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Muhammad Alam Lohar (Urdu: محمد عالم لوہار) was a prominent Punjabi folk music singer of Pakistan.^[1] Alam Lohar was born in the small village of Aach Goach in Gujrat District, in Punjab, into a family of blacksmiths. He was gifted with a melodious voice and began singing as a child. Alam Lohar developed a new style of singing the Punjabi Vaar, an epic or folk tale. He is famous for his rendition of Waris Shah’s Heer, which he has memorized in 36 styles and forms. He recorded his first album at the age of 13 and has outsold all other singers in Pakistan^{[citation needed]}. Alam Lohar is also the inventor of term and song "Jugni".

Alam Lohar organized a full-fledged theatre with a complete orchestra. His troupe toured all over Punjab for religious and seasonal festivals. Alam Lohar died in an accident near Sham ki Bhaitiyan on July 3, 1979. He was laid to rest in Lala Musa.Like all great singers of Sub Continetn he also left a great legacy of unique style of singing which is still followed in Pakistan and India by Punjabi singers. The great singer of all the time is loved so much by the people of this regin that he is still copied in different styles. His son Mr. Arif Lohar is one of the main singers who have developed a style as a tribule to his father.

Alam Lohar's son Arif Lohar is also a famous singer.

[edit] Songography

His famous songs are;

• Dharti Panj Daryavan Di
• Dil wala dukhra nahin kisse noon sunayee da
• Saiful Malook
• Qissa Hazrat Yousaf
• Mar ke modha hauly jaye sorry akh gaye
• Bol mitti diya bawiya
• Jugni
• Qissa Karbala
• Kalam baba Bulle shah

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alam Lohar Profile - Folk Punjab
• Alam Lohar website

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