"Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" Ghulam Farid Sabri | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1930 Kalyana, Punjab, British India |
Died | 5 April 1994 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | (aged 63–64)
Genres | Qawwali, Ghazal, Sufi music |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, harmonium |
Years active | 1946–1994 |
Title | Hazrat Aalam Shah Warsi |
Awards | Pride of Performance in 1978 |
Ghulam Farid Sabri (1930–5 April1994) was a qawwali singer and member of the Sabri Brothers, a qawwali group in Pakistan in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The Sabri Brothers received the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 1978.[1] Sabri was also a Sufi mystic connected to the Chishti Order.