Raheem Shah

Rahim Shah (Pashto: رحيم شاه‎); born 12 December 1974) is a famous Pashtun pop singer composer and music producer who has written and composed songs in various languages which have received recognition from a variety of countries.

Rahim Shah
Background information
Birth nameMuhammad Khan[1]
Born (1975-12-12) 12 December 1975
OriginKPK, Pakistan
GenresPop
Music of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Singer
musician
Years active1999–present
LabelsFire Records
Sound Master

He had a fan base which stretches from South Asia to Central Asia.

He sings in primarily in Pashto however he has also created songs in Urdu and Punjabi.[1][2]

Early life

Rahim Shah was born on April 3, 1974. A Pashtun (Yusufzai tribe) with his father coming from Swat. However, he was supposedly raised and educated in Karachi.

In an interview he revealed that Rahim Shah is not his real name and, in fact, it is his elder brother's name. He recently disclosed his original name, which is Muhammad Rahim, on ARY Qtv.[3]

Career

Rahim Shah's solo career began in the late 1990s with successful singles. Ghum was particularly successful.[1]

Audience in India

Shah attracted the attention of Indian audience with his 1999 song Pehle Toh Kabhi Kabhi Ghum Tha.

According to a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan, "Ghum is not Rahim Shah's personal composition. It is an Pashtun folk song or tappa, sung by an anonymous singer. Later famous Pashto singer, Haroon Bacha, also sang it, but the credit goes to Rahim Shah who translated the "tappa" into Urdu and gave it his own arrangement."[1] This was later re-copied by Indian singer Altaf Raja.[1]

Discography

Albums
  • Ghum (1999)[1]
  • Sadma Bewafa Ka (2000)
  • Saba Ru (2001)
  • Laila
  • O Peera
  • Jhoola (playground swing) (song dedicated to Rahim Shah's mother, also written by him)[4]
  • Channa (2003)
  • Pyar Nahin Milta (2004)
  • Yarana (2005)
  • Chercha (2007)
  • Maa'ma Dey (September 2009)
  • Hello Hum Lallann Bol Rahe Hain (2010)[5]
  • Gul Jana (2011)
  • Bad Times (TV Series) (2014)[5]

Film songs

References
  1. http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/raheem-shah-799, Profile of Rahim Shah on Pakistan Herald newspaper. Retrieved 27 March 2017
  2. سندرغاړى رحيم شاه مو ميلمه وو, Profile of Rahim Shah in Pashto language on BBC News website, Published 5 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2017
  3. "Biography of Rahim Shah". Last.fm.music.
  4. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ubl3w_o-maa-mujh-ko-jhulao-na-jhoola-rahim-shah_music, Rahim Shah's song 'Jhoola' on the internet, Uploaded 12 May 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2017
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1215016/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1, Filmography of Rahim Shah on IMDb website. Retrieved 27 March 2017
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