Misri Khan Jamali Explained

Misri Khan Jamali
Birth Date:1921
Birth Place:Rojhan Jamali, Jafarabad District, Balochistan, British India
Death Date:1982
Occupation:Instrumental musician (Alghoza player)
Awards:Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1979

Misri Khan Jamali (Urdu: مصری خان جمالی, Balochi: مِصری خان جمالی)(b. 1921, d. 1982) was a renowned Pakistani artist and Alghoza player from Pakistan.

Early life and career

He was born at village Ronjhan Jamali in Jafarabad District of Balochistan in 1921. He belonged to the Jamali Baloch tribe. Later his parents migrated to Nawab Shah Sindh, Pakistan. where he was trained to play Alghoza by Murad Khan Jamali. He had also played on Alghoza at Radio Pakistan, Peshawar.[1]

He performed all over Pakistan and made overseas tours to many countries including United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Singapore and Switzerland.[2] The music of his Alghoza was recorded in different Sindhi classical melodies.[3]

Awards and recognition

Death

He died at Nawab Shah, Sindh, Pakistan in 1982,[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Misri Khan Jamali on Pakistan Quarterly via GoogleBooks page 264. 1967. Pakistan Quarterly. en. 9 June 2020.
  2. Book: Who's Who: Music in Pakistan - Misri Khan Jamali (page 160). M. A. Sheikh. 26 April 2012. Google Books. 978-1-4691-9159-1. en.
  3. Web site: Ustad Misri Khan Jamali - Instrumental Music. Discogs.com website. en. 9 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Misri Khan Jamali's award info and profile. Tareekhepakistan.com website. https://web.archive.org/web/20230214074113/https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/detail?title_id=2327&dtd_id=2205. 1 August 2024. 14 February 2023. dead.
  5. Book: Pakistan Year Book. 1995. East & West Publishing Company. 978-969-8017-00-2. en.