What a horrible loss.

[rubato]

I first heard Qawwali music recorded by his father and uncle. Master musicians embedded in a deep musical tradition intertwined with Sufism. Hearing it is a transformative experience. But religious fanatics who reject sceince and even kill people for vaccinating their children against polio are perpetual agents of evil. The Taliban are the modern version of the inquisition. Trying desperately to kill progress.


What a loss.

Amjad Sabri
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Amjad Farid Sabri
Born Amjad Farid Sabri
23 December 1976[1]
Pakistan
Died 22 June 2016 (aged 39)[1]
Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, Pakistan
Cause of death Assassination
Resting place Paposh Nagar, Karachi
Occupation Musician
Parent(s) Ghulam Farid Sabri (father)
Relatives

Maqbool Ahmed Sabri
(uncle)
Musical career
Genres Sufi


Amjad Farid (Fareed) Sabri (23 December 1976 – 22 June 2016) was a Pakistani singer and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition. Son of Ghulam Farid Sabri of the Sabri Brothers, he emerged as one of South Asia's most prominent qawwali singers, often reciting poems written by his father and uncle.[2] He was shot dead in Karachi in a targeted killing claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban.[3]