Pakistani legendry singer Reshma died in Lahore today (Sunday) at a private hospital after a long battle with throat cancer. She was at the age of 66.
Reshma was born in Bikaner, India to a Banjara (Gypsy) family around 1947. Her tribe migrated to Karachi shortly after the Partition of India.
When she was twelve years old, she was spotted singing at Shahbaaz Qalandar s shrine by a television and radio producer, who arranged for her to make a recording of “Laal Meri” on Pakistan radio.
She became an instant hit and since that day, Reshma has been one of the most popular folk singers of Pakistan, appearing on television in the 1960s, recording songs for both the Pakistani and Indian film.
Some of her famous numbers are “Dama Dam Mast Kalandar”, “Hai O Rabba nahion lagda dil mera”, “Sun charkhe di mithi mithi cook mahiya meinu yaad aunda”, “Wey main chori chori”, “Ankhiyan no rehen de ankhyan de kol kol”.
