Akhtar Chanal Zahri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (1954) (age 72) Khuzdar,Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Folk singer |
| Years active | 1973 – present |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award (1998) |
Akhtar Chanal Zahri (born 1954) is aBaloch folk singer fromPakistan.[1] He is famous for his singing inCoke Studio Pakistan.[2][3]
Akhtar Chanal Zahri was born atKhuzdar,Balochistan, Pakistan in 1954.[2] In 1964, Akhtar Chanal started taking formal singing lessons from amusicUstad. In 1973, he brought regional folk to national attention after he was discovered by thePakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)'s Balochi Radio Station, and in 1974 Chanal's music became popular nationwide when his songDeer Deer was first aired live onnational TV. Since then, Akhtar Chanal has traveled all over the world, including theUnited States, theNetherlands andEurope for tours. He has performed in a concert arranged at theShanghai Cooperation Organisation for the political leaders meeting at the summit. Former Prime Minister of PakistanBenazir Bhutto took him on a tour toEngland. WhenAtal Bihari Vajpayee visited Islamabad, Pakistan, he performed then at an event in 2004.[2][4]
Akhtar Chanal Zahri reportedly has said in an interview, "The songs I hummed as a youngster watching my sheep, are embedded in my memory. Where I come from, when a child is born, the only two things he knows how to do are sing and cry – music is part of us from the very beginning".[2][3]
Some of his famous songs are:
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