The Best Pakistani Music

The Best Pakistani Singers

Zeb and Haniya

Zeb and Haniya is a Pakistani pop group from Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The duo's songs are mostly in Urdu, but some lyrics are also in Pashto, Dari and Turkish. Their music has been described at various times as alternative, art folk, ethnic blues and easy listening by international reviewer's and critics. Their songs bring a spectrum of style, instrumentation and influence. Some tracks ring with the cheeriness of pop while others capture the evocative richness of Pashto and Dari folk.

Abida Parveen

Abida Parveen is a Pakistani singer of Sindhi descent and one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music (Sufiana kalaam). She sings mainly ghazals, Urdu love songs, and her forte, Kafis, a solo genre accompanied by percussion and harmonium, using a repertoire of songs by Sufi poets. Parveen sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Saraiki, Punjabi and Persian. together with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is considered one of the finest Sufi vocalists of the modern era.

Alamgir

Alamgir is a Pakistani pop singer of the 1970s, is one of the pioneers of the Urdu pop music in Pakistan.Many call him the elvis of the east for his style and stage presence.

Nazia Hassan

Nazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani (1980) made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s Her debut album Disco Deewane (1981) also charted in fourteen countries worldwide and became the best-selling Asian pop record up until that time.Nazia Hassan, along with her brother Zohaib Hassan, went on to sell over 60 million records worldwide.

Ali Azmat

Ali Azmat as "One of the biggest bands in the world" New York Times called Junoon "the U2 of Pakistan" the group has released a collective total of nineteen albums: seven studio albums; one soundtrack; two live albums; four video albums; and five compilations.Junoon is South Asia's most successful band of all time with more than 25 million records sold worldwide.Junoon was a sufi rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, formed in 1990.Junoon was Pakistan's most successful band Q magazine regarded.

Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan

Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan is a Pakistani classical singer belonging to Patiala Gharana lineage.He is the youngest brother of the late Asad Amanat Ali Khan.He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band Fuzön and later went on to a immensely successful Bollywood playback singing career. He was awarded the President's Pride of Performance civil award on 14 August 2007.

Mehdi Hassan(Late)

Ustad Mehdi Hassan Khan was a Pakistani ghazal singer and a former playback singer for Lollywood. He is famously known as the "King of Ghazal", and is one of the most successful singers of South Asia.Legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar once likened his songs to the "voice of god" The highest civilian honor of Pakistan is conferred on him the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.

Arif Lohar

Arif Lohar is a Punjabi folk singer from Pakistan. He usually sings with a native musical instrument resembling tongs (called a 'chimta'). His folk music is representative of traditional folk heritage of the Punjab. He is the son of folk singer Alam Lohar. In 2005, he was awarded Pride of Performance Award from Government of Pakistan-the highest civil award in Pakistan.he has more than 150 albums to his credit and has recorded more than 3000 mostly Punjabi language songs a living legend.