Farida Khanum
HI PP Farida Khanum فرِیدہ خانُم | |
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Born | Farida Khanum 1929 (age 91–92) Calcutta, India |
Other names | 'Queen of ghazal' |
Occupation | Classical music and ghazal singer |
Years active | 1949 – 2015 |
Known for | Ghazal • Dadra • Khyal • Thumri |
Notable credit(s) | Coke Studio Pakistan Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Radio Pakistan |
Relatives | Agha Hashar Kashmiri (brother-in-law) Mukhtar Begum (sister) |
Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1970 Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Cresent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2005 |
Farida Khanum HI PP (Urdu/Punjabi: فرِیدہ خانُم) is a Pakistani classical singer from the province of Punjab.[1]
Early life[]
She was born in the fall of 1929 in Calcutta , Undivided India. She had four siblings, a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, Mukhtar Begum. Their whole family moved from Amritsar, Undivided India to Lahore, Pakistan when she was 18 years old.[2][3]
She started learning Khayal, Thumri and Dadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of Patiala gharana.[1][2] As a child, her sister Mukhtar Begum would take her to the Khan's place for regular riyaaz (practice of classical music).[2] Her family moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.
Career[]
Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 21, and then joined Radio Pakistan where she gained recognition for herself.[2] She became a star when Pakistan's president Ayub Khan invited her to a public recital in the 1960s. She has been a frequent performer on Pakistan Television and other Pakistani TV channels.[2] The ghazal she is most associated with is Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo written by the famous poet Fayyaz Hashmi.[2][1]
In 2015, at the age of 86, she sang this ghazal in Coke Studio (Pakistan) Season 8.[4]
Farida Khanum's live concerts in India have been very popular.[2] She also visited Kabul, Afghanistan in the late 1960s or early 1970s for concerts, she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang Persian-language ghazals there.
Personal life[]
Farida Khanum lives in Lahore, Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son. Sheba Hassan is her niece, who is known for her performance in the PTV drama serial Sona Chandi (1982). Farida Khanum has been affectionately called Queen of Ghazal in Pakistan.[4]
Discography[]
- 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert
- 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2
- 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1
- 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3
- 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2
- 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
Studio releases[]
Year | Title | Album details | Track listing |
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1993 | Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 | Digital Release Date: 9 April 1993
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1993 | Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 | Digital Release Date: 9 April 1993
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Compilations and live albums[]
Year | Title | Album details | Track listing |
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1978 | Farida Khanum In Concert | Digital Release Date: 1 December 1978
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1980 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3 | Digital Release Date: 1 January 1980
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1985 | Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 | Digital Release Date: 1 July 1985
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1979 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2 | Digital Release Date: 1 October 1979
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Awards and recognition[]
- Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2005[4]
- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1970
- Hafiz Ali Khan Award in India (2005)
- Malika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazal) by The Times of India (2007)[5][4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Rajan, Anjana (13 November 2006). "When mood and melody merged". The Hindu (newspaper). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Song Sung True (Farida Khanum interview)". Indian Express (newspaper). 4 May 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Farida Khanum: Memories New and Old". ALL THINGS PAKISTAN website. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Retrieved 13 July 2021
- ^ "Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music". The Times of India. 14 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links[]
- 1929 births
- Living people
- Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Pakistani ghazal singers
- Singers from Kolkata
- Punjabi people
- Singers from Lahore
- Pakistani film singers
- Pakistani classical singers
- Patiala gharana
- Women ghazal singers
- Pakistani television personalities
- Muhajir people
- 20th-century Pakistani women singers
- 20th-century Khyal singers