ISLAMABAD: The death anniversary of renowned folk singer Alam Lohar was observed on Wednesday.
Alam Lohar was born in 1928. He developed a new style of singing the Punjabi Vaar, an epic or folk tale.
He is famous for his rendition of Waris Shah’s Heer, which he had memorised in 36 styles.
Lohar recorded his first album at the age of 13.
In many rural areas, the local people remember him as Sher-e-Punjab or ‘Heerah’, meaning diamond. Alam Lohar died on July 3,
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