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”.

Personal life

Abida Parveen in concert at OsloAbida 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].

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

These are the ones I Like

QAWALLI	DOWNLOAD LINK	REMARKS
Aaj Rang hai	Download	A Very famous one
Hairan Hua	Download	A performance @ the Aman ki asha concert
Chaap Tilak	Download	Without this Abida Parveen's Collection is incomplete
Damma Damm Ya Ali	Download	A differently prayed Damma Dam
Dar E Panjetan	Download	Iss dar par deen o duniya sab milta hai doston
Dil e Nadaan	Download	A sweet Qawalli
Hazaaro Khwashi aisi	Download	A very famous Galib's gazal
Ibne Mariyam hua	Download	Another Galib's Gazal
Main Naraye Mastana	Download	Her best according to me till date
Mankunto Maula	Download	No sufi singers career is complete with out this Ameer Khusrao's Kalam
Main Magti Maula Ali(A.S) ki	Download	Even only i could ever pray somethin like this the lyrics would be main ghulam Maula Ali(A.S) Ka
Meri jholi Bhar de	Download	Abida Parveen's version of Bhar do Jholi
Naino se naina Milao	Download	Another sweet gazal
Nuktachi hai gam e dil	Download	Galib saab ka sabse mashur kalam
Shaam e Firaq	Download	Soulful very soulful
Takleef e Hijr	Download	Amazing compisition
Ye Soorat e Ilalli	Download	Fantastic performance