Pathanay Khan
Pathanay Khan | |
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| Born | Ghulam Mohammad 1926 |
| Died | 9 March 2000 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Known for | Folk music |
| Awards | Pride of Performance (1979) |
Ghulam Mohammad PP, known popularly as Pathanay Khan (Punjabi: [pəʈʰaːɳeː xãː]; 1926 – 9 March 2000), was a Pakistani folk singer from Kot Addu, Punjab. He was associated with the folk music of Punjab and mostly sang kafis and ghazals, usually drawing on the Sufi poetry of Bulleh Shah, Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Pir Meher Ali Shah and Shah Hussain. He is regarded as a "legendary" figure of folk music.
He was born in 1926 in the village Basti Tambu Wali, situated in the heart of the Thal Desert, several miles from Kot Addu, (Punjab).