HYDERABAD, May 10 (APP):The Culture Department, Government of Sindh, pays tribute to legendary Sindhi folk artist and singer Mai Bhagi in a special commemorative ceremony celebrating her remarkable contribution to Sindhi music and culture. The event will be held on Thursday, 14 May 2026, at 7:00 PM at Mumtaz Mirza Auditorium, Sindh Museum, Hyderabad, hosted by Director of Culture Sindh, Muhammad Saleem Solangi. Mai Bhagi was a Sindhi folk singer …
Sindh Culture Department to pay tribute to legendary folk singer Mai Bhagi on May 14
HYDERABAD, May 10 (APP):The Culture Department, Government of Sindh, pays tribute to legendary Sindhi folk artist and singer Mai Bhagi in a special commemorative ceremony celebrating her remarkable contribution to Sindhi music and culture.
The event will be held on Thursday, 14 May 2026, at 7:00 PM at Mumtaz Mirza Auditorium, Sindh Museum, Hyderabad, hosted by Director of Culture Sindh, Muhammad Saleem Solangi.
Mai Bhagi was a Sindhi folk singer and musician. Born Bhag Bhari meaning ‘a female of good fortune’) in Mithi in Thar, Sindh in 1920,[1] Mai Bhagi grew up in a village in the Thar Desert. Her father was Wanhyun Fakir and her mother was Khadija Maganhar. Both her parents were known singers in their region at the time
Mai Bhagi was married to folk singer Hothi Fakir at the age of 16 in Islamkot, Tharparkar.
Record producer Sheikh Ghulam Hussain, husband of Pakistani folk singer Abida Parveen, offered her the opportunity to record at the Radio Pakistan studios, and later her records were played on the radio. She started singing on Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, her folk song ‘Kharee neem kay neeche’ from 1960. Bhagi was paid only 20 rupees for this first radio broadcast.
