

He was initially trained in singing by his father.

He arrived at the tomb of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai at Bhit Shah, where he then started living. Deprived of a motherly love, he went off in search of someone who could replace that love, PTV reported. When he was only a teenager, Allan developed a habit of singing melancholy songs, which were not liked by his father. Fakir is an Arabic word, and implies a Sufi or a mystic. He spent his childhood in Manjhand, a town between Sehwan and Hyderabad, Sindh.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 4 (APP): The 21st death anniversary of Sindhi Sofi singer and recipient of President’s Pride of Performance, Allan Faqeer was observed on July 4 (Sunday), where folk music fans have paid glowing tributes for his services and shares posts on social media sites.Īllan Fakir was born in 1932 in the ancient village of Aamari in Jamshoro District, Sindh.
