Zarsanga
Zarsanga is a Pakistani Pashto folk singer known for carrying oral songs and landay poetry from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to radio, international stages and Coke Studio.
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Known for
Coke Studio
FanoosOverview
- From
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Known as
- Queen of Pashtun Folklore
- Breakthrough
- Radio Pakistan
- Tradition
- Pashto folk songs and landay poetry
Mini bio
How it started.
Before radio, Zarsanga was a shepherd. A local musician heard her sing at a wedding and introduced her to a radio producer. Radio Pakistan helped her reach listeners across the country.
Songs passed from voice to voice.
Her repertoire draws on landay love poems and the songs of nomadic Kuchi Pashtuns, often accompanied by tabla and rubab.
A meeting of generations.
In 2017 she featured on Zohaib Kazi’s Shinwari Lawangeen. The following year, she sang Rasha Mama with Gul Panrra and Khumariyaan on Coke Studio’s eleventh season, produced and directed by Zohaib Kazi and Ali Hamza.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2018Rasha Mama · Coke Studio Season 11Singer with Gul Panrra and Khumariyaan
- 2017Shinwari Lawangeen · FanoosFeatured singer with Zohaib Kazi
- 1993Songs of the PashtuAlbum artist
Awards
Quotes
I am thankful to God for my voice.Zarsanga, The Guardian
Speaking to Aina J Khan in January 2024.
Trivia
- She worked as a shepherd until she was 14.
- Songs of the Pashtu includes Ro Ro Keda, Mata de Khaiber Lara and Tappa.
- Her Fanoos collaboration with Zohaib Kazi predates their Coke Studio work together.
Find Zarsanga
Listen to her music on Spotify.
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