Ali Baba Khan Explained

Ali Baba Khan
Native Name Lang:ps
Birth Name:Ali Ul Habib
Birth Date:1993 3, df=y
Birth Place:Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Origin:Peshawar
Genre:Sufi rock
Instrument:Vocals, guitar
Years Active:2009–present
Label:Ali Baba Khan Records
Spouse:Lieda Tutakhiel

Ali Baba Khan (Pushto; Pashto: علي بابا خان; born Ali Ul Habib, 5 March 1993) is a Pakistani Pashtun[1] Sufi singer[2] [3] in the Pashto music industry.[4]

Early life and education

He was born on 5 March 1993 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khan got his telecommunications engineering degree from the City University of Science and Information Technology in Peshawar.[5] [6]

Singing career

Khan sings in the Pashto language started formally in 2013.[7] [8] He performed at an international Sufi concert in Afghanistan.[9] [10] He paid tribute to the Sufi poet Rahman Baba in his video entitled "Malang Abdur Rahman".[11] [12] [13] He sold the gun for his first video.[14] [15] At the start, he was not allowed from his family to proceed with his music career, but later they accepted his efforts for Pashto music.[16]

In the grand event at Baacha Khan Trust with the eve of Re-Singing Ghani Khan, Ali Baba Khan performed with live band and got praised from audience very much.[17] [18] [19]

Ali Baba Khan was the first to sing a celebrated poem of Ghani Khan Za yaw mast shan lewantoob yam in the genre of Sufi rock. He also introduced his Pure Sufi Rock Band first time in KPK while performing live in Bacha Khan Markaz. Khan is the pioneer of Sufi rock genre in Pashto music. His bandmates are Ali Baba Khan, Jerry Micheal, Joel Micheal, Ostad Mohsin, Qazi Umar and Jalal Khan.

Popular songs

YearSongWriterReference
2017"Malang Abdur Rahman"[20]
2018"Rooh Da Bacha Khan Yema"
2018"Dozakhi"Bakht Zada Danish[21] [22]
2018"Janat Hoora (Hoora Da)"Bakht Zada Danish
2019"Ishq"
2019"Sanam"Ghani Khan[23]

Discography

Albums

Video-only releases

Other music

Notes and References

  1. News: Revolution with out bloodshed. The Citizens' Voice. 5 September 2018. khalid khan. 26 September 2018.
  2. News: علي بابا خان په صوفي موسیقۍ مین دی. Radio Mashaal. 16 December 2016. Mashaal Radio. 20 September 2018.
  3. News: Paying musical tribute to Pashto poets. The Express Tribune. 15 November 2017. Hidayat Khan. 13 December 2017.
  4. News: Students advised to help bring about positive social change. DAWN. 17 March 2019. 22 March 2019.
  5. News: علي بابا خان؛ هغه هنرمن چې سندرې ته یې ټوپک خرڅ کړ!. بشیر درویش. 16 September 2018.
  6. News: Budding singer's tribute to Rahman Baba. DAWN. 13 December 2017. Sher Alam Shinwari. 30 October 2017.
  7. News: علی بابا خان۔۔۔۔ عظیم پشتون فنکار. newsnama.pk. newsnama. 29 September 2018.
  8. News: Ali Baba Khan. yesurdu.com. 22 September 2018. Ikram Uddin. 27 September 2018.
  9. News: صوفی گلوکارعلی بابا خان کی ملنگ عبدالرحمان کے نام سے ویڈیو ریلیز. radiobuner.com. 31 October 2017. Radio Buner. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920211441/http://radiobuner.com/story/7333. 20 September 2018. dead.
  10. News: علی بابا خان. shammanews.com. 22 September 2018. shammanews. 27 September 2018.
  11. News: علي بابا خان رحمان بابا ته سندره ډالۍ کړې. Radio Mashaal. 2 November 2017. Mashaal Radio. 20 September 2018.
  12. News: Pashto Sufi singer releases video to pay tribute to Rahman Baba. 31 October 2017. The Frontier Post. 26 September 2018.
  13. News: ملنگ عبدالرحمان کے نام سے علی بابا خان کی ویڈیو ریلیز. Daily Jang. 31 October 2017. احتشام طورو. 26 September 2018.
  14. News: علی بابا خان ایک پشتون فنکار ہے جس نے موسیقی کیلئے بندوق بیچی تھی. urduglobal.com. 22 September 2018. چیف اکرام الدین. 27 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928002742/http://urduglobal.com/?p=2970. 28 September 2018. dead.
  15. News: علی بابا خان ایک پشتون فنکار ہے جس نے موسیقی کیلئے بندوق بیچی تھی. powerplusnews.com. 23 September 2018. اکرام الدین. 27 September 2018.
  16. News: خلک مې د سندرو صوفيانه رنګ خوښوي: علي بابا خان. mashaalradio.com. 23 January 2020. هارون باچا. 28 January 2020.
  17. Web site: Students advised to help bring about positive social change. Report. Bureau. 17 March 2019. Dawn. Pakistan. 23 March 2019.
  18. Web site: Folk singers enthral audience with Ghani Khan's inspiring poetry. Correspondent. The Newspaper's. 22 March 2019. Dawn. Pakistan. 23 March 2019.
  19. Web site: Da Ghani Sandarey. bkt. 21 March 2019. Baacha Khan Trust. 23 March 2019.
  20. News: علي بابا خان په پښتو ژبه کې سندرې وايي. voadeewanews.com. voadeewanews. 29 September 2018.
  21. News: ali-baba-khan-song-dozakhi-of-bakht-zada-danish. updatedpakistan.com. pakistan. 27 September 2018.
  22. News: Dozakhi Yuma – Ali Baba Khan – De Akhtar Palwashey. newsupdatesaf.com. 20 June 2018. newsupdatesaf. 27 September 2018.
  23. News: علي بابا خان د خپلې نوې سندرې ٫٫ صنم٬٬ په اړه څه وايي؟. Facebook. Wakeel Khan. 7 October 2019.

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