Sufi-Music-Concert
The Consulate General of Germany in Karachi presented a Sufi-Music-Concert with Abida Parveen (Pakistan) and Farida Parveen (Bangladesh) on Friday, 23 October 2009 at 8:30 pm.
| Abida Parveen is a Sindhi singer of Kafi, Ghazal and Qawwali music. She was born in Larkana and received her musical training initially from her father, Ustad Ghulam Haider, and subsequently from Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. Abida Parveen received the President of Pakistan’s Award for Pride of Performance (1982), and the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2005). She sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki, Punjabi and Persian. Abida Parveen has given concerts around the world and is the main representative of sufi music in Pakistan |
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| Farida Parveen (Bangladesh) has been singing for more than thirty years and is considered as the leading sufi singer of her country. She had travelled to many countries promoting and upholding our heritage of rich folk music. As an ambassador of Lalon shah’s songs (who certainly is the most influential Bangali musician and poet) she has gained huge appreciation. In 1987, she received Ekushey Padak (one of the highest awards in Bangladesh). In 2008, she won the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize for Best Music in Japan |
This concert was organized in collaboration with the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Karachi and the Goethe-Institut Pakistan.
