London-based Pakistan-born Sufi Opera singer Saira Peter cast a musical spell with her performance at the National Academy of Performing Arts-NAPA on Friday.
Saira Peter captivates NAPA audiences by Sufi Opera
KARACHI, Sep 25 (APP): London-based Pakistan-born Sufi Opera singer Saira Peter cast a musical spell with her performance at the National Academy of Performing Arts-NAPA on Friday.
Saira, who is the founder of a new musical genre Sufi Opera presented some of the most mesmerizing singings of Sufi Opera at the Zia Mohyeddin Theater of NAPA to a packed to capacity auditorium.
The evening kicked off with NAPA graduate Zeeshan Zafar performing on piano. Then a documentary on Saira Peter was presented.
She began the evening with a Sufi Opera piece called Tears of Marvi, followed by English, Italian, French, and German opera pieces.
She then moved on to some Pakistani songs and ghazals including Chand Diya Totia. Baray Baemurawwat Hain, Sanso ki Mala, Anta Umri (Arabic song sung originally by legendary Egyptian singer Umme Kulsoom), Mun Nishan-e Karwan (in Persian), Sahyuni Mera Mahi, Mujh se Pehli si Muhabbat, Chahat main kia Dunyadari, Abhi to main Jawan hoon, and Mera Humnafas Mere Humnawa, besides a few others.
