Shaukat Ali

Shaukat Ali, also known as Shaukat Ali Khan, is a folk singer from Pakistan.

Early life and career

Born into a family of artists in Malakwal, Punjab, Pakistan, Shaukat Ali began singing while at college in the 1960s, receiving help from his elder brother Inayat Ali Khan. He was introduced into the Pakistani film world as a playback singer by the renowned film music director M Ashraf in the Punjabi film Tees Maar Khan (1963).

Since 1970, he has performed ghazals and Punjabi folk songs.

Shaukat Ali received the Voice of Punjab award in 1976. In June 2013, he was honored with the Pride of Punjab award by the Pakistan Institute of Language, Art and Culture (PILAC).[1] He gave a live performance at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, and was awarded the highest Pakistani civilian Presidential award Pride of Performance in 1990. His song "Kadi Te Hass Bol Vey" was used in the 2009 Indian movie Love Aaj Kal. He also released a track titled "Jagga".

He is the father of Pakistani singer Imran Shaukat Ali.[2]

Super-hit songs

Shaukat Ali's folk song hits include "Kyun Door Door Reindey Au", "Kaddi Te Hass Bol Vey", "Jab Bahaar Aaii Tau Sehra Ki Taraf Chal Para", and many Punjabi folk songs including "Chhalla", "Jagga", "Kanwan, Maan Jannat Da Parchaavan". The Sufi poems "Saif ul Maluk" and "Heer Waris Shah" were beautifully recited by Shaukat Ali and recorded on CDs which are widely available worldwide.[6]

References

  1. , The Tribune newspaper, Lahore, Pakistan, 21 June 2013 issue, Retrieved 6 November 2015
  2. , The Tribune newspaper, Chandigarh, India, 12 December 2004 issue, Retrieved 6 November 2015
  3. , mp3tunes website, Retrieved 10 Nov 2015
  4. , soundtrack of film Maula Jat (1979) on IMDb website, retrieved 10 Nov 2015
  5. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1207626/soundtrack?ref_=tttrv_sa_6, Shaukat Ali soundtrack on IMDb website, Retrieved 14 Aug 2016
  6. , Shaukat Ali folk songs on Academy of the Punjab in North America website (APNA), retrieved 6 November 2015
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