Death anniversary of famous singer Alam Lohar today: Lahore
LAHORE: The death anniversary of Alam Lohar is being observed with solemnity and reverence today, SAMAA reported Sunday.
He was born in the small village of AachGoach in Gujrat District, in Punjab, to a family of blacksmiths.
Alam Lohar developed a new style of singing the Punjabi Vaar, an epic or folk tale. He is famous for his rendition of Waris Shah’s Heer, which he has memorized in 36 styles and forms.
He recorded his first album at the age of 13 and has outsold all other singers in Pakistan in the 1970s.
It was the Queen’s Jubilee event in the UK and there was a singing competition between all Commonwealth Countries and after all performances: Alam Lohar won the award as the best performance and was handed a gold medal for his unique and God given voice.
In many rural villages, the local traditional people have called him ‘Sher-e-Punjab’ or ‘Heerah’ meaning diamond.
His famous compositions are DhartiPanjDaryavan Di, SaifulMalook, Jugni , Mirza, Qissa, SohniMahiwal, SassiPannu.
Alam Lohar died in an accident near Sham ki Bhaitiyan on July 3, 1979. He was given the Pride of Performance award in 1979 by General Zia Ul Haq in Islamabad and has received numerous awards within his lifetime. SAMAA
