sayien zahoor

sain zahoor

• Saieen Zahoor or Saeen Zahur Ahmad (Urdu: سائیں ظہور) (b. around 1940) is a leading Sufi musician from Pakistan. He spent his life singing in the Sufi shrines, and had not cut a record until 2006, when he was nominated for the BBC World Music awards based on word of mouth.[2] He emerged as the "best BBC voice of the year 2006",[3] an award that had earlier recognized other prominent Sufi singers such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Abida Parveen. Sain is not his first name but a Sindhi honorific title and is also spelt Saeen or Saiyan, and Zahoor may be spelt Zahur. Sain Zahoor known for his "Magical" Voice which is known to put his listeners to trance[citation needed].

References

1. ^ Annie Zaidi (2007-05-08).a voice like a call. Retrieved 2007-05-09.This is a review of the concert at the india habitate center on May 6 2007.
2. ^ ab Robin Denselow (December 2, 2005). sufi choice gurdian Retrieved 2007-05-08.
3. ^ abc Ivan Chrysler. "Winner BBC Music Awards 2006: Sain Zahoor (Pakistan)". British Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 2007-05-08.
4.  ^ a b "Saieen Zahoor: the roving minstrel".Matteela Music. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
5. .v1 A well-produced video of the ceremony where Saieen Zahoor emerged winner for the Asia/Pacific category.
6. ^ "Folk Music Performance: Pakistan Pavilion [PDF"]. Aichi Expo 2005 website. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
7. ^{^ "Festival of World Cultures, Dublin 2009". Retrieved 2009-08-31.[dead link]..}