Abida Parveen
Also known as Queen of Sufi Music
Pakistani Sufi Muslim singer, composer and musician
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Abida Parveen (Urdu: عابدہ پروین), a Pakistani singer, is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music. Her forte is the kafi and the ghazal, though she has also ventured into traditional male territory and sung qawwalis. She is known for her particularly stunning voice, as well as her vivid musical imagination. She has attained legendary status in the Indian Sub-Continent, especially within her home province of Sindh, Pakistan. Abida was born in Larkana (Sindh province, Pakistan) in 1954. <a hr
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Abida Parveen (Sindhi: عابده پروين; Urdu: عابدہ پروین; born 20 February 1954) is a Pakistani singer, composer, musician of Sufi music, painter and an entrepreneur. Often dubbed the Queen of Sufi music, Parveen is one of the highest-paid and most decorated vocalists in Pakistan.
Born and raised in Larkana into a Sindhi Sufi family, she was trained by her father, Ustad Ghulam Haider, who was a famous singer and music teacher. She plays the pump organ, keyboard, and sitar. Parveen started performing in the early 1970s and came into global prominence in the 1990s. Since 1993, Parveen has toured globally, performing her first international concert at Buena Park, California. She has also performed in Churches, several times. Parveen features in Pakistan's popular musical show Coke Studio and was a judge on the pan-South Asia contest show Sur Kshetra alongside Runa Laila and Asha Bhosle, hosted by Ayesha Takia. She had appeared in various Indian and Pakistani music reality shows, including Pakistan Idol, Chhote Ustaad, and STAR Voice of India. In the last few years, she has sung in a Pepsi commercial, collaborating with Atif Aslam for this.