Raheem Shah
Rahim Shah (Pashto: رحيم شاه; born 12 December 1975) is a Pakistani pop singer from Karachi. He sings in Pashto, Urdu and Punjabi.[1][2]
Rahim Shah | |
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Birth name | Muhammad Khan[1] |
Born | 12 December 1975 |
Origin | KPK, Pakistan |
Genres | Pop Music of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Occupation(s) | Singer musician |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Fire Records Sound Master |
Early life
Rahim Shah was born, raised and educated in Karachi. His career is still based in Karachi. He is an ethnic Pukhtun. His father is from Swat.[1]
Career
Rahim Shah's solo career began in the late 1990s with successful singles. Ghum was particularly successful.[1]
Audience in India
Shah attracted the attention of Indian audience with his 1999 song Pehle Toh Kabhi Kabhi Ghum Tha. According to a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan, "Ghum is not Rahim Shah's personal composition. It is an Afghani folk song or tappa, sung by an anonymous singer. Later famous Pushto singer, Haroon Bacha, also sang it, but the credit goes to Rahim Shah who translated the "tappa" into Urdu and gave it his own arrangement."[1] This was later re-copied by Indian singer Altaf Raja.[1]
Discography
Albums
- Ghum (1999)[1]
- Sadma Bewafa Ka (2000)
- Saba Ru (2001)
- Laila
- O Peera
- Jhoola (playground swing) (song dedicated to Rahim Shah's mother, also written by him)[3]
- Channa (2003)
- Pyar Nahin Milta (2004)
- Yarana (2005)
- Chercha (2007)
- Maa'ma Dey (September 2009)
- Hello Hum Lallann Bol Rahe Hain (2010)[4]
- Gul Jana (2011)
- Bad Times (TV Series) (2014)[4]
Film songs
- Pakistani film Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002) (playback singer)[4]
References
- http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/raheem-shah-799, Profile of Rahim Shah on Pakistan Herald newspaper. Retrieved 27 March 2017
- سندرغاړى رحيم شاه مو ميلمه وو, Profile of Rahim Shah in Pashto language on BBC News website, Published 5 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2017
- http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ubl3w_o-maa-mujh-ko-jhulao-na-jhoola-rahim-shah_music, Rahim Shah's song 'Jhoola' on the internet, Uploaded 12 May 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2017
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1215016/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1, Filmography of Rahim Shah on IMDb website. Retrieved 27 March 2017