Abida Parveen
Abida Parveen in concert
Background information
Born	1954
Origin	Larkana, Pakistan
Genres	Kafi Ghazal Qawwali
Occupations	Singer Musician
Years active	1973 - Present

Abida Parveen (born 1954) (Sindhi: عابده پروين, Urdu: عابده پروین), is a Pakistani singer 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.^[1] Parveen sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki, Punjabi and Persian, and after Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is considered the finest Sufi vocalist.^[2][3][4][5]

Contents 1 Early life and background 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards 5 Discography 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life and background

Abida Parveen, a Sindhi, was born in mohalla Ali Goharabad in Larkana (Sindh province, Pakistan).^[2] 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 ^[6][7]

[edit] 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”.

[edit] Personal life

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 ^[1][2].

[edit] Awards

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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:Abida Parveen

• Abida Parveen Biography
• Courting Ecstasy In Songs Of Pakistan at New York Times

Persondata
NAME	Parveen, Abida
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	عابدہ پروین (Urdu)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Pakistani singer
DATE OF BIRTH	1954
PLACE OF BIRTH	Larkana, Sindh province, Pakistan
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH