Muhammad Juman

Ustad Mohammad Juman
Ustad Mohammad Juman
استاد محمد جمن
Born	10 October 1935; Sorra, folk singer
Years active	1950s – 1990
Known for	Classical music, Kafi, Ghazal
Awards	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1980

Ustad Muhammad Juman (

Sindhi musician and classical singer from Pakistan, whose impact on Sindhi music is still pervasive.^[1]^[2]

Early life and career

Muhammad Juman was born on 10 October 1935 in the village of Sorra, located in the

Pakistan Television (Lahore Center), who had also been a music tutor to the renowned singer Madam Noor Jehan.^[1]^[4]^[5]

He went to

Ustad Muhammad Ibrahim.^[6]^[4]

In 1955, he went to

Sufi saints of Sindh.^[3]^[1]

Flute playing

He was fond of playing flute since childhood. Therefore he visited Radio Pakistan Karachi station several times. Eventually, he started his career with a program as a flute player.[1]

Singing career

Some of his fellow radio artists advised him to sing as his voice had a quality. Within short time, he started singing regularly and appeared at Radio Pakistan Hyderabad as a singer. Here he became a student of Ustad Nazar Hussain and Bade Wahid Ali Khan.^[3] Afterwards he worked hard to learn the music of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s poetry and became a successful singer.^[1]

Ustad Muhammad Juman was such a musician who brought out new colors, new ways and renovations to Sindhi music. He used to work hard and composed countless musical melodies. He had his own unique style of singing which was appreciated not only by public but also by other musicians. He sang the poetry of mystic poets but specially sang Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai with great love. One of the famous kafi song "Muhinjo Mulk Malir, Kotan Main Aaun Keean Guzariyan" was recorded for film Umer-Marvi. His famous and evergreen Kafi was "Yaar Dadhi Isaq Aatish lai Hai".^[5]^[3]

Muhammad Juman also performed in

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

also was an admirer and used to invite him for his personal gatherings.

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1980.^[5]^[3]
Government of Sindh, Culture department has inaugurated a music gallery for him in recognition of his services at Sindh Museum, Hyderabad, Sindh.^[7]
Latif Award.^[4]^[3]
Sachal Sarmast Award.^[4]

Music training

Muhammad Jumman received his music education from Ustad Nazar Hussain and Bari Waheed Ali Khan, expert on Bhittai's Surs (Symphonies). He became very famous when he sang a Sindhi Kalam of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai:

منهنجو ملڪ ملير،ڪوٽن ۾ آءُ ڪيئن گذاريان
Munhjo Mulk Maleer for film Umar Marvi
Saraiki Kafi
of Usman Faqir:
{{cquote| Yaar Dadhi Ishq Atish Lai Hai[3]
Muhammad Juman was a regular performer of
Pakistan Television shows.^[8]

He also sang Mir Sikandar Khan Khoso's kafis "Ishq munjhon izhar thee ayo" and "Kech Punhal day hal kahay hal" at Radio Pakistan. Juman's son, Shafi Muhammad, also followed his style of kafi singing.

Death

He died on 24 January 1990 at a Karachi hospital due to complications from hepatitis and diabetes. He was buried at Mewa Shah Graveyard, Karachi.^[3]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Profile of Ustad Muhammad Juman on encyclopediasindhiana.org website (in Sindhi language) Retrieved 5 September 2022

^ Maro Je Malir Ja, by Khadim Hussain Chandio, pp. 609–610.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Muhammad Juman profile". Urduwire.com website. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 29th death anniversary of Ustad Muhammad Juman observed Daily Times (newspaper), Published 27 January 2019, Retrieved 5 September 2022

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Parvez Jabri (24 January 2013). "Death Anniversary of Ustad Muhammad Juman observed". Business Recorder (newspaper). Associated Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

^ Role of Radio Pakistan (in promoting folk singers) Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 August 2011, Retrieved 5 September 2022

^ Music gallery at Sindh Museum named after Ustad Juman Dawn (newspaper), Published 30 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2022

^ Muhammad Juman performing on Pakistan Television Uploaded 13 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022

Arts
1950s

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Professor
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Khwaja Moinuddin
(1966)

Ayat Ali Khan
(1966)

Ustad Haji Mohammad Sharif
(1967)

(1967)

Rafi Peer
(1967)

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Umeed Ali Khan
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1970s

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Ustad
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Kishwar Sultan
(1979)

Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Sitar Nawaz)
(1979)

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Mureed Buledi
(1979)

(1979)

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Mohammad Azam Chishti
(1979)

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1980s

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Aazar Zubi
(1980)

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Muhammad Juman
(1980)

(1981)

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Mansoor Tabish
(1981)

Qari Syed Ali Sharfuddin Yemni
(1981)

Nanhe Ali Khan (music performer))
(1981)

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Alexander Robert
(1981)

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Qari Ubaidur Rehman
(1982)

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Ustad Nazar Hussain
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Qari
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Ustad Chhote Ghulam Ali Khan
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Ustad Abdul Majeed Dehlvi
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Sain Akhtar Hussain
(1987)

Qari Izhar Ahmed Thanvi
(1987)

Shaista Zaid
(1988)

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Ustad Kabir Khan
(1989)

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Jameel Bismil
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Ameer Khan
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Amjad Hussain
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1990s

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Khalid Hameed Baig
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Ustad Sadiq Ali Khan Mando
(1990)

Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Gwalior gharana)
(1990)

(1990)

Qari Mohammad Fida
(1990)

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(1990)

(1990)

(1991)

Khursheed Alam known as Gohar Qalam
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Noor Mohammad Lashari
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Ismail Shahid
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Syed Manzoorul Kaunain
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Qari Syed Buzurg Shah Al-Azhari
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Shahid Jalal
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Qari Mohammad Younus
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Qari Syed Ali Abid Naqvi
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Hamid Ali Bela
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Ustad Talib Hussain Khan
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Mashooq Sultan
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Qari Noor Mohammad
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Syed Afzal Hussain
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Abdul Aziz Baloch
(2003)

Ghulam Mustafa
(2003)

Majeed Khan (sarangi player)
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Mahtab Akbar Rashdi
(2004)

Chishty Bin Subh-o-Mujahid
(2004)

Navid Shahzad
(2004)

(2004)

S. M. Naqi
(2004)

Haji Atta Muhammad
(2004)

Moin Niazi
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Samiur Rahman
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Ustad Qamar uz Zaman
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Akhtar Munir
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Gopal Das
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Haji Mehr Ali
(2008)

Haji Sher Ali
(2008)

Nahid Raza
(2008)

Gul Bahar Bano
(2008)

Mujahid Hussain
(2008)

Rasheed Malik
(2008)

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Abdul Karim Balouch
(2008)

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M. Hanif Raza
(2008)

Nasreen Askari
(2008)

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Mansoor Rahi
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Muhammad Younus Khan
(2009)

Emanuel Philip
(2009)

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Shabbir Hussain
(2009)

Manzoor Hussain
(2009)

Parveen Nazzar
(2009)

Javaid Tufail Niazi
(2009)

Babar Ali Niazi
(2009)

Hajra Mansoor
(2009)

(2009)

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Khalifa Muhammad Irshad Beg
(2009)

Naseem Sultan
(2009)

(2009)

Sahib Dino Mallah
(2009)

Satish Chandra Anand
(2009)

Rubeena Malik
(2009)

(2009)

Muhammad Gul
(2009)

Mehnaz Hyat
(2009)

Abdul Qadir
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2010s

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Zulfiqar Ali
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(2011)

S. Amjad Bukhari
(2011)

(2011)

S.H. Qasim Jalali
(2011)

(2011)

(2011)

Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu
(2011)

(2011)

Ustad Muhammad Alam
(2011)

Ustad
(2011)

Wazir Afzal
(2011)

Zafar Kazmi
(2011)

(2011)

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Mohsin Gillani
(2012)

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Rahat Naveed Masud
(2012)

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Muhammad Ajmal Khan
(2013)

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Shahid Abdullah
(2014)

Ustad Shafiquz Zaman Khan
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Rashid Mehmood
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2020s

Deeba (2020)

Ghulam Mohiuddin (2020)

Sahir Ali Bagga (2020)

Waris Baig (2020)

Ghulam Abbas 2020

Saieen Zahoor (2020)

Fareed Ayaz (2020)

Sarmad Sehbai (2021)

Resham (2021)

Khalid Masud Gondal (2021)

Muhammad Javed (2022)

Hafeez Tahir (2023)

Sangeeta (2023)

Sher Miandad Khan (2023)

Ustad Tafu (2023)

Anjuman (2023)

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Latif Award
2004s

Mazhar Hussain & Zulfiqar Ali (singers)

Atta Mohammad Bhambhro (research)

Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch
(lifetime achievement)

Manzoor Ali Khan (singer)

Muhammad Juman (singer)

Master Muhammad Ibrahim

2008s

Abdullah Panhwar (Latif Ragh)

Ghulam Muhammad,(Banjo player)

Bhano Khan Shaikh (Research)

Allah Dino Nizamani (Shah Jo Ragi)

2011s

Faqeer Pir Bux Soomro (Shah's singer)

Mohammad Hussain Kashif (posthumously, research award)

Mohammad Hassan Mallah (instrumentalist)

Sanam Marvi (singer)

Waryam Faqeer (folk poetry)

2015s

Syed Gadda Hussain (Shah's raagi)

Taj Mastani (artist)

Haji Ali Nawaz (sughar)

Nawaz Mohamamd Achar (musician)

Abdul-Majid Bhurgri

2016s

Ernest Trumpp (posthumously awarded)

Mai Dhai (folk singing)

Abdul Hameed Akhund (extra ordinary services)

Karam Hussain (Musician)

Ali Gul (Folk poetry)

Madad Ali Jat (Shah's singer)

Prof. Ghulam Mohammad Lakho (research)

Abdul Qadir Junejo (Writer)

Dr. Ahsan Danish (research)

2017s

Faqir Manthar Junejo and Allah Dino Junejo (Bhital's raagis)

Abdul Shakoor (instrumentalist)

Jami Chandio (researcher)

Qasim Rahimoon (sughar)

Yasir Qazi, (compere)

Amar Fayaz Buriro (extra ordinary service)

Shabir Kumbhar (extra ordinary service)

Master Intikhab Burdi and baby Rahat Burdi (who memorized Shah's kalam)

Nadir Ali Jamali (who produced Bhittai's statue)

2018s

Faqir Jawan Chhajro (Shah's singer)

Rashid Hyderi (Artist)

Zulfiqar Lund (Instrumentalist)

Mamoor Yousfani (researcher posthumously)

Dr. Sher Mahrani (research)

Taj Mohammad (folk poetry)

Bakhshan Mahranvi (compare)

Eeshwar Das Mandnani (Special award)

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ISNI

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United States

[sindhiana-1] Profile of Ustad Muhammad Juman on encyclopediasindhiana.org website (in Sindhi language) Retrieved 5 September 2022

[2] Maro Je Malir Ja, by Khadim Hussain Chandio, pp. 609–610.

[urduwire-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Muhammad Juman profile". Urduwire.com website. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[DT-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 29th death anniversary of Ustad Muhammad Juman observed Daily Times (newspaper), Published 27 January 2019, Retrieved 5 September 2022

[BR-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Parvez Jabri (24 January 2013). "Death Anniversary of Ustad Muhammad Juman observed". Business Recorder (newspaper). Associated Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[6] Role of Radio Pakistan (in promoting folk singers) Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 August 2011, Retrieved 5 September 2022

[7] Music gallery at Sindh Museum named after Ustad Juman Dawn (newspaper), Published 30 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2022

[8] Muhammad Juman performing on Pakistan Television Uploaded 13 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022

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v t e Latif Award
2004s	Mazhar Hussain & Zulfiqar Ali (singers) Atta Mohammad Bhambhro (research) Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch (lifetime achievement) Manzoor Ali Khan (singer) Muhammad Juman (singer) Master Muhammad Ibrahim
2008s	Abdullah Panhwar (Latif Ragh) Ghulam Muhammad,(Banjo player) Bhano Khan Shaikh (Research) Allah Dino Nizamani (Shah Jo Ragi)
2011s	Faqeer Pir Bux Soomro (Shah's singer) Mohammad Hussain Kashif (posthumously, research award) Mohammad Hassan Mallah (instrumentalist) Sanam Marvi (singer) Waryam Faqeer (folk poetry)
2015s	Syed Gadda Hussain (Shah's raagi) Taj Mastani (artist) Haji Ali Nawaz (sughar) Nawaz Mohamamd Achar (musician) Abdul-Majid Bhurgri
2016s	Ernest Trumpp (posthumously awarded) Mai Dhai (folk singing) Abdul Hameed Akhund (extra ordinary services) Karam Hussain (Musician) Ali Gul (Folk poetry) Madad Ali Jat (Shah's singer) Prof. Ghulam Mohammad Lakho (research) Abdul Qadir Junejo (Writer) Dr. Ahsan Danish (research)
2017s	Faqir Manthar Junejo and Allah Dino Junejo (Bhital's raagis) Abdul Shakoor (instrumentalist) Jami Chandio (researcher) Qasim Rahimoon (sughar) Yasir Qazi, (compere) Amar Fayaz Buriro (extra ordinary service) Shabir Kumbhar (extra ordinary service) Master Intikhab Burdi and baby Rahat Burdi (who memorized Shah's kalam) Nadir Ali Jamali (who produced Bhittai's statue)
2018s	Faqir Jawan Chhajro (Shah's singer) Rashid Hyderi (Artist) Zulfiqar Lund (Instrumentalist) Mamoor Yousfani (researcher posthumously) Dr. Sher Mahrani (research) Taj Mohammad (folk poetry) Bakhshan Mahranvi (compare) Eeshwar Das Mandnani (Special award)