Pakistani female singer famous for her classical and semi-classical UrduGhazals.[1][2]
Early life
Tina Sani was born in Dhaka, at the time East Pakistan; the family moved to Kabul for a few years, where her father, Nasir Sahni, worked for an oil company, before moving to Karachi, where after graduating from the Karachi American School, she went on to study commercial art. She was trained in classical music by Ustad Nizamuddin Khan, son of Ustad Ramzan Khan of Delhi gharana and Ustad Chand Amrohvi. Tina also received special training from ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan.[3]
Career
Tina Sani began working for an advertising agency in 1977. She was involved in all the creative aspects of advertising business, including listening to and evaluating the music that is an integral part of advertising. Tina also taught at the Karachi American School in the art department.
Singing career
She entered the professional world of singing in 1980,
Alamgir
.
She was influenced by renowned ghazal singers from South Asia like
Her rendition of Iqbal's Shikwa Jawab-e-Shikwa has earned her great reviews and remains to be the lengthiest piece of poetry she has ever sung.[5]
More recently Tina Sani sang
Coke Studio (Pakistan) to bring verses of the 13th century mystic poet's Persian verses in Urdu language.[6]
Tina Sani was invited as a guest judge in the first Pakistan Idol TV show.
Tina Sani was part of
Lahore music meet, 2016. She shared her music journey in a session named "Classical Music Appreciation". Sani also discussed the current situation and lack of classical music from Pakistani music industry. She praised role of television in supporting them to continue practising music.[7]
She has sung many songs for the Pakistani TV and film industry, such as the OST for
