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Disclaimer: The article is composed with Music in Mind and not religion. If any such reference to religion is made it is only to keep the composition in its frame. Kindly excuse and advise me if any mistakes or a poor standard is noticed in the article to improve the future articles."
Disclaimer: The article is composed with Music in Mind and not religion. If any such reference to religion is made it is only to keep the composition in its frame. Kindly excuse and advise me if any mistakes or a poor standard is noticed in the article to improve the future articles."
A Jewel of Pakistan- Sitara-e-Imitiaz , Pride of Performance, Queen of Sufi Music
Honourable Lady Of Celestial Music-Begum Abida Parveen
"She melds virtuosity and devotion.... bringing profundity to the music along with flamboyance"The New York Times.
"YOU GO AND SIT IN MOSQUES AND TEMPLES BUT HAVE YOU VISITED
YOUR OWN SOUL"
The day I opened my eyes and my ears heard music,'
A star in the sky shined brilliant and a child was born in mohalla Ali Goharabad in Larkana, Sindh
in 1954 to a spiritually and musically inclined family and grown to become an Eminent Sufi Singer.
And she is no other than The Great Begum Abida Parveen.
Her father, Ghulam Haider ttought her music initially to be followed further with Ustad Salamat Ali Khan.
She Breaths, feels, tastes, listens, talks,loves, prays and ultimately lives in the Paradise of Music.
Begum Abida Parveen, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, a Pakistani singer, is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music..
She sings with her Body and Mind, but the moment she stops singing her mind and heart leaves her body to dance with music in her own Paradise of Music.
When you ask her she refers to A village girl Panihaari, going to fill her water pot who balances her pot even when talking to her friends
"Baatein kare sakhiyon se, dhyaan gagariya ke beech".
Begum Abida Parveen, where ever she be her spirit wanders else where peaceful and serene.
Her eyes glow brilliant with a delightful smile and shows the ecstasy at its height in music when she sings.
She got "Rab ki taraf se" - an interest in music and initially learnt from her father who ran a music school.
She says "ek chashma hai, jo Khuda ke dhyan se jura hua hai."
Her professional career sparkled from Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, in 1973. Her first hit was the Sindhi song "Tuhinje zulfan jay band kamand widha". Several Sufi singers sang the song before but Begum Abida Parveen give a new unique style wit classic roots..
It may be misted over, but the way to make it clear again, she explains, is through "dard", pain, which is the "dehleez" or threshold that the Sufi seeker attempts to cross. Again, she likens that inner connection to a lamp. "Whoever wants to light the lamp can go to that threshold. You have to meditate, or at least think, on it."
And that light, which "has nothing to do with religion," she points out, "circulates everywhere". Since it is everywhere, the only people who get agitated, she says, are the ones with attachment to the world, not those who are tuned to the reality (of God). "Pareshaan wahi hai jo duniya se jura hua hai. Jo asliyat se jura hai, use takleef nahin."
Begum Abida Parveen, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, a Pakistani singer, is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music..
She sings with her Body and Mind, but the moment she stops singing her mind and heart leaves her body to dance with music in her own Paradise of Music.
When you ask her she refers to A village girl Panihaari, going to fill her water pot who balances her pot even when talking to her friends
"Baatein kare sakhiyon se, dhyaan gagariya ke beech".
Begum Abida Parveen, where ever she be her spirit wanders else where peaceful and serene.
Her eyes glow brilliant with a delightful smile and shows the ecstasy at its height in music when she sings.
She got "Rab ki taraf se" - an interest in music and initially learnt from her father who ran a music school.
She says "ek chashma hai, jo Khuda ke dhyan se jura hua hai."
Her professional career sparkled from Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, in 1973. Her first hit was the Sindhi song "Tuhinje zulfan jay band kamand widha". Several Sufi singers sang the song before but Begum Abida Parveen give a new unique style wit classic roots..
It may be misted over, but the way to make it clear again, she explains, is through "dard", pain, which is the "dehleez" or threshold that the Sufi seeker attempts to cross. Again, she likens that inner connection to a lamp. "Whoever wants to light the lamp can go to that threshold. You have to meditate, or at least think, on it."
And that light, which "has nothing to do with religion," she points out, "circulates everywhere". Since it is everywhere, the only people who get agitated, she says, are the ones with attachment to the world, not those who are tuned to the reality (of God). "Pareshaan wahi hai jo duniya se jura hua hai. Jo asliyat se jura hai, use takleef nahin."
And that light, which "has nothing to do with religion," she points out, "circulates everywhere". Since it is everywhere, the only people who get agitated, she says, are the ones with attachment to the world, not those who are tuned to the reality (of God). "Pareshaan wahi hai jo duniya se jura hua hai. Jo asliyat se jura hai, use takleef nahin."
"The colours of Holi, green red, yellow, etc., are all pure colours, the colours of Allah. They are Sufi colours. And these are the colours of the rainbow."
Her music is informed by a deep commitment to the ideals of Sufism with magnificient celestial voice. She doesn't care for her superstar status. Kafi and Ghazals are her main but ventured singing qawwalis too. She feels singing as a passionate offer to God. She has the power of bringing the hearts of the listeners so close to the music they feel totally a part of that passionate offering to got. She started her singing career as a small girl. After the death of Ustad Salamat Ali Khan she has taken his place. She as the Queen of Sufi Mystical singing is best with Sufiana Kalaam whether in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhior Saraiki. Sufi Saint Shah Abdul Latif the poet and composer of 18th century who blended Classic raagas and Folk in a new trend called kafi. Although she is associated most closely with the verses of the Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif, she has also sung the verses of other Sufi saints, including Amir Khusrau, Bulleh Shah, Sachal Sarmast, Sultan Bahu, and others such as Kabir and Waris Shah.
At a festival of Jahan-e-Khusrau Begum Abida Parveen and a Tunisian Sufi Mystic Singer Lafti Bouchnak shared the honours immeresed in pure and crystal clear pristine poetry.
In her singing there is wild masti as she raises and strtches her hand towards God (invisible) and shows an equisite adventure in to the music, melody,Lyric, notes, wide improvisation passed down from older generation that hint at secrets of the past to present that experienced.
HER GREAT PROFICIENCY IS IN HER ACCENT THROUGH WHICH SHE CAN COMMUNICATE THE TRUE MEANING OF ANY WORD BETTERTHAN ANY DICTIONARY IN THE WORLD.
By Zainab Imam - Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
"The colours of Holi, green red, yellow, etc., are all pure colours, the colours of Allah. They are Sufi colours. And these are the colours of the rainbow."
"I enjoyed singing before the Delhi crowd," she smiles
At a festival of Jahan-e-Khusrau Begum Abida Parveen and a Tunisian Sufi Mystic Singer Lafti Bouchnak shared the honours immeresed in pure and crystal clear pristine poetry.
In her singing there is wild masti as she raises and strtches her hand towards God (invisible) and shows an equisite adventure in to the music, melody,Lyric, notes, wide improvisation passed down from older generation that hint at secrets of the past to present that experienced.
HER GREAT PROFICIENCY IS IN HER ACCENT THROUGH WHICH SHE CAN COMMUNICATE THE TRUE MEANING OF ANY WORD BETTERTHAN ANY DICTIONARY IN THE WORLD.
'I was born to sing Sufiana kalam'
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Karachi: Daily Times caught up with Abida Parveen ahead of her talk at the Aga Khan University
Wednesday to ask her a few questions about her experiences.
Daily Times: Why did you choose to solely sing Sufi kalam?
Abida Parveen: Sufism is the name of a feeling, of a light that is meant as guidance for the whole of humanity to lead it to the correct path.
Allah has put this flame into the heart of His creation, so the connection has always existed. The Sufi tradition does not follow the scientific theory that the mind is the ruler of the body, rather it has its own theory that dictates that the heart is king.
I am lucky to feel that connection in my heart and that is why I sing the kalam, which is the supreme form of expression for me.
DT: Which other forms of music would you like to sing?
AP: Music is something that I feel very deeply. I am also classically trained and that is why I enjoy all forms of music.
But I do believe that no colour is darker than the colour of Sufi music and no intoxication is stronger. It is as if I was born to sing this.
DT: You have performed the world over, even in areas where people do not understand that languages you sing in. Does the language barrier ever become a hindrance in the transmission of your message?
AP: Never. Usually in Europe, you find people who don't understand what I am saying, but the whole experience is so overwhelming for them that they cannot help but let the tears flow. They are so deeply touched by the Sufi words, that even if the time for the performance is 7 pm, they arrive way earlier just to get the feel.
DT: Life has become increasingly complicated, and it seems as if in all the hustle-bustle, people have lost their spiritual connection. What would be your message to those who want to improve their spiritual life?
AP: You will not find Allah anywhere but inside your heart.
Delve into yourself, deeper and deeper, until you find Him and re-establish your relationship with Him.
He has put the flame in your heart, and it cannot die out until He wills, so even if you feel that you are not finding Him, do not give up your search.
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I TOO GO IN TO A DIFFERENT PARADISE WITH MY FAVOURITE SONG
THIS IS ONE OF THE SONGS I LISTEN MOSTLY
WISHING HER SUCCESS IN ALL HER ENDEAVOURS
MAY ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY GIVE HER LONG LIFE WITH HAPPINESS, HEALTH, PROSPERITY, NAME, FAME WEALTH, WISDOM, JOY, CHEERS SAFETY AND , PEACE
DO NOT BREAK THE HEART OF THE HUMAN
BECAUSE GOD DWELLS IN THERE
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