Bari Nizami Explained

Bari Nizami
Birth Name:Sheikh Muhammad Saghir
Birth Date:1937 12, df=y
Birth Place:Gojra (now Toba Tek Singh District), British India
Origin:Faisalabad, West Punjab (Pakistan)
Death Place:Faisalabad, Pakistan
Genre:Qawwali, Folk
Occupation:Songwriter and lyricist
Associated Acts:Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Noor Jehan
Ghulam Ali (singer)

Bari Nizami was a lyricist from West Punjab (Pakistani Punjab).[1] Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Noor Jehan and Ghulam Ali sang his qawwalis and songs.

Life

Barri Nizami (Birth Name: Sheikh Muhammad Saghir son of Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad) was born on 26 December 1937 in Gojra in British Punjab.[1] Gojra now falls under Toba Tek Singh District of West Punjab (Pakistani Punjab).

He had become friends with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Death

He died on 14 May 1998 due to lack of money for his treatment, as he was very poor.[2]

Bari Nizami songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

His most popular lyrics sung by the legend of Qawwali, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are below:

Book

His poetry was published by a journalist jamil Siraj, Book Name is "QADRAAN".

External links

Notes and References

  1. Dum Mast Mast Qalander Fame Poet Bari Nizami Geo TV Report . YouTube . 15 May 2012 . Urdu . Geo TV report on the 14th death anniversary.
  2. http://www.bio-bibliography.com/authors/view/7157/ Profile of Bari Nizami on Bio-bibliographies website (in Urdu language)
  3. News: 11 Bollywood Songs That You Didn't Know Were Copied Or 'Inspired' From Pakistan. Anurag Verma. NEWS18 website. 7 April 2018. 23 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Cafes of Lyallpur (now called Faisalabad). Zaman Khan . Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. 16 February 2018. 23 December 2019.