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Reshma, Pakistan’s ‘first lady’ of folk music
Reshma was best known for her distinctive rendition of Punjabi folk songs.
Folk singer Reshma was born in 1947, the historic year when India and Pakistan gained independence from British rule. She was born in India, but her family migrated to Pakistan when she was a month old. Small wonder, then, that Reshma’s unconventionally husky voice won admirers on both sides of the international border.
Reshma, who died earlier this week after a battle with throat cancer, was best known for her distinctive rendition of Punjabi folk songs. For her fans, she was the “Nightingale of the Desert” and her death at the age of 66 was a fresh blow to the arts in Pakistan, coming a year after ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan’s death.
Despite her fame, Reshma was modest. She dressed conservatively in a salwar kameez and was rarely seen without a dupatta covering her head. And her mehfils (publ
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Reshma
Pakistani folk singer (c.1947-2013)
For other uses, see Reshma (disambiguation).
Reshma (Urdu: ریشماں; c. 1947 – 3 November 2013), was a Pakistani folk singer. Awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction), the third highest honour and civilian award in Pakistan among other honours, she is remembered for folk songs and her powerful singing voice.
Born in Rajasthan, India in a nomadic Banjara household in 1947, her family relocated to Karachi after the Partition of India. Discovered by a local producer at the age of twelve while singing at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Sindh, Reshma went on to record various folk songs for such labels as the Pakistan Radio.[1] Her first project with the company "Laal Meri" was an instant hit and she was catapulted to fame with several television appearances in the 1960s.[2]
Reshma went on to record songs for both the Pakistani and Indian film industry. Some of her most memorable songs include "Laal Meri", "Hai O Rabba Nahion Lagda Dil Mera", "Ankhiyan Nu Rehen De" and "Lambi Judai" amo
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Reshma Age, Death, Caste, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More
• 2008: Sitara-i-Imtiaz award (the Star of Excellence award) by the President of Pakistan.
• Sawan Ali
• Umair Reshma
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