Zarina Baloch | |
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| Born | Zarina Baloch (1931-12-29)29 December 1931 |
| Died | 25 October 2005(2005-10-25) (aged 74)[1] |
| Occupation | Folk singer[1] |
| Spouse | Rasul Bux Palejo (married in the 1960s)[1] |
| Children | Ayaz Latif Palijo (son)[1] Akhter Baloch (daughter)(from her first husband) |
Zarina Baloch (Urdu:زرینہ بلوچ) (29 December 1931 – 25 October 2005) was aSindhifolk music singer, vocalist and composer from theSindh province ofPakistan. She was also an actress, Radio and TV artist, writer, teacher for over 30 years, political activist and social worker. She is notable for her revolutionary songs and resistance against the military dictatorship ofGeneral Zia-ul-Haq.[2][1]
She was born on 29 December 1931 in Allahdad Chand village,Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Her mother, Gulroz Jalalani, died in 1940 when Zarina was six years old. She studied with Mohammad Juman, who was also aSindhi singer. At the early age of 15 years, her familyarranged her marriage with a remote relative. She had two children: Akhter Baloch also known as Zina (born in 1952), and Aslam Parvez (born in 1957). However, Baloch and her husband disagreed on the subject of herfurther education and the pair were separated in 1958. Baloch joinedRadio Hyderabad in 1960 and received her first Music Award in 1961. Then Zarina married Sindhi politicianRasool Bux Palijo inHyderabad on 22 September 1964. They had a son,Ayaz Latif Palijo. In 1967, she became a teacher at the Model SchoolSindh University. She retired in 1997 and died in 2005 ofbrain cancer atLiaquat National Hospital.[3]
In 1979, Zarina was arrested and imprisoned inSukkur andKarachi jails for leading the protests against PresidentGeneral Zia-ul-Haq'smartial law. Because of her struggle against theruling classes and againstgender discrimination,feudalism andmartial laws ofAyub Khan andYahya Khan, she earned the title ofJeeJee (mother) of theSindhi people.[1][4][5] She was one of the leading founders ofSindhiani Tahreek,Women's Action Forum, Sindhi Adabi Sangat and Sindhi Haree Committee. She was fluent inSindhi,Urdu,Seraiki,Balochi,Persian, Arabic andGujrati.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
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| 1984 | Ana | Razia | PTV |
| 1986 | Jungle | Sadoori |
She wrote many songs and poetry which became popular among the nationalists inSindh andBalochistan. She was the author of several stories and poems, and her Book "Tunhinjee Gola Tunhinjoon Galhion" was published in 1992.[citation needed]
On the other hand, the Sindhi folk singer Zarina Baloch (b. 1931), a student of Ustād Mohammed Jumman, became known for singing revolutionary songs written by Shaikh Ayaz and other Leftist poets to resist the military dictatorship of General Zia.
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