-Ishq, Nigah-e-Darwaishaan, and Soz-e-Ishq.

Personal life

Abida Parveen in concert at Oslo

Abida was married to Ghulam Hussain Sheikh, senior producer at Radio Pakistan, who died a few years ago and who nurtured her development as a singer in her early years. The couple had a daughter Priya, an MBA who acts as her adviser, and a son Saranj.

Awards

President of Pakistan’s Award for Pride of Performance (1982), and the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2005).

Discography

Aap Ki Abida

Are Logo Tumhara Kiya

Best of Abida Parveen (1997)

Baba Bulleh Shah

Abida Parveen Sings Songs of the Mystics Vol 1

Arifana Kalam

Chants Soufis Du Pakistan

Faiz by Abida

Ghalib by Abida Parveen

Ghazal Ka Safar Vol I

Ghazal Ka Safar Vol II

Har Tarannum

Hazrat Sultanul Arafin Haq Bahu Rematullah

Heer By Abida

Ho Jamalo

Ishq Mastana

Jahan-e-Khusrau

Jeewey Sain Yan Jeewey

Kabir by Abida (2002)

Kafian Bulleh Shah

Kafiyan Khwaja Ghulam Farid

Khazana

Kuch Is Ada Se Aaj

Latthe Di Chadar

Mahi Yaar Di Ghadoli

Mere Dil Se

Meri Pasand - Abida Parveen

Raqs-e-Bismil - Dance of the Wounded

Sarhadein

Sings Amir Khusrau

Tera Ishq Nachaya

The very best of Abida

Yaadgar Ghazalen Vol 1

Rukh-e-Murshid (A tribute to Abida Parveen's Murshid Sahibzada Muhammad Najeeb Sultan)