Zeb-un-Nissa (singer)

Zeb-un-Nissa (Sindhi: زيب النساءُ; Death: 19 December 2019) was a Sindhi folk singer of Pakistan. She was among the leading female singers of Sindh during the period from 1960s to 1990s.[1] She had sung hundreds of Sufi songs which were recorded by Radio Pakistan Hyderabad.[2]

Zeb-un-Nissa
Sindhi: زيب النساء
Background information
Birth nameQaim Khatoon
Also known asZeb-un-Nissa
Born(1939-09-24)24 September 1939
Nawabshah, Sind, British India, Pakistan
Died19 December 2019(2019-12-19) (aged 80)
Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan
GenresSindhi
Occupation(s)Folk singer
Years active1958 – 2010
ChildrenSamina Kanwal (daughter)

Early life and childhood

Zeb-un-Nissa was born in Nawabshah Sindh in the house of Bachu Shaikh.[3] Her real name was Qaim Khatoon. She did not belong to a typical family of singers or musicians, however, her mother used to sing in local marriage ceremonies and social gatherings.[2]

Singing career

Zeb-un-Nissa started her singing career in 1958 from Radio Pakistan Hyderabad. She took lessons of music from the renowned Sindhi singer Muhammad Juman. She had a beautiful voice.[4] Radio Pakistan recorded numerous songs of Sufi poets in her voice. Those Sufi poets included Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Sachal Sarmast, Misri Shah, Manthar Faqir, Budhal Faqir and many others. A rich collection of songs sung by her are available in the music Library of Radio Pakistan. She was also popular for the marriage songs called "Sehra" or "Lada" in Sindhi. She recorded the marriage songs with renowned female singers Zarina Baloch, Amina and Rubina Qureshi. Her duets with Ustad Muhammad Juman and Ustad Muhammad Yousuf are also very popular. Pakistan Television Centre Karachi also recorded more than 50 songs in her voice along with other female singers.[5]

Death

Zeb-un-Nissa died on 19 December 2019 in Nawabshah.[2] Among her five daughters and two sons, only one daughter Samina Kanwal is a singer.[1]

References
  1. سنڌ جي لوڪ فنڪاره زيب النساءِ ڪافي عرصو بيمار رهڻ بعد نوابشاهه ۾ ۸۰ سالن جي ڄمار ۾ لاڏاڻو ڪري وئي, Daily Panhinji Akhbar, 19 December 2019.
  2. لوڪ گيتن جي راڻي زيب النساءِ لاڏاڻو ڪري وئي، روزاني سنڌيار، 20 ڊسمبر 2019, Daily Sindhyar.
  3. Zub-un-Nissa (in Sindhi), Sindhi Wikipedia
  4. زيب النساءِ گمناميءَ ۾ گذاري ويل سھرا لاڏا ڳائيندڙ ھڪ لوڪ گائڪا, Daily Kawish, Hyderabad, 21 December 2019.
  5. ٰمصطفيٰ ملاح: خوبصورت آواز جي مالڪ گائڪا زيب النساء اسان کان وڇڙي وئي، روزاني ڪاوش، 21 ڊسمبر 2019, Daily Kawish, Hyderabad.
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