Legendary Folk Singer Reshma Died Today

[Meengla]

http://dawn.com/news/1053832/legendary-folk-singer-reshma-dies

LAHORE: Legendary folk singer Reshma, passed away in Lahore on Sunday morning, DawnNews reported.

According to the hospital sources, Reshma had been in coma for a month after being diagnosed with throat cancer years ago.

Born in Bikaner, Rahasthan to Banjara family around 1947, Reshma's tribe migrated to Karachi shortly after partition.

Having received no formal education, she was only 12 when she was was spotted singing at Shahbaz Qalander’s shrine by a television and radio producer, who arranged for her to record of “Laal Meri” on Pakistan radio.

The song was an instant hit, and Reshma went on to become one of the most popular folk singers of Pakistan, appearing on television in the 1960s, as well as recording songs for both the Pakistani and Indian film industry.

Some of her famous numbers include "Dama Dam Mast Kalandar", "Hai O Rabba nahion lagda dil mera", "Ankhiyan no rehen de ankhyan de kol kol" and “Lambi Judai”.

 

[OrionHunter]

What an irony! A superb singer who produced beautiful melodies from her throat had to die of throat cancer!

RIP.

 

[Aamna14]

What an irony! A superb singer who produced beautiful melodies from her throat had to die of throat cancer!

RIP.

I was thinking the same by the way. May her soul rest in peace.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Sad news... RIP....

 

[Wasim Aasim]

Terrible loss. May her soul rest in peace !!

 

[F.O.X]

May Her Soul Rest in Peace ..

This is a Great loss for Pakistan ..

 

[alibaz]

A legend has passed away. Inna Lillah hae wa Inna Alieh Raajeoon.

 

[Spring Onion]

Inna Lillah hae wa Inna Alieh Raajeoon.

sad day . She was legend byond any degree of greatness . A great human

 

[Meengla]

Along with Mahdi Hassan she was another great singer who migrated to Pakistan from Rajasthan around the Partition...