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Hamid Ali Bela
Hamid Ali Bela (1932 – 26 June 2001) was a Pakistani folk singer and television performer specializing in kafi singing. Early life and careerHamid Ali Bela was born in 1932 in Amritsar, British India.[1] His father's name was Ghulam Haider. His family migrated to Pakistan after independence of Pakistan in 1947.[2] He started his career at Radio Pakistan, Lahore in the 1950s. His mentor at this radio station was radio producer Abdul Shakoor Bedil who helped him much in developing his career including Hamid's pronunciation of Punjabi folk songs. Subsequently, Hamid Ali Bela was able to develop his own unique style of singing kafis which he is mostly known for in Pakistan.[3][4][2][5] He also used to sing at All Pakistan Music Conference events and other folk music festivals in Pakistan.[3] Hamid Ali Bela was among the folk artists that had performed all over the world.[6] Bela mostly sang folk songs and kafis based on the Sufi kalaam (song lyrics) of the Sufi saints of Punjab including Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain Faqir, Sultan Bahu, Khawaja Ghulam Farid and Waris Shah.[1][2] Popular songs
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DeathHamid Ali Bela died on 26 June 2001 at Lahore, Pakistan after a short illness.[1][3][4][2] References
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