Mai Allah Wassai

Mai Allah Wassai (Sindhi: مائي الهه وسائي) (b. 1928, d. 29 April 2003) was a famous and popular folk and light classical Sindhi singer of Sindh, Pakistan.[1]

Mai Allah Wassai
مائي الھ وسائي
Born1928 (1928)
Sujawal, Sindh, Pakistan
Died (aged 75)
Sujawal, Pakistan
OccupationSinger
Years active1928–2003
AwardsShah Abdul Latif Bhitai Award
2003
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
2007

Early life

Allah Wassai was born in 1928 in Sujawal city of Sujawal District of Sindh, Pakistan.[2][3][4]

Services

Mai Allah Wassai had sung popular folk and light classical songs which were broadcast from Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, Hyderabad and televised from Pakistan Television Corporation center Karachi.[5] Her audio cassette was issued by Institute of Sindhology University of Sindh Jamshoro in 1999.[6] She was awarded with Tamagh-e-Imtiaz, a national award by Government of Pakistan on 23 March 2007, after her death.[7] She performed at Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Conference on the occasion of Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai at Bhit Shah, Hyderabad and she was awarded with Shah Latif award by Culture Department Government of Sindh.[8]

Death

She died on 29 April 2003.[3]

References
  1. "Resonance of heritage: Sindhi musicians willing to give away life for Sur - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  2. "Mai Allah Wassai - Sindhipedia". sindhipedia.org. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. Tunio, Aftab. "صدارتي ايوارڊ يافتھ لوڪ ڳائڻي مائي الله وسائي جي وڇوڙي کي 13 سال وهامي ويا". www.awaztv.tv (in Sindhi). Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  4. "- YouTube". YouTube.
  5. Muhammad, Ghulam. "Mai Allah Wasai Sindhi Folk Music". www.mediamusicmania.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  6. Abbas, Shemeem Burney (2003-01-01). The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual: Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292705159.
  7. "Twenty-six awards on Pakistan Day". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  8. Report, Bureau (2003-04-21). "HYDERABAD: Global moots on Bhitai proposed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-06.


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