Sindhi music

Sindhi folk music (Sindhi: سنڌي لوڪ موسيقي) is traditional folk music and singing from Sindh, which is sung and generally performed in 5 genres that originated in Sindh, the first genre "Bait" styles. The Bait style is vocal music in Sanhoon (low voice) and Graham (high voice). Second style "Waee" instrumental music is performed in a variety of ways using a string instrument. Waee, also known as Kafi,^[1] other folk genres of Sindhi music are Lada/Sehra/Geech, Dhammal, Dohiraa, Bhagat, Kalaam, Classical, Molood, Osira/Paar^[2] etc.^[3] Today other modern genres are also being introduced.^[4]^[5]

Sindhi folk music was popularized by great Sindhi sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.

^ "An Introduction to Sindhi Dance and Music – Sindhi Khazana". Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "اوسارا : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Reejhsinghani, Aroona (2004). Essential Sindhi Cookbook. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-303201-4.
^ "Sindhi music on the streets of Karachi". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^ ʻAzizu, Shaik̲h̲u (2007). The Origin and Evolution of Sindhi Music. Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair, University of Karachi.

[:0-1] "An Introduction to Sindhi Dance and Music – Sindhi Khazana". Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[2] "اوسارا : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[3] Reejhsinghani, Aroona (2004). Essential Sindhi Cookbook. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-303201-4.

[4] "Sindhi music on the streets of Karachi". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

[5] ʻAzizu, Shaik̲h̲u (2007). The Origin and Evolution of Sindhi Music. Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Chair, University of Karachi.

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