Amjad Sabri passed away yesterday, following a gun attack on his car in Liaquatabad, Karachi. He was 45.
Sabri, who belongs to the musical background that gave Pakistan the Sabri Brothers, one of Pakistan’s foremost Sufi qawwal groups, founded by his father, the late Haji Ghulam Farid Sabri, and his younger brother late Haji Maqbool Ahmed Sabri.
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Sabri is credited with making the qawwali musical style accessible to Pakistan’s youth. He was a sought-after performer for large-scale events in Pakistan, like the annual Lux Style Awards and cultural exchange programme, Shaan-e-Pakistan.
Here are five of the most memorable performances:
1)Bhar Do Jholi
2)Mera Koi Naheen Hai Teray Siwa
3)Khawaja Ki Diwani
4) Ali Mera Dil Mere Jan Ali Mast Qalandar
5) Tajdar-e-Haram
