Alam Lohar

Alam Lohar
حاجی محمد عالم لوہار
Born
Muhammad Alam Lohar

1928 (1928)
Village Achh near Kotla Arab Ali Khan, Gujrat District, Punjab, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan)
Died3 July 1979(1979-07-03) (aged 50–51)
Sham ki Bhattian, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationsSinger, musician, poet
Years active1936 – 1979
Known forPunjabi folk music, Chimta playing
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1979

Alam Lohar (Punjabi: محمد عالم لوہار) was a Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer. He is widely regarded as the greatest singer of Punjabi folk music.

He is credited with creating and popularising the music genre or narrative device Jugni.

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