Manganhaar artists enthral Karachiites with mystic performance

Folk musicians and singers from Thar’s Manganhaar community enthralled audiences with their traditional performance at the Manganhaar Music Festival here on Tuesday and impressed upon them that folk music and mystic poetry impact people and communities from within their soul. The festival was kicked off with a performance by Chanesar who played ‘Khamach’, an indigenous musical instrument specialty of the Manganhaar musicians.

At the first leg, 16 young (male and female) student singers from Thar, Khairpur, Ranipur, Umerkot and Buzdarwada took part in a music contest. Sarwat Ali, Baidil Masroor and Wali Ram judged their performance. At the second leg of the festival, ten celebrated Manganhaar singers from Thar and Cholistan showcased their skills. Manganhaar musicians from Rajathan, India were also…