Pak singer Abida Parveen casts her spell at Sufi festival

 The ruins of Humayun Tomb resonated with songs in praise of the legendary poets and saints rendered in the throaty voice of sufi singer Abida Parveen during the sufi music festival that concluded here recently.

Parveen, a Pakistani singer of Sindhi descent enthralled the audience with her famous rendition "Lal meri pat rakhiyo bhala jhoole laalan' in praise of God at the end of the Jahan -e-Khusrau world sufi music fest that concluded here last evening.

"In Sufism there are no barriers, mine or yours, old and new. It belongs to all and connects hearts and souls. It's power unites the singer and listener in a divine communion with the creator", says Parveen who has been participating in the festival since its inception nine years ago.

The event, she says is essentially about spreading the message of Sufism which believes in no border and religion.

"Jahan e Khusrau is a spiritual call which we all share and join each year to further the message of humanism and brotherhood across the world", says the performer who sings in many languages including Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki, Punjabi and Persian.

"The festival is unique because it has no nationality or religion and is sacred to all of us", she adds.

Parveen performed with a group of musicians belonging to both India and Pakistan.