Ali Baba Khan

Ali Baba Khan
علي بابا خان
Background information
Birth nameAli Ul Habib
Born (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
OriginPeshawar
GenresSufi rock
Occupations
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2009–present
LabelsAli Baba Khan Records
SpouseLieda Tutakhiel
Websitewww.alibabakhan.com Edit this at Wikidata

Ali Baba Khan (Pashto: علي بابا خان; born Ali Ul Habib, 5 March 1993[citation needed]) is a Pakistani Pashtun[1] Sufi singer[2][3] in the Pashto music industry.[4]

Early life and education

He was born on 5 March 1993 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khan got his telecommunications engineering degree from the City University of Science and Information Technology in Peshawar.[5][6]

Singing career

Khan sings in the Pashto language started formally in 2013.[7][8] He performed at an international Sufi concert in Afghanistan.[9][10] He paid tribute to the Sufi poet Rahman Baba in his video entitled "Malang Abdur Rahman".[11][12][13] He sold the gun for his first video.[14][15] At the start, he was not allowed from his family to proceed with his music career, but later they accepted his efforts for Pashto music.[16]

In the grand event at Baacha Khan Trust with the eve of Re-Singing Ghani Khan, Ali Baba Khan performed with live band and got praised from audience very much.[17][18][19]

Ali Baba Khan was the first to sing a celebrated poem of Ghani Khan Za yaw mast shan lewantoob yam[20] in the genre of Sufi rock. He also introduced his Pure Sufi Rock Band first time in KPK while performing live in Bacha Khan Markaz. Khan is the pioneer of Sufi rock genre in Pashto music. His bandmates are Ali Baba Khan, Jerry Micheal, Joel Micheal, Ostad Mohsin, Qazi Umar and Jalal Khan.

Year Song Writer Reference
2017 "Malang Abdur Rahman" [21]
2018 "Rooh Da Bacha Khan Yema"
2018 "Dozakhi" Bakht Zada Danish [22][23]
2018 "Janat Hoora (Hoora Da)" Bakht Zada Danish
2019 "Ishq"
2019 "Sanam" Ghani Khan [24][non-primary source needed]

Discography

Albums

Video-only releases

    • Tassawar (تصور) (2015) - The First Ever Sufi Rock Music Song written By Ghani Khan, Ali got his recognition from this song.
    • Dozakhi (دوزخی) (2018)

Other music

Year Film Director Notes
2017 Project Peshawar Irshu Bangash Background Music

References

  1. ^ khalid khan (5 September 2018). "Revolution with out bloodshed". The Citizens' Voice. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ Mashaal Radio (16 December 2016). "علي بابا خان په صوفي موسیقۍ مین دی". Radio Mashaal. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ Hidayat Khan (15 November 2017). "Paying musical tribute to Pashto poets". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Students advised to help bring about positive social change". DAWN. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ بشیر درویش. "علي بابا خان؛ هغه هنرمن چې سندرې ته یې ټوپک خرڅ کړ!". Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ^ Sher Alam Shinwari (13 December 2017). "Budding singer's tribute to Rahman Baba". DAWN. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. ^ newsnama. "علی بابا خان۔۔۔۔ عظیم پشتون فنکار". newsnama.pk. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. ^ Ikram Uddin (22 September 2018). "Ali Baba Khan". yesurdu.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  9. ^ Radio Buner (31 October 2017). "صوفی گلوکارعلی بابا خان کی ملنگ عبدالرحمان کے نام سے ویڈیو ریلیز". radiobuner.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ^ shammanews (22 September 2018). "علی بابا خان". shammanews.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  11. ^ Mashaal Radio (2 November 2017). "علي بابا خان رحمان بابا ته سندره ډالۍ کړې". Radio Mashaal. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Pashto Sufi singer releases video to pay tribute to Rahman Baba". The Frontier Post. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  13. ^ احتشام طورو (31 October 2017). " ملنگ عبدالرحمان کے نام سے علی بابا خان کی ویڈیو ریلیز". Daily Jang. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  14. ^ چیف اکرام الدین (22 September 2018). "علی بابا خان ایک پشتون فنکار ہے جس نے موسیقی کیلئے بندوق بیچی تھی". urduglobal.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  15. ^ اکرام الدین (23 September 2018). "علی بابا خان ایک پشتون فنکار ہے جس نے موسیقی کیلئے بندوق بیچی تھی". powerplusnews.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  16. ^ هارون باچا (23 January 2020). "خلک مې د سندرو صوفيانه رنګ خوښوي: علي بابا خان". mashaalradio.com. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  17. ^ Report, Bureau (17 March 2019). "Students advised to help bring about positive social change". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 23 March 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (22 March 2019). "Folk singers enthral audience with Ghani Khan's inspiring poetry". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 23 March 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. ^ bkt (21 March 2019). "Da Ghani Sandarey". Baacha Khan Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  20. ^ Sikander Ayaz (4 January 2017), Za Yao Mast Shan Lewantob Yam – Pashto New Songs 2017 – Ali Baba Khan and Moeez Uddin, retrieved 25 March 2019
  21. ^ voadeewanews. "علي بابا خان په پښتو ژبه کې سندرې وايي". voadeewanews.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  22. ^ pakistan. "ali-baba-khan-song-dozakhi-of-bakht-zada-danish". updatedpakistan.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  23. ^ newsupdatesaf (20 June 2018). "Dozakhi Yuma – Ali Baba Khan – De Akhtar Palwashey". newsupdatesaf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  24. ^ Wakeel Khan. "علي بابا خان د خپلې نوې سندرې ٫٫ صنم٬٬ په اړه څه وايي؟". Retrieved 7 October 2019 – via Facebook.
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