Zarina Baloch

Zarina Baloch
Born
Zarina Baloch

(1931-12-29)29 December 1931
Allahabad, Bombay Province, British India
Died25 October 2005(2005-10-25) (aged 74)[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationFolk singer[1]
SpouseRasul Bux Palejo (married in the 1960s)[1]
ChildrenAyaz Latif Palijo (son)[1]
Akhter Baloch (daughter) (from her first husband)

Zarina Baloch (Urdu: زرینہ بلوچ) (29 December 1931 – 25 October 2005) was a Sindhi folk music singer, vocalist and composer from the Sindh province of Pakistan. She was also an actress, Radio and TV artist, writer, teacher for over 30 years, political activist and social worker. She is notable for her revolutionary songs and resistance against the military dictatorship of General Zia[2][1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Palija, Khair (27 October 2005). "Jiji Zarina laid to rest". Dawn. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hemani, Shumaila (2 November 2017). "Music: Pakistan". Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures. Brill. doi:10.1163/1872-5309_ewic_com_002126. On the other hand, the Sindhi folk singer Zarina Baloch (b. 1931), a student of Ustād Mohammed Jumman, became known for singing revolutionary songs written by Shaikh Ayaz and other Leftist poets to resist the military dictatorship of General Zia.