Usman Warsi

Usman Warsi (Urdu: عثمان وارثی) (born September 23, 1972 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a singer, a poet, a music director, and a composer.

Usman Warsi
عثمان وارثی
Background information
Birth nameUsman Warsi
Also known asRoomi
Born (1972-09-23) September 23, 1972
OriginLahore, Pakistan
GenresPop
Rock
Classical
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards
Years active1989–present

Early life and education

Usman Warsi was born into the family of Alhaaj Muhammad Sharf ud Din Ahmad known as Sufi Warsi (Urdu: صوفی وارثی). It was a family of landlords of Meerut. Sufi Warsi (his grandfather) was a scholar of Islam, and poet. Usman Warsi is a nephew of Muzaffar Warsi who was an internationally-known poet. Usman has completed his studies in 1999 from Lahore.

Music

Usman's song "Yeh Mera Dil" was aired from all the major channels of Pakistan in 2003 i.e. PTV, PTV Prime and some private channels. His interview was aired from ATN Canada and PTV Prime UK channels. There are many articles about Usman's work in the newspapers of Pakistan, i.e. The Daily Nawa-i-Waqt and Daily Mashriq:

  1. Interview published in Daily Mashriq on January 25, 1991.
  2. Usman joined Sayyed Noor's company Paragon as music director and composer on January 1, 2000.[1]
  3. Popularity of his song "Yeh Mera Dil", Nawa-i-Waqt, March 2, 2003.[2]
  4. About making of song videos with all actors from UK and Canada, Nawa-i-Waqt, January 21, 2003.[3]
  5. Background music of the drama Gaddagar given by Usman Warsi and directed by Rukhsana Noor (film director), Nawa-i-Waqt, May 11, 2004.[4]
  6. About making of song videos and their release before Basant festival in the daily Nawa-i-Waqt, January 26, 2003.[5]
  7. About the making of Trust School in Lahore. Nawa-i-Waqt, June 3, 2003.[6]

Usman, in his childhood, took part in a music program called Hum Kalliyaan Hum Tare produced by Khalil Ahmed and aired by PTV (Pakistan Television Corporation) as a singer and got award. He has done many backgrounds for TV serials, written and composed many songs in his 18 years of career as a music composer and arranger.

Personal life

Usman got married in 1999 in Lahore, Pakistan and has one son (Muhammad Rayyan Usman) and one daughter (Seemal Usman). He worked in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) between 2006 and 2010 and now he is living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2010.

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References
  1. "'Joining Paragon Company as Music Director & Composer'". Lh5.googleusercontent.com.
  2. "'About his songs are getting popular'". Lh3.googleusercontent.com.
  3. "About making of Videos & Actors from UK & Canada".
  4. "Backgorund music of TV drama Gaddagar by Rukhsaana Noor".
  5. "About making videos and release before Basant festival".
  6. "About making Trust school in Lahore".
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