The Sindhi folk legend and recipient of President's Pride of Performance, Allan Faqeer was remembered on his 18th death anniversary on Wednesday.
Special programmes were organized by various organizations in different cities to pay tributes to the legend. Born in 1932 in Jamshoro, district of Sindh, Allan Fakir rose to fame singing Sufi songs comprising verses from Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's poetry. Allan himself chose the suffix "fakir" for his name. Allan Faqir - the singer of "Humma" (Allah kar bhyyia), a fusion of pop and folk singing, not only took Pakistan to the centre of the world music arena but also led to his co-singer Ali Shehki to new heights of popularity in the late 1980s.