Mai Allah Wassai
Mai Allah Wassai | |
|---|---|
مائي الھ وسائي | |
| Born | 1928 |
| Died | (aged 75) Sujawal, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1928–2003 |
| Awards | Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Award 2003 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz 2007 |
Mai Allah Wassai (Sindhi: مائي الهه وسائي) (1928 - 29 April 2003) was a renowned Sindhi singer celebrated for her contributions to folk and light classical music in Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
Early life
[edit]Allah Wassai was born in 1928 in Sujawal city of Sujawal District of Sindh, Pakistan.[2][3][4]
Services
[edit]Mai Allah Wassai had sung popular folk and light classical songs which were broadcast from Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, Hyderabad and televised from Pakistan Television Corporation center Karachi.[5] Her audio cassette was issued by Institute of Sindhology University of Sindh Jamshoro in 1999.[6] She was awarded with Tamagh-e-Imtiaz, a national award by Government of Pakistan on 23 March 2007, after her death.[7] She performed at Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Conference on the occasion of Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai at Bhit Shah, Hyderabad and she was awarded with Shah Latif award by Culture Department Government of Sindh.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Resonance of heritage: Sindhi musicians willing to give away life for Sur". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Mai Allah Wassai - Sindhipedia". sindhipedia.org. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Tunio, Aftab. "صدارتي ايوارڊ يافتھ لوڪ ڳائڻي مائي الله وسائي جي وڇوڙي کي 13 سال وهامي ويا". www.awaztv.tv (in Sindhi). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Muhammad, Ghulam. "Mai Allah Wasai Sindhi Folk Music". www.mediamusicmania.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Abbas, Shemeem Burney (1 January 2003). The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual: Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292705159.
- ^ "Twenty-six awards on Pakistan Day". thenews.com.pk. The News International. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Hyderabad: Global moots on Bhitai proposed". dawn.com. Dawn. 21 April 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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