Career
In 2005, he was awarded the Pride of Performance Award from the Government of Pakistan-the highest civil award in Pakistan. Son of Alam Lohar (another icon of Punjabi music), he started his singing career at an early age. To date he has more than 150 albums to his credit and has recorded more than 3000 mostly Punjabi language songs. In 2006 he made headlines in the Punjabi music world by releasing his album 21st Century Jugni, with music produced, arranged and mastered by Mukhtar Sahota in Wolverhampton, UK, and released by Internalmusic UK. Recently in June 2010 COKE STUDIO released his album Jugni COKE STUDIO. Arif Lohar has had more than 50 foreign tours around the world during the last 20 years including in the UK, US and UAE. He is the only south Asian artist to perform in North Korea as part of an international delegation of peace and goodwill, performing in front of the present president. He also completed his graduation from college in the UK.
In 2004 he performed in China for the opening of the Asian Games which had a crowd of close to 1 million in the open square. In the past, Arif Lohar has also played lead roles in Punjabi movies. He performed at the Wembley Arena in London in September, 2010, to help the flood victims of Pakistan, to an expected crowd of 25000 plus. He appeared in the Pakistani film Jugni Nach De Aye, singing and producing three songs for the soundtrack.
In 2010 Arif Lohar participated in Coke-Studio (Pakistan live session programme by Rohail Hayat). In Coke-Studio season 3, Arif Lohar performed "Alif Allah Chambay Dey Booti/Jugni" with upcoming musician Meesha Shafi.
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