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Amjad Sabri
Amjad Farid Sabri (23 December 1976 – 22 June 2016) was a Pakistani qawwali singer and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition. The son of Ghulam Farid Sabri and a nephew of Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, both of the Sabri Brothers, he emerged as one of South Asia's prominent qawwali singers. He was assassinated in Karachi in June 2016 by terrorists of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP Hakimullah Mehsud group claimed responsibility, saying they had assassinated him "for blasphemy".
Born in Karachi, Sindh, on 23 December 1970, Amjad began learning qawwali music from his father at age nine and joined his father on stage to perform in 1982. His father trained him in Raag Bhairon, which is practiced in early morning. For this training Sabri had to get out of bed in the middle of the night, then after performing tahajjud (a midnight prayer), he practiced the baja. Sabri sang the famous qawwalis of his family and travelled widely to India, America and Europe where he was known as the "rock star" of qawwali. At the time of his death, he was an acclaimed qawwali singers in the Indian subcontinent and performed around the world.
Amjad initially used to be in the chorus and would clap in his father's and uncle's band, the Sabri Brothers. He also appeared alongside his father Ghulam Farid Sabri and uncle Maqbool Ahmed Sabri at the age of 6 years old, along with the Sabri Brothers in Pakistani film Saharay which was released in 1982. In which his father and uncle recited their famous qawwali Tajdar-e-Haram. Amjad also recited Allama Iqbal's poem Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua in the same film. After his father's death, The Sabri Brothers were led by Amjad's uncle Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, Amjad took up the role of a supporting vocalist and also used to play the Bongos. Later, in 1996, he started his own group with his brothers and friends as members. His first album was Balaghal Ola Be Kamalehi which was released by Oriental Star Agencies in 1997 featuring his father's and uncle's qawwali Sar E La Makan Se Talab Hui as the main item. He mostly used to sing qawwalis sung by his father and uncle, then eventually began to include some of his own compositions. Some of his hit qawwalis included Ali Ke Sath Hai Zehra Ki Shaadi and Na Poochiye Ke Kya Hussain Hai. His most popular song is a Naat Karam Maangta Hoon.
His other works include Main Nazar Karoon Jaan E Jigar, Allah Allah, Dhoom Macha Do, Kaabe Ki Raunaq, Kaash Yeh Dua Meri, Ali Mera Dil, Phir Dikha De Haram, Tuloo E Saher Hai Shaam-E-Qalandar and his last Naat Aye Sabz Gumbad Wale. He also performed "More Haji Piya" song in the 2008 Hindi feature film Halla Bol.
Sabri's last musical project was with Coke Studio (Pakistan). He performed an outstanding qawwali, "Aaj Rang Hai" with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in Episode 7 of Season 9. Sabri's performance on the platform turned out to be his first and last one at this studio.
Amjad Sabri is fondly remembered by friends and family as a warm and affable person who was always smiling, and had a love for board games and a childish tendency to play pranks. He married his wife Nadia after being introduced to her in 2002 through mutual friends. Nadia and Sabri have five children together. Sabri was known to be a family man who preferred to spend time with his wife and children despite his hectic career and travelling commitments and felt homesick when travelling abroad. Friends who knew him closely also considered him somewhat of an eccentric and an outspoken misfit. Sabri preferred to live in his humble Liaqatabad residence even after achieving world fame and refused to move to a more affluent area due to his spiritual association with the home built by his father.
On 22 June 2016, after finishing a morning TV show where his last naat included the words "When I shudder in my dark tomb, dear Prophet, look after me", two motorcyclists opened fire on Sabri's car in Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, critically injuring Sabri, an associate and his driver. Sabri was shot twice in the head and once on the ear. All of the car passengers were then shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where Sabri died. His assassination occurred near an underpass named after his father.
Tens of thousands of people attended Amjad Sabri's funeral in Karachi. He was buried near the graves of his father Ghulam Farid Sabri and uncle Maqbool Ahmed Sabri at Paposh Qabristan, in Nazimabad.
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Amjad Sabri
Amjad Farid Sabri (23 December 1976 – 22 June 2016) was a Pakistani qawwali singer and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition. The son of Ghulam Farid Sabri and a nephew of Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, both of the Sabri Brothers, he emerged as one of South Asia's prominent qawwali singers. He was assassinated in Karachi in June 2016 by terrorists of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP Hakimullah Mehsud group claimed responsibility, saying they had assassinated him "for blasphemy".
Born in Karachi, Sindh, on 23 December 1970, Amjad began learning qawwali music from his father at age nine and joined his father on stage to perform in 1982. His father trained him in Raag Bhairon, which is practiced in early morning. For this training Sabri had to get out of bed in the middle of the night, then after performing tahajjud (a midnight prayer), he practiced the baja. Sabri sang the famous qawwalis of his family and travelled widely to India, America and Europe where he was known as the "rock star" of qawwali. At the time of his death, he was an acclaimed qawwali singers in the Indian subcontinent and performed around the world.
Amjad initially used to be in the chorus and would clap in his father's and uncle's band, the Sabri Brothers. He also appeared alongside his father Ghulam Farid Sabri and uncle Maqbool Ahmed Sabri at the age of 6 years old, along with the Sabri Brothers in Pakistani film Saharay which was released in 1982. In which his father and uncle recited their famous qawwali Tajdar-e-Haram. Amjad also recited Allama Iqbal's poem Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua in the same film. After his father's death, The Sabri Brothers were led by Amjad's uncle Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, Amjad took up the role of a supporting vocalist and also used to play the Bongos. Later, in 1996, he started his own group with his brothers and friends as members. His first album was Balaghal Ola Be Kamalehi which was released by Oriental Star Agencies in 1997 featuring his father's and uncle's qawwali Sar E La Makan Se Talab Hui as the main item. He mostly used to sing qawwalis sung by his father and uncle, then eventually began to include some of his own compositions. Some of his hit qawwalis included Ali Ke Sath Hai Zehra Ki Shaadi and Na Poochiye Ke Kya Hussain Hai. His most popular song is a Naat Karam Maangta Hoon.
His other works include Main Nazar Karoon Jaan E Jigar, Allah Allah, Dhoom Macha Do, Kaabe Ki Raunaq, Kaash Yeh Dua Meri, Ali Mera Dil, Phir Dikha De Haram, Tuloo E Saher Hai Shaam-E-Qalandar and his last Naat Aye Sabz Gumbad Wale. He also performed "More Haji Piya" song in the 2008 Hindi feature film Halla Bol.
Sabri's last musical project was with Coke Studio (Pakistan). He performed an outstanding qawwali, "Aaj Rang Hai" with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in Episode 7 of Season 9. Sabri's performance on the platform turned out to be his first and last one at this studio.
Amjad Sabri is fondly remembered by friends and family as a warm and affable person who was always smiling, and had a love for board games and a childish tendency to play pranks. He married his wife Nadia after being introduced to her in 2002 through mutual friends. Nadia and Sabri have five children together. Sabri was known to be a family man who preferred to spend time with his wife and children despite his hectic career and travelling commitments and felt homesick when travelling abroad. Friends who knew him closely also considered him somewhat of an eccentric and an outspoken misfit. Sabri preferred to live in his humble Liaqatabad residence even after achieving world fame and refused to move to a more affluent area due to his spiritual association with the home built by his father.
On 22 June 2016, after finishing a morning TV show where his last naat included the words "When I shudder in my dark tomb, dear Prophet, look after me", two motorcyclists opened fire on Sabri's car in Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, critically injuring Sabri, an associate and his driver. Sabri was shot twice in the head and once on the ear. All of the car passengers were then shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where Sabri died. His assassination occurred near an underpass named after his father.
Tens of thousands of people attended Amjad Sabri's funeral in Karachi. He was buried near the graves of his father Ghulam Farid Sabri and uncle Maqbool Ahmed Sabri at Paposh Qabristan, in Nazimabad.