Akhtar Chanal Zahri Explained

Akhtar Chanal Zahri
Birth Place:Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Occupation:Folk singer
Years Active:1973  - present
Awards:Pride of Performance Award (1998)

Akhtar Chanal Zahri (b.1954) is a Pakistani Baloch folk singer.[1] He is famous for his singing in Coke Studio Pakistan.[2] [3]

Career

Akhtar Chanal Zahri was born at Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan in 1954.[2] In 1964, Akhtar Chanal started taking formal singing lessons from a music Ustad. In 1973, he brought regional folk to national attention after he was discovered by the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)'s Balochi Radio Station, and in 1974 Chanal's music became popular nationwide when his song Deer Deer was first aired live on national TV. Since then, Akhtar Chanal has traveled all over the world, including the United States, the Netherlands and Europe for tours. He has performed in a concert arranged at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for the political leaders meeting at the summit. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto took him on a tour to England. When Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited Islamabad, Pakistan, he performed then at an event in 2004.[2] [4]

Akhtar Chanal Zahri reportedly has said in an interview, "The songs I hummed as a youngster watching my sheep, are embedded in my memory. Where I come from, when a child is born, the only two things he knows how to do are sing and cry  - music is part of us from the very beginning".[2] [3]

Songs

Some of his famous songs are:

Filmography

Awards and recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joseph C., Mathew . 2016 . Understanding Pakistan: Emerging Voices from India . Taylor & Francis . 200 . 9781351997256.
  2. Web site: Profile of Akhtar Chanal Zahri. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919115151/http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season7/akhtar-chanal-zahri.html . 1 September 2014. 19 September 2016. Coke Studio (Pakistan) website. 9 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Akhtar Chanal Zahri on Coke Studio (Pakistan) . Folk Punjab website . https://archive.today/20130123145916/http://folkpunjab.com/cokestudio/akhtar-chanal-zahri/ . dead . January 23, 2013 . 9 May 2020.
  4. Web site: When India, Pakistan singers performed at SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation). 16 June 2019. DNA India website . Sidhant Sibal . 9 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Song: Nar Bait . Paki Updates . 9 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905184451/http://www.pakiupdates.com/akhtar-chanal-zahri-nar-bait-coke-studio-season-4-%E2%80%93-episode-4.html . 5 September 2011 . dead .
  6. https://tribune.com.pk/akhtar-chanal-zahri/ Akhtar Chanal Zahri claims payment for 'Afghan Jalebi'
  7. https://images.dawn.com/news/1176210 Baloch folk singer Akhtar Chanal Zahri to join Saieen Zahoor in Indian film Mirzya