Renowned qawaal singer Amjad Sabri passed away today, following a gun attack on his car in Liaquatabad, Karachi. He was 45. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Haakimullah Mehsud group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sabri hails from the musical gharana that gave Pakistan the Sabri Brothers, one of Pakistan’s foremost Sufi qawaal groups, founded by his father, the late Haji Ghulam Farid Sabri, and his younger brother, late Haji Maqbool Ahmed Sabri.
Sabri is credited with making the qawaali musical style accessible to Pakistan’s youth. He was a sought-after performer for large-scale events in Pakistan, like the annual Lux Style Awards and cultural exchange programme, Shaan-e-Pakistan. He was due to appear on Coke Studio season 9.
Here are five of his most memorable performances.
This article originally appeared on Dawn.com.
