Suraiya Khanum

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Surriya Khanum
Born
Surriya Khanum
Nationality Pakistani
OccupationSinger
Years active1977 – present
Known forHer soulful singing of Sufi music
Pakistani folk music, Pakistani classical music
Notable credit(s) Strings band, Coke Studio (Pakistan)

Surriya Khanum, also spelled as Suraiya Khanum, is a veteran Pakistani folk and classical singer from the Punjab. She is also known for her soulful performances and singing Sufi music on Pakistan Television and other TV channels. [1] [2]

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Career

Suraiya Khanum started her singing career on Radio Pakistan's Radio Multan in Multan, Pakistan in 1977. [3] She was musically influenced by Ustad Muhammad Juman. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan trained her for 8 years and she was also formally trained by Ustad Faiz Ahmed for 21 years. Musically, she is inspired by the veteran folk singer Tufail Niazi as well as Reshma and Iqbal Bano. [3]

She appeared as a featured artist on the 2015 eighth season of popular music reality television series Coke Studio Pakistan . She sang [4] [5] a popular wedding song also sung earlier by veteran folk singer Tufail Niazi "Chirya Da Chamba" along with Anwar Maqsood which was praised for its music, composition and the beautiful narration of a letter by Anwar Maqsood. [4] It was stated that the song "created a memorable experience for the audience". [1]

Discography

singles

Coke Studio (Pakistan)

This above folk song is about the parting of a father and his daughter at her wedding. The departing daughter is reminiscing about the time she spent at her family home. [4] [1]

A major Pakistani English-language newspaper comments about above Coke Studio performance, "While the music is minimal and good enough to form its bedrock, Khanum's command on singing is intimidating." [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pakistani singing talent at its best". The Daily Times . 26 August 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. Surriya Khanum performing on Coke Studio, Pakistan, videoclip on YouTube Published 22 August 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2019
  3. 1 2 Suraiya Khanum profile on Coke Studio (Pakistan) Retrieved 20 January 2019
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Coke Studio: Will songs from Episode 2 make it to your wedding soundtrack?". Pakistan: Dawn. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 Ali Raj (24 August 2015). "2015 Coke Studio Season 8 - Episode 2: Sugar, spice and some things nice". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.