Mai Nimani (Hyderabad, Pakistan)

Genre:Folk

The very charismatic Mai Nimani is a fabulous folk artist from Sindh. Born in a musical family she only started learning music formally from her husband after their marriage. Mai Nimani’s husky voice has both soul and melody and her repertoire consists of Sindhi kalaams of Shah Abdul Lateef Bhittai, Punjabi kalaams of Baba Bulleh Shah and Guru Nanak, as well as Sindhi folk songs which she regularly performs at various sufi shrines in Sindh. She is accompanied by her husband on harmonium and brother in law on dholak.