Sanam Marvi (Sindhi: صنم ماروی) (born : 17 April 1986) is a Pakistani folk and sufi singer. She sings in Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi languages.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sanam Marvi صنم ماروي |
| Born | 17 April 1986 |
| Origin | Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Genres | Sufi, folk music[1][2] |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Labels | Sagarika Coke Studio (Pakistan) |
| Honors: Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2020 | |
Early life and career edit
Sanam Marvi's childhood was full of hardships and poverty.[3] Marvi started getting music training at the age of 7. She is from a Sindhi Family. Her father, Faqeer Khan Muhammad, was also a Sindhi folk musician/harmonium player. He gave Marvi initial classical music training for 2 years, and later she learnt classical singing and raags from Ustad Fateh Ali Khan from Sindh in the Gwalior gharana tradition. She says that she has also learned a lot from folk singer Abida Parveen.[1][2] She performed in Rafi Peer Theatre in 2004 and 2005.
Sanam Marvi debuted, in 2009, at ‘Virsa Heritage’, a music program on Pakistan Television Corporation channel hosted by Yousuf Salahuddin. She affectionately calls him 'like a baba to her' (a father figure to her) for giving her a big break in the Pakistani entertainment industry. Later she performed at Coke Studio Pakistan, a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances.[1]
Marvi performs sufi concerts around the world. She is considered among the 3 of the finest performers in the Sufi, ghazal and folk genres. The other 2 being Abida Parveen and Tina Sani.[4] < She made her debut in a solo performance on the Indian soil at 2010's Jahan-e-Khusrau, the Sufi music festival arranged by the famous film producer Muzaffar Ali of 1981 film Umrao Jaan fame.[2] In February 2011, she performed with Indian playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj at Times of India's Aman ki Asha event at Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad, India.[5]
Marvi made her live concert singing debut in 2012 with concerts held at London, Paris, New York, singing alongside Hadiqa Kiyani and Ali Zafar.[1]
She sang the OST for A-Plus Entertainment's Piya Bedardi and Urdu1's Bachay Baraye Farokht.
Sanam Marvi feels that lyrics written by the Sufi poets have a universal and timeless appeal among the public and that people find comfort in those words.[1]
Recently, she carried on the legacy of folk genre and sang 'Hairaan Hua' from the platform of Coke Studio.[6]
Personal life edit
Sanam Marvi was married to Hamid Ali Khan. They have three children.[1] Her first husband, Aftab Ahmed Pharero, also known as Aftab Ahmed Kalhoro, was murdered in Karachi in 2009.[7] They had married in 2006 but had been estranged for two years prior to his death. Marvi was Aftab's second wife.[7]
Awards edit
- Latif Award (2011)
- Best Singer – Sufism University[8]
- Best Singer Light Music – Virsa at 17th PTV National Awards held in 2012
- Won UNESCO Award at 9th International Music Festival (Festival Sharq Taronalari, Samarqand 2013). She is the second artist after Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to win this award.
- Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2020[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g 'First person: Sanam's Sufi calling', Dawn (newspaper) Published 21 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018
- ^ a b c Shailaja Tripathi (18 February 2010). "Arts / Music : Messenger of peace (A rising star in Pakistan)". Chennai, India: The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Speak Your Heart With Samina Peerzada" (Interview). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ^ Striking the right chord (Sanam Marvi) Newsline (magazine), Published Jan 2011 issue. Retrieved 24 November 2020
- ^ "Rekha, Sanam performed in Hyderabad". The Times Of India (newspaper). 21 February 2011.. Retrieved 14 April 2018
- ^ Coke Studio (Pakistan) Season 12 artist - 'Hairaan Hua' by Sanam Marvi, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 4 December 2019
- ^ a b "Folk singer's husband found shot dead". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Sufism university will counter extremism: CM"., 'Best Singer' award info on Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 January 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2020
- ^ Ibne Safi, Fehmida Riaz among 116 recipients of civil awards (also lists Sanam Marvi's award) Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2019, Retrieved 24 November 2020