Mai Dhai
Mai Dhai is a Pakistani folk singer from Tharparkar, carrying Manganiar musical traditions into Marwari, Dhatki and Sindhi songs, studio collaborations and live performances.
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Known for
- Kadi Aao Ni2015 · Duet with Atif Aslam
Coke Studio - Aankharli Pharookai2015 · Duet with Karam Abbas
Coke Studio - Sarak Sarak2015 · Ho Mann Jahaan soundtrack
Film soundtrack - Kesaria2017 · Collaboration with Natasha Baig
Music video - Koyal2024 · Collaboration with Ahsan Bari
Official video - Thar Ro Prem2025 · Three-track folk EP
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Overview
- Home
- Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan
- Roots
- Manganiar folk music tradition
- Languages
- Dhatki, Marwari and Sindhi
- Breakout
- Coke Studio Season 8, 2015
- Instrument
- Dholak
Mini bio
Songs learned at home.
Born in Barmer, Rajasthan, and later based in Pakistan, Mai Dhai grew up in the Manganiar musical tradition. Her mother, folk singer Khand Bai, taught her a repertoire of Marwari songs. As a child, she accompanied her mother to weddings and learned the melodies and words by listening.
From Lahooti to Coke Studio.
Saif Samejo and The Sketches helped introduce her to new listeners through Lahooti Live Sessions. In 2015 she performed in the United States, including SXSW, and reached a national television audience on Coke Studio Season 8. Her duets paired her with Karam Abbas on Aankharli Pharookai and Atif Aslam on Kadi Aao Ni.
New settings for familiar traditions.
Her collaborations include the Ho Mann Jahaan soundtrack song Sarak Sarak and Kesaria with Natasha Baig. For the 2025 EP Thar Ro Prem, she worked with Ustad Ameer Ali, her son Ahsan Ali on dholak, and percussionist Joshua Amjad. Her official release notes describe a live, single-take recording at Gangwar Studios.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Pardesi RajaSinger
- 2025Thar Ro PremSinger
- 2025JogiraSinger, composer and lyricist
- 2024BalhaariCo-artist with Ahsan Bari
- 2024KoyalSinger, composer and lyricist
- 2017KesariaCo-vocalist with Natasha Baig
- 2015Kadi Aao NiCo-vocalist with Atif Aslam
- 2015Aankharli PharookaiCo-vocalist with Karam Abbas
Film soundtracks
- 2015Sarak Sarak, Ho Mann JahaanSinger; co-writer and co-composer with Zain Ali and Danish Khawaja
Awards
Quotes
Music is in our blood, passed down through generations.Mai Dhai, You & Me interview in The News
In a June 2024 interview, she described growing up in a Manganiar family and carrying on its musical traditions.
Trivia
- The first instrument she learned was the dholak, according to her 2024 You & Me interview.
- She names Abida Parveen as her musical inspiration.
- She described Koyal as a song about longing for a loved one.
- Her son Ahsan Ali plays dholak on Thar Ro Prem.
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