Folk singer Nawaz Fareed Sanwal dies in road mishap

HYDERABAD: Famous Saraiki folk singer Nawaz Fareed Sanwal died in a road mishap near Hyderabad on Monday.

According to his family, that the singer was on the way  to Karachi from Bahawalpur via motorcycle as the public transport is shut due to coronavirus pandemic.

When he reached near Toll plaza his motorcycle met the accident. As a result, he sustained severe head injuries. He was shifted to the Civil Hospital Hyderabad in critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Sanwal was resident of Ahmedpur Sharqia (Ahmedpur East) in Bahawalpur and used to sing Saraiki folk songs. He left behind three daughters, one son and a widow.

On May 8, famous Seraiki folk singer from Cholistan Krishan Lal Bheel had passed away in Rahim Yar Khan. A 60-year-old  singer was hospitalised after suffering from serious kidney complications.

Bheel was under treatment for his kidney disease at the Shaikh Zayed Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan where he was looked after well.

Krishan Lal Bheel had a unique voice and was considered an embodiment of the musical traditions of Cholistan and received scores of awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from Lok Virsa.

He  generally sang in his native language Marwari dialect of Rajasthani however he had also command  in Sindhi, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and Seraiki as well. He started singing in the 1970s.