Saeen Zahoor
Saeen Zahoor is a Pakistani Sufi and folk singer who brings Punjabi devotional poetry to shrines, concert stages and Coke Studio, accompanying his voice with the tumbi.
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- From
- Punjab, Pakistan
- Based in
- Lahore
- Work
- Sufi and folk singer; tumbi player
- First concert stage
- All Pakistan Music Conference, 1989
- International breakthrough
- BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music, 2006
Mini bio
How it started.
Zahoor grew up in a rural family in Punjab and began singing as a child. In his account of his spiritual journey, a recurring dream led him to leave home at ten and travel among Sufi shrines. At Uch Sharif he learned devotional songs, with Bulleh Shah’s poetry becoming central to his repertoire.
From shrines to concert halls.
For decades, shrines and local festivals were his musical home. A 1989 invitation to the All Pakistan Music Conference brought him onto a concert stage. His international breakthrough followed with a 2006 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music win in the Asia/Pacific category.
A voice fans find online.
Coke Studio paired him with Noori on “Aik Alif” in 2009 and with Sanam Marvi on “Rabba Ho” in 2013. They reunited for “Lagi Bina / Chal Mele Noon Challiye” in 2016, directed by Jaffer Zaidi and produced by Strings. Those performances give fans a way into his music alongside his shrine and concert work.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2016Lagi Bina / Chal Mele Noon ChalliyeVocalist with Sanam Marvi, Coke Studio season 9
- 2013Rabba HoVocalist with Sanam Marvi, produced by Rohail Hyatt
- 2009ToumbaVocalist, Coke Studio season 2
- 2009Aik AlifVocalist with Noori, Coke Studio season 2
Awards
Quotes
If there is love then there is peace and unity. I want to send out a message of peace.Sain Zahoor, interviewed by ANI in Amritsar
In a December 2009 interview, he spoke about music, faith and friendship across religious communities.
Trivia
- The tumbi he plays has a gourd resonator attached to a wooden stick.
- He names Ustad Sain Raunka Ali of Patiala as a teacher of his first Sufi kalams.
- Composer Ehsaan Noorani recalled that Zahoor used drawings as memory aids for the lyrics while recording Mirzya.
Find Zahoor
Listen to his songs and collaborations on Spotify.
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