Khyal Muhammad

Pashtun singer

Ustad Khyal Muhammad Khan Afridi

Khyal Mohammed with Kabir Stori

Background information
Birth name| Khyal Muhammad Khan Afridi
Born|  (1946-09-22) 22 September 1946 (age 78)
Peshawar, British Raj
Genres| Pop
Dance
Ghazals
Classical music
Occupation(s)| Singer, composer, human rights activist, peace ambassador
Instrument(s)| Harmonium, keyboard, guitar
Years active| 1980–present
Labels| Various

Musical artist

Ustad Khyal Muhammad (Pashto: استاد خیال محمد, born 1946) is a Pashtun singer from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] He has appeared regularly on television, usually singing ghazals and in movies.[2]

## Career

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Khyal Mohammad belongs to the Afridi tribe of Pushtuns. He is originally from Tirah in Khyber Tribal District. He was born in Peshawar on 5 January 1946 to a musical family. His brother Saif Ul-Maluk was a popular singer in the 1960s, who often performed on Radio Peshawar. Saif introduced him to the radio station, where he first performed in 1958, aged 13. However, for the next ten years he mainly restricted himself to playing instruments such as the tabla and harmonium. In the late 1960s he began singing and recording ghazals, traditional Pashto poems, a daring gamble since the music scene at that time was dominated by folk music. His style soon became popular in Peshawar and the NWFP.[3]

After establishing his name on the local radio, in 1973–74 Khyal Mohammad appeared in his first movie, Dara-i-Khyber, one of the first "Pollywood" Pashto movies. This gave his career a kick-start, and since then he has appeared in many other movies. As his popularity continued to grow, he often toured in Afghanistan, Europe, the UAR and the USA.[4] Over the years he has recorded a volume of music, and has also appeared as a playback singer in many movies, winning many awards. He has been called the Elvis Presley of Pashto music.[3]

## Musical style

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Khyal Muhammad renders ghazal songs in a traditional manner, choosing pieces that combine mysticism, romance and philosophy, usually with an undertone of melancholy. His voice has impressive range, but is always fully under control. Radio, television and movie producers have paid tribute to his professionalism and ability to produce flawless performances with minimal rehearsal.[5] Zahoor Khan Zaiby, a Pakhtoon composer of Balochi and Sindhi tunes, says "Lala is an expert at harnessing the mood of the moment and the poetry through his voice. The songs from his films are considered Pashto anthems."[4] One of his album is named as "Sawee Daghuna"

## Awards

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In 1991, Khyal was given the National Film Award for playback singer.[6] Khyal Muhammad has received a Pride of Performance presidential award, two National Awards and a gold medal from Pakistan Television Corporation presented by Madame Noor Jehan.[4] In April 2009, Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti presented a cheque for Rs one million to Khyal Muhammad on behalf of the provincial government for his services to Pushto music and ghazals.[7] on 1 Nov 2016 Awarded with Mir Bcha Khan medal by Afghan government; in a gathering at Nishtar Hall Peshawar

## References

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1. ^ Nazim Hussain (26 August 2006). "Where the swords dance!". Dawn. Retrieved 30 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Wilma Louise Heston (1996). Studies in Pakistani popular culture. Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lok Virsa Publishing House. p. 330.
3. ^ a b "A legendry [sic] Pashto singer: Khyal Muhammad". Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
4. ^ a b c Qasim Abdullah Moi. "Up and Front with Ustad Khyal Muhammad". Khyber.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2009.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. ^ "Acknowledging Khyal Muhammad's contribution to music". The Statesman. Pakistan. 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
6. ^ 6th national film award ceremony at Islamabad on 21st December, 1991. National Film Development Corp. p. 78\. OCLC 31605422.
7. ^ "Hoti gives Rs 1m award to Pushto singer". The News International. Pakistan. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009. [dead link]

## External links

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* Sample videos on YouTube

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Recipients of the Pride of Performance for Arts

1950s|

* Abdur Rehman Chughtai (1958)
* Zainul Abedin (1958)
* Hafeez Jalandhari (1958)
* Professor Abdus Salam (1958)

1960s|

* Roshan Ara Begum (1960)
* Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer) (1960)
* Tassaduq Hussain (1960)
* Sadequain (1962)
* Mehdi Ali Mirza (1962)
* Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (1962)
* Ahmed Mohiuddin (1962)
* Allah Bakhsh (1963)
* Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi (1963)
* Noor Jehan (1965)
* A.S.M. Qamarul Hasan (1965)
* Zubaida Agha (1965)
* Ferdausi Begum (1965)
* Sharif Khan Poonchwaley (1965)
* Imtiaz Ali Taj (1965)
* Salimuzzaman Siddiqui (1966)
* Shakir Ali (1966)
* Khwaja Moinuddin (1966)
* Ayat Ali Khan (1966)
* Ustad Haji Mohammad Sharif (1967)
* Munshi Raziuddin (1967)
* Rafi Peer (1967)
* Ali Imam (1968)
* Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (1968)
* Amanat Ali Khan (1969)
* Bade Fateh Ali Khan (1969)
* Leila Arjumand Banu (1969)
* Umeed Ali Khan (1969)
* Mohammad Kibria (1969)
* Anna Molka Ahmed (1969)

1970s|

* Ismail Gulgee (1970)
* Farida Khanum (1970)
* Naheed Niazi (1970)
* Muslehuddin (1970)
* Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan (1971)
* S. M. Ikram (1971)
* Iqbal Bano (1974)
* Salamat Ali Khan (1977)
* Munir Sarhadi (1978)
* Ahmed Parvez (1978)
* Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan (1978)
* Sabri Brothers (1978)
* Ibn-e-Insha (1978)
* Faiz Mohammad Baloch (1979)
* Khamiso Khan (1979)
* Kishwar Sultan (1979)
* Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Sitar Nawaz) (1979)
* Ghulam Ali (1979)
* Alam Lohar (1979)
* Mureed Buledi (1979)
* Misri Khan Jamali (1979)
* Pathanay Khan (1979)
* Mohammad Azam Chishti (1979)
* Ashfaq Ahmed (1979)
* Nabi Bakhsh Baloch (1979)

1980s|

* Mohammad Qavi Khan (1980)
* Ustad Khyal Muhammad (1980)
* Allan Fakir (1980)
* Sohail Rana (1980)
* Khalid Iqbal (1980)
* Aazar Zubi (1980)
* Malika Pukhraj (1980)
* Muhammad Juman (1980)
* Qari Shakir Qasmi (1981)
* Nasir Jahan (1981)
* Mansoor Tabish (1981)
* Qari Syed Ali Sharfuddin Yemni (1981)
* Nanhe Ali Khan (music performer))(1981)
* Roohi Bano (1981)
* Alexander Robert (1981)
* Mai Bhagi (1981)
* Mirza Adeeb (1981)
* Uzma Gillani (1982)
* Qari Ubaidur Rehman (1982)
* Talat Hussain (1982)
* Tufail Niazi (1982)
* Reshma (1982)
* Arsh Muneer (1983)
* Ustad Nazar Hussain (1983)
* Atta Shad (1983)
* Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi (1984)
* Begum Khurshid Mirza (1984)
* Abida Parveen (1984)
* Muhammad Ali (1984)
* Sayed Nafees al-Hussaini, Nafees Raqam (1985)
* Ustad Chhote Ghulam Ali Khan (1985)
* Bundu Khan (1985)
* Mehdi Hasan (1985)
* Shaukat Hussain (1985)
* Qari Ghulam Rasool (1985)
* Siddiq Ismail (1985)
* Abid Ali (1985)
* Syed Mehmood Ali (1985)
* Sabiha Khanum (1986)
* Shahzad Khalil (1986)
* Suraiya Multanikar (1986)
* Firdous Jamal (1986)
* Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan(1986)
* Azhar Lodhi (1986)
* Riaz Batalvi (1986)
* Intizar Hussain (1986)
* Amjad Islam Amjad (1987)
* Ustad Abdul Majeed Dehlvi (1987)
* Haseena Moin (1987)
* Aadil Salahuddin (1987)
* Sain Akhtar Hussain (1987)
* Qari Izhar Ahmed Thanvi (1987)
* Shaista Zaid (1988)
* Ghulam Hassan Shaggan (1988)
* Mustafa Qureshi (1988)
* Muzaffar Warsi (1988)
* Qazi Wajid (1988)
* Ustad Kabir Khan (1989)
* Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (1989)
* Musarrat Nazir (1989)
* Shafi Mohammad Shah (1989)
* Kamal Ahmed Rizvi (1989)
* Jameel Bismil (1989)
* Bushra Ansari (1989)
* Ameer Khan (1989)
* Amjad Hussain (1989)
* Ustad Salamat Ali Khan (1989)
* Aziz Mian (1989)
* Talish (1989)
* Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak (1989)
* Jamil Naqsh (1989)
* Enver Sajjad (1989)

1990s|

* Salim Nasir (1990)
* Daud Kamal (1990)
* Khalid Hameed Baig (1990)
* Shaukat Ali (1990)
* Ustad Sadiq Ali Khan Mando (1990)
* Ustad Hamid Ali Khan (1990)
* Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Gwalior gharana) (1990)
* Ahmed Saeed Nagi (1990)
* Qari Mohammad Fida (1990)
* Parveen Shakir (1990)
* Iftikhar Arif (1990)
* Ibrahim Jalees (1990)
* Jamiluddin Aali (1991)
* Khursheed Alam known as Gohar Qalam (1991)
* Khayyam Sarhadi (1991)
* Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi (1991)
* Ata ul Haq Qasmi (1991)
* Nayyar Ali Dada (1992)
* Shakeel (Yousuf Kamal) (1992)
* Noor Mohammad Lashari (1992)
* Tariq Aziz (1992)
* Mustansar Hussain Tarar (1992)
* Pervez Malik (1992)
* Jawed Iqbal (1992)
* Mian Ijazul Hasan (1992)
* Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman (1992)
* Munir Niazi (1992)
* Naseem Hijazi (1992)
* Mian Sheheryar (1992)
* Mushtaq Gazdar (1992)
* Waheed Qureshi (1993)
* Ismail Shahid (1993)
* Saeed Akhtar (1993)
* Ali Ejaz (1993)
* S.H. Hashmi (1993)
* Syed Manzoorul Kaunain (1993)
* Qari Syed Buzurg Shah Al-Azhari (1993)
* Agha Nasir (1993)
* Farooq Qaiser (1993)
* Bashir Mirza (1994)
* Ahmad Bashir (1994)
* Shahid Jalal (1994)
* Qari Mohammad Younus (1994)
* Qari Syed Ali Abid Naqvi (1994)
* Mehr Abdul Haq (1994)
* Nisar Bazmi (1994)
* Hamid Ali Bela (1994)
* Zareena Baloch (1994)
* Anwar Maqsood (1994)
* Shujaat Hashmi (1994)
* Qateel Shifai (1994)
* Zamir Niazi (1994))
* Tufail Hoshiarpuri (1994)
* Nahid Siddiqui (1994))
* Laeeq Ahmed (1994)
* Abdus Salam (newscaster) (1994)
* Allah Rakha (sarangi) (1995)
* Ustad Talib Hussain Khan (1995)
* Colin David (1995)
* Shoaib Hashmi (1995)
* Rauf Khalid (1995)
* Laila Shahzada (1995)
* Hajra Masroor (1995)
* Khursheed Ahmad (1996)
* Mashooq Sultan (1996)
* Safeerullah Lehri (1996)
* Afzal Ahsan Randhawa (1996)
* Qari Noor Mohammad (1996)
* Rubina Khalid (1996)
* Fatima Surayya Bajia (1996)
* Sehba Akhtar (1996)
* Mohammad Ali Shah (surgeon) (1996)
* Ahmad Rahi (1997)
* Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla (1997)
* Nadeem Baig (1997)
* Abdul Hameed (1997)
* Masroor Anwar (1997)
* Ahmad Ali Khan (1997)
* Akhtar Chanal Zahri (1998)
* Mumtaz Mirza (1998)
* Suhrab Faqir (1999)
* Dilawar Figar (1999)
* Salima Hashmi (1999)
* Anwar Masood (1999)
* Anita Ghulam Ali (1999)
* Zafar Iqbal (poet) (1999)
* Khalid Abbas Dar (1999)
* Khatir Ghaznavi (1999)
* Mujahid Kamran (1999)
* Raza Mir (1999)

2000s|

* Amjad Parvez (2000)
* Sharif Kunjahi (2000)
* Kajjan Begum (2001)
* Kamaluddin Ahmed (2001)
* Athar Shah Khan Jaidi (2001)
* Jameel Fakhri (2002)
* Nazia Hassan (2002)
* Deena M. Mistri (2002)
* Askari Mian Irani (2002)
* Himayat Ali Shair (2002)
* Shoaib Mansoor (2002)
* Jilani Kamran (2002)
* Iftikhar Ahmad (2003)
* Ada Jafri (2003)
* Syed Afzal Hussain (2003)
* Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003)
* Abdul Aziz Baloch (2003)
* Ghulam Mustafa (2003)
* Majeed Khan (sarangi player) (2003)
* Muneeza Hashmi (2003)
* Muhammad Ali Siddiqui (2003)
* Imdad Hussaini (2003)
* Muhammad Usman Diplai (2004)
* Yousuf Khan (actor) (2004)
* Mahtab Akbar Rashdi (2004)
* Chishty Bin Subh-o-Mujahid (2004)
* Navid Shahzad (2004)
* Salahuddin Toofani (2004)
* S. M. Naqi (2004)
* Haji Atta Muhammad (2004)
* Moin Niazi (2004)
* Shahida Parveen (2004)
* Tina Sani (2004)
* Niaz Ahmed (2004)
* Samiur Rahman (2004)
* Tariq Rahman (2004)
* Rais Khan (2005)
* Arif Lohar (2005)
* Rangeela (2005)
* Muhammad Mansha Yaad (2005)
* Shabnam Shakeel (2005)
* Abdul Rauf Rufi (2005)
* Khawaja Najmul Hassan (2005)
* Amir Adnan (2006)
* Asghar Nadeem Syed (2006)
* Arshad Mehmood (2006)
* Arfa Karim (2006)
* Fareed Ayaz (2006)
* Nayyar Kamal (2006)
* Tassawar Khanum (2006)
* Ustad Badar uz Zaman (2006)
* Ustad Qamar uz Zaman (2006)
* Shafqat Tanvir Mirza (2006)
* Zehra Nigah (2006)
* Khalida Hussain (2006)
* Ghazi Sial (2006)
* Nayyara Noor (2006)
* Masood Akhtar (2006)
* Aftab Iqbal Shamim (2006)
* Naheed Akhtar (2007)
* Shaan (2007)
* Asad Amanat Ali Khan (2007)
* Hamid Ali Khan (2007)
* Faakhir Mehmood (2007)
* Munnu Bhai (2007)
* Munni Begum (2008)
* Akhtar Munir (2008)
* Gopal Das (2008)
* Haji Mehr Ali (2008)
* Haji Sher Ali (2008)
* Nahid Raza (2008)
* Gul Bahar Bano (2008)
* Mujahid Hussain (2008)
* Rasheed Malik (2008)
* Sultana Siddiqui (2008)
* Abdul Karim Balouch (2008)
* Abdul Qadir Junejo (2008)
* M. Hanif Raza (2008)
* Nasreen Askari (2008)
* Shafqat Amanat Ali (2008)
* Mansoor Rahi (2008)
* Tari Khan (2008)
* Noorul Huda Shah (2008)
* Rasheed Naz (2009)
* Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan (2009)
* Muhammad Younus Khan (2009)
* Emanuel Philip (2009)
* Rehana Siddiqui (2009)
* Shabbir Hussain (2009)
* Manzoor Hussain (2009)
* Parveen Nazzar (2009)
* Javaid Tufail Niazi (2009)
* Babar Ali Niazi (2009)
* Hajra Mansoor (2009)
* Behroze Sabzwari (2009)
* Obaidullah Baig (2009)
* Khalifa Muhammad Irshad Beg (2009)
* Naseem Sultan (2009)
* Ghous Bux Brohi (2009)
* Sahib Dino Mallah (2009)
* Satish Chandra Anand (2009)
* Rubeena Malik (2009)
* Badar Munir (2009)
* Muhammad Gul (2009)
* Mehnaz Hyat (2009)
* Abdul Qadir (2009)
* Ghayyur Akhtar (2009)
* Aslam Farrukhi (2009)
* Ali Moeen Nawazish (2009)

2010s|

* Afzal Tauseef (2010)
* Musarrat Misbah (2010)
* Rabia Zuberi (2010)
* Zulfiqar Ali (2010)
* Mahmood Shaam (2010)
* Hameed Akhtar (2010)
* Fahmida Riaz (2010)
* Shahid Nadeem (2010)
* Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo (2010)
* Masood Mufti (2010)
* Masood Ashar (2010)
* Habib-ur-Rehman (2011)
* Khalida Inayat Noor (2011)
* Khan Tehsil (2011)
* Abdul Rahim Nagori (2011)
* S. Amjad Bukhari (2011)
* S. B. John (2011)
* S.H. Qasim Jalali (2011)
* Samina Ahmad (2011)
* Sohail Ahmed (2011)
* Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu (2011)
* Khalid Ahmad (2011)
* Ustad Muhammad Alam (2011)
* Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan (2011)
* Wazir Afzal (2011)
* Zafar Kazmi (2011)
* Moin Akhter (2011)
* Sahira Kazmi (2012)
* Mohsin Gillani (2012)
* Nauman Ijaz (2012)
* Saba Hameed (2012)
* Jawed Sheikh (2012)
* Meera (2012)
* Rahat Naveed Masud (2012)
* Lutfullah Khan (2012)
* Kazim Pasha (2012)
* Tahira Syed (2013)
* Muhammad Ajmal Khan (2013)
* Alamgir (2013)
* Shahida Mini (2013)
* Naghma (2013)
* Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema (2013)
* Cecil Chaudhry (2013)
* Shahid Abdullah (2014)
* Ustad Shafiquz Zaman Khan (2014)
* Aurangzeb Leghari (2014)
* Nazir Leghari (2014)
* Ayub Khawar (2014)
* Mir Mohammad Ali (TV comedian) (2015)
* Ayesha Haroon (2015)
* Saleem Kausar (2015)
* Saba Qamar (2016)
* Waseem Abbas (2016)
* Wajahat Masood (journalist) (2016)
* Gulab Chandio (2016)
* Nathoo Khan (2016)
* Khalid Butt (2016)
* Sarmad Khoosat (2017)
* Humaira Channa (2017)
* Ghazi Salahuddin (2017)
* Rashid Mehmood (2017)
* Shakir Shuja Abadi (2017)
* Zulfiqar Bhutta (2017)
* Aslam Pervaiz (2018)
* Ghulam Haider (musician) (2018)
* Amin Hafeez (2018)
* A. Nayyar (singer) (2018)
* Bilqees Khanum (2018)
* Rauf Parekh (journalist) (2018)
* Amanullah (comedian) (2018)
* Nighat Chaudhry (classical dancer) (2018)
* Nighat Butt (2018)
* Zareen Panna (2018)
* Ishrat Fatima (newsreader) (2019)
* Reema Khan (2019)
* Arshad Sharif (journalist) (2019)
* Nasir Adeeb (2019)
* Shabbir Jan (2019)
* Iftikhar Thakur (2019)

2020s|

* Deeba (2020)
* Ghulam Mohiuddin (2020)
* Sahir Ali Bagga (2020)
* Waris Baig (2020)
* Ghulam Abbas 2020
* Saieen Zahoor (2020)
* Fareed Ayaz (for qawwali group member Abu Muhammad) (2020)
* Sarmad Sehbai (2021)
* Resham (2021)
* Khalid Masud Gondal (2021)
* Hafeez Tahir (2023)
* Sangeeta (2023)
* Sher Miandad Khan (2023)
* Ustad Tafu (2023)
* Anjuman (2023)
* Naghma (2023)

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