Tufail Niazi

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Tufail Niazi
Born1916
Jallandhar, Punjab, British India
Died(1990-09-21)21 September 1990
Islamabad, Pakistan
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Folk singer

Tufail Niazi (Urdu: طفیل نیازی) (1916 – 21 September 1990) was a Pakistani folk singer whose songs include "Saada Chirryan Da Chamba Ae," "Akhiyaan Lagiyaan Jawaab Na Daindian," "Layee Beqadran Naal Yaari, Tay Tut Gai Tarak Karkey" and "Mein Nai Jana Kheriyan De Naal." He used to perform regularly on Pakistan Television (PTV) and Radio Pakistan.[1]

Early Life[]

Tufail Niazi was born in 1916 at a Village (Manderan) near Hoshiyarpur, in District Jalandhar.[2] Niazi was a disciple of Mian Wali Muhammad of Kapurthala State[2] and Pandit Amar Nath of Batala[3]. He also trained with his father Haji Rahim Baksh in Goindwal.[2] [3] He used to sing at Harballah Festival in his childhood. Tufail Niazi migrated to Pakistan after partition. He ran a milk shop to make his ends meet until he got opportunity at Radio Pakistan.[3]

Radio and TV career[]

Tufail Niazi was not Niazi by caste. Aslam Azhar, then PTV's senior producer and managing director, gave him the name Tufail Niazi because Tufail had told him that his peer was Pir Niaz Ali Shah. So do not confused with his last name, he was not belongs to famous Pushtun Niazi tribe. Before this, Tufail had been known simply as Tufail, Master Tufail, Mian Tufail or Tufail Multani. Later, under Uxi Mufti, he worked tirelessly to help set up and sustain the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) in Islamabad, Pakistan. He travelled all over Pakistan to gather folk treasures. In recognition of his work, Tufail Niazi received the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1982.[4]

Death and legacy[]

His two sons Javed and Babar Niazi have taken on their father's legacy and perform regularly on Pakistan Television, in the same manner their father did.[5] Renowned folk singer Tufail Niazi was paid rich tributes at a musical evening that was organised in his honour at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on 30 May 2011.[6]

Musical style[]

Tufail Niazi was a folk musician deeply influenced by classical forms. His mastery of classical vocals, combined with a soulful melodic voice mesmerised audiences. The profound Punjabi Sufi elements in his storytelling, which was characteristic of his repertoire, together with his energetic singing while clothed in a Punjabi 'Lacha' and a silk 'Kurta', created the impression of a performer for whom art was inseparable from life. His singing was often intensely moving, as when he sang about the lives of Punjabi epic lovers, most notably Heer Ranjha, richly evoking their anguish against the setting of a Punjabi rural social environment.[7] Work of Tufail Niazi has been recreated in various TV music programmes and Movies, both in Pakistan and India. In 1998, Tufail's song "Laai beqadaran naal yaari" was recreated in inidan movie Wajood as "Tut gai tarak kr ke" by Anu Malik, although his name remained uncredited. in 2006, Pakistani movie Majajan featured Tufail's "Ve tu naire naire wass ve" performed by Azra Jahan.[8] In 2013, paid tribute to Tufail Niazi by performing "Kade aa ve mahi gal lag ve", in Coke Studio Season 6 produced by Rohail Hayat.[9] In 2014, when Strings opened their first season of Coke Studio (season 7) as producers, they remade "Lai Beqadaraan Naal Yaari", performed by Tufail's sons as a tribute to the legend.[10] The same year, "Kheryaan De Naal" was also remade and performed by Tufail's sons (Niazi Brothers).[11]

See also[]

  • Mai Bhaghi
  • Madam Noor Jahan
  • Abida Parveen
  • Alam Lohar

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG-1xLyBhNw, Tufail Niazi being interviewed by the writer Mumtaz Mufti on YouTube, Retrieved 15 January 2016
  2. ^ a b c A, Sheikh, M. (26 April 2012). Who’s Who: Music in Pakistan. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4691-9159-1.
  3. ^ a b c Kalra, Virinder S. (20 November 2014). Sacred and Secular Musics: A Postcolonial Approach. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4411-0045-0.
  4. ^ http://folkpunjab.org/tufail-niazi/, Tufail Niazi on Folk Punjab website, Retrieved 6 February 2016
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5f03n8Fw8U, Tufail Niazi's sons Babar and Javed Niazi performance on YouTube, Retrieved 6 February 2016
  6. ^ http://www.dawn.com/news/633528/tributes-paid-to-tufail-niazi, Tributes paid to Tufail Niazi, Dawn newspaper, published 1 June 2011, Retrieved 6 February 2016
  7. ^ http://apnaorg.com/music/tufail/, Tufail Niazi folk songs on Academy of the Punjab in North America [APNA] website, Retrieved 6 February 2016
  8. ^ Riaz, Saad (2 April 2021). "7 underrated Lollywood Punjabi songs you must listen to". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ Kade Aawe Mahi Gal Lag We - Mohammad Tufail Niazi | EMI Pakistan Originals, retrieved 31 January 2022
  10. ^ "Episode 1 - Season 7 - Coke Studio Pakistan". www.cokestudio.com.pk. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Episode 5 - Season 7 - Coke Studio Pakistan". www.cokestudio.com.pk. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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