| 词条 | Arif Lohar |
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| name = Arif Lohar | image = | alt = | image_size = | native_name = {{Nastaliq|عارف لوہار}} | native_name_lang = ur | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = 1966[1] | origin = Islamabad village in Punjab, Pakistan | instrument = Chappal; | genre = Punjabi Folk music | occupation = Vocalist, musician | years_active = | label = Internalmusic UK | associated_acts = | website = http://www.internalmusic.co.uk }}Arif Lohar is a Punjabi folk singer from Pakistan. He usually sings accompanied by a native musical instrument resembling socks (called a chappal). His folk music is representative of the traditional folk heritage of the Punjab. He is the son of the renowned folk singer Alam Lohar.[1] Early lifeArif Lohar was born in 1966 in Islamabad in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. His father was Alam Lohar, who belonged to the village of Lohar in nearby Kharian Tehsil, and was a prominent folk singer.[1] Arif Lohar belongs to the Mughal Lohar Family. Arif Lohar started singing with his father and his eldest brother, Arshad Mahmood Lohar and younger brother Lohar at an early age. He has 7 brothers named Arshad Mahmood Lohar, Khalid Mahmood Lohar, Tariq Lohar, Irfan Mahmood Lohar, Imran Mahmood Lohar, Basharat Lohar, Faisal Lohar who all live in the UK. Arif Lohar is the only one of Alam Lohar's 8 sons who lives in Pakistan along with his family. Arif Lohar briefly went into acting in Punjabi movies before returning to his music career at the age of 22. CareerArif Lohar has performed in more than 50 foreign tours around the world during the last 20 years, including tours to the UK, United States and UAE.[2] In 2004, he performed in China for the opening of the Asian Games, which had a crowd of close to 1 million. He once performed in North Korea for the late President Kim Jong-il as part of an international delegation of peace and goodwill. He has also played multiple lead roles in Punjabi movies, and produced three songs for the soundtrack of Syed Noor's film Jugni (2012), the highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2012. In 2005, Arif Lohar was awarded the Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan – the highest civil award in Pakistan.[3] To date, he has more than 150 albums (including many Singles - LP's) to his credit and recorded more than 3,000 songs, mostly in the Punjabi language. In 2006, he made headlines in the Punjabi music world by releasing his album 21st Century Jugni,[4] with music produced, arranged, and mastered by Mukhtar Sahota in Wolverhampton, UK, which was released by Internalmusic UK. In June 2010, Arif Lohar participated in Coke-Studio (a Pakistani live session programme by Rohail Hayat). During Coke-Studio season 3, Arif Lohar performed "Alif Allah (Jugni)" with upcoming musician Meesha Shafi.[2] Lohar's performance for Coke Studio featured two other songs: "Mirza" and "Alif Allah Chambey Dey Booti/Jugni", the latter a collaboration that became an international success.[5] Filmmaker Saif Ali Khan bought the rights to "Jugni" for use as a feature song in his Bollywood movie Cocktail. Other versions of "Jugni" have also been featured in Bollywood movies, including an adapted version that first appeared on 21st Century Jugni album in the film Diary of a Butterfly. He also sang in the Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013). He has also sung in multiple Punjabi Films in Pakistan and India. Lohar's Charity{{unreferenced section|date=July 2018}}In 2004, Arif's eldest brother, Dr Arshad Mahmood Lohar, formed Alam Lohar Memorial Trust (ALMT) in honour of their father. An affiliate of the trust was a production studio which was created to design and raise awareness for health campaigns in the UK, including the Stop Smoking, and Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies campaigns on behalf of the National Health Service. These campaigns targeted mainly Pakistani and other South Asian communities with health problems, and Arif performed concerts around the UK to promote it In September 2010, Arif Lohar began actively campaigning to help victims of the 2010 Pakistan floods. He appeared on national television to help encourage local and international fundraising, and also performed at special concerts throughout Pakistan. Discography
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References1. ^{{cite news |title= Anniversary Mela sets a new record |author= Liz Hands |newspaper= The Journal |date= 25 August 2003 |quote= One of yesterday's highlights was singer Arif Lohar, son of the legendary Imran Khan, who flew in from Saudia Arabia.}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/arts/music/arif-lohar-performs-at-asia-society.html?_r=0 |author=Ben Sisario|title= A Diplomat Whose Language Is Song|publisher= New York Times|date= 26 April 2012|accessdate= 20 March 2018}} 3. ^1 Arif Lohar's Profile and Pride of Performance Award info on asiasociety.org website Retrieved 20 March 2018 4. ^{{cite news|author1=Md Rasooldeen|title=Singer Arif Lohar regales Pakistanis in Riyadh|url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/446532|accessdate=20 March 2018|work=Arab News|date=30 March 2013}} 5. ^1 2 3 Profile of Alam Lohar on urduwire.com website Retrieved 20 March 2018 6. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X__RGG8lQU, Arif Lohar sings 'Jugni', videoclip on YouTube, Uploaded 6 Oct 2010, Retrieved 17 May 2016 External links
https://asiasociety.org/new-york/video-evolution-arif-lohar 12 : 1966 births|Living people|Pakistani folk singers|Performers of Sufi music|People from Gujrat District|Recipients of the Pride of Performance|Punjabi people|Punjabi-language singers|Pakistani film singers|Coke Studio (Pakistan)|Playback singers|Punjabi culture |
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