Arif Lohar, born in 1966 in Lalamusa, Pakistan, is a Punjabi folk singer who
grew up in a musical family led by his father, Alam Lohar. His early exposure to
traditional Punjabi music led him to sing with his brothers from a young age,
and his breakthrough came in 2006 with the hit “Jugni” featuring Nooran Lal,
which propelled him to popularity across Pakistan and India. Over the course of
his career he has released more than 150 albums, including 21st Century Jugni in
2006, and in 2012 he contributed three songs to the soundtrack of Syed Noor’s
film Jugni, Pakistan’s top-grossin...