Hamid Ali Bela Explained

Birth Date:	1932
Birth Place:	Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Death Place:	Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality:	Pakistani
Occupation:	Folk singer - TV performer - Radio performer
Years Active:	1950s - 1999
Awards:	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1994

Hamid Ali Bela (1932 26 June 2001) was a Pakistani folk singer and television performer specializing in kafi singing.

Early life and career

Hamid Ali Bela was born in 1932 in Amritsar, British India. His father's name was Ghulam Haider. His family migrated to Pakistan after independence of Pakistan in 1947.^[1] He started his career at Radio Pakistan, Lahore in the 1950s. His mentor at this radio station was radio producer Abdul Shakoor Bedil who helped him much in developing his career including Hamid's pronunciation of Punjabi folk songs. Subsequently, Hamid Ali Bela was able to develop his own unique style of singing kafis which he is mostly known for in Pakistan.^{[2] [3] [1] [4]}

He also used to sing at All Pakistan Music Conference events and other folk music festivals in Pakistan.^[2] Hamid Ali Bela was among the folk artists that had performed all over the world.^[5]

Bela mostly sang folk songs and kafis based on the Sufi kalaam (song lyrics) of the Sufi saints of Punjab including Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain Faqir, Sultan Bahu, Khawaja Ghulam Farid and Waris Shah.^[1]

Popular songs

• Rabba Meray Haal Da Mehram Tuun^[2]
• Mai Ni Mein Kinnun Aakhan, Dard Vichhorey Da Haal Ni^[2]
• Ni Teinun Rab Na Bhullay, Dua Faqeeran Di Aei Haa^[2]
• Sassii e Bekhabre^[3]
• Chal Melay Nu Chaliye^[3]
• Neu La Laya Ae Beparwah Dei Naal^[3]
• Kahe Hussain Faqir Nimana^[6]

Awards and recognition

• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1994.^{[7] [2] [1]}

Death

Hamid Ali Bela died on 26 June 2001 at Lahore, Pakistan after a short illness.^{[7] [2] [3] [1]}

External links

• • Hamid Ali Bela on Apple Music website

Notes and References

1. News: Hamid Ali Bela five years later. dead. 2 September 2024. 2 September 2024. 1 July 2006. Business Recorder newspaper . https://web.archive.org/web/20240902233434/https://www.brecorder.com/news/3293830.
2. Web site: Hamid Ali Bela - Profile and his Art (play the provided video link there for his profile). dead. 13 September 2019. 31 August 2024. Radio Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20190913205717/http://www.radio.gov.pk/programme/28-06-2018/hamid-ali-bela-fun-aur-shakhsiyet.
3. News: A kafi singer worth remembering and being reflected upon with passion (Hamid Ali Bela). dead. 27 June 2024. Daily Times newspaper. Amjad Parvez. 3 July 2017. 2 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201427/https://dailytimes.com.pk/3947/a-kafi-singer-worth-remembering-and-being-reflected-upon-with-passion/.
4. Book: Performing Identities: Celebrating Indigeneity in the Arts - Hamid Ali Bela (page 59). Geoffrey V. Davis. 5 July 2017 . Routledge, 2017. 59. 9781351554626.
5. Book: Lahore: Glimpses of a Glorious Heritage (Hamid Ali Bela, page 361). 361. Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry. 1998 . 9789693509441.
6. Web site: Hamid Ali Bela folk songs. https://archive.today/20130629071932/http://folkpunjab.com/hamid-ali-bela/mai-ni-main-kinoon-aakhan/. Folkpunjab.com music website. 29 June 2013. 4 September 2024. dead.
7. Book: Hamid Ali Bela profile (page 116). 116. M. A. Sheikh. 26 April 2012 . 9781469191584.