Full Name Iqbal Jogi Occupation Flute player | Name Iqbal Jogi | |
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Born January 1, 1925 ( 1925-01-01 ) Sukkur District, Sindh, Pakistan | ||
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Iqbal Jogi (Sindhi: اقبال جوڳي) was a musician who played a type of flute variously known as a murli, murliyon or been. He came from Aror in Sukkur District, Pakistan.
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Tariq Rahman, a professor of linguistic history, described Jogi as the "last master player" of the murli. Olympic records released an album titled Iqbal Jogi and Party in the 1950s, on which he played the instrument in a series of tracks of Sufi devotional music. Re-issued in 1997 as The Passion of Pakistan Tradition, reviewer Josef Woodard said "it's snaky, it's deep, and it's charming on a profound level". His style is often marketed as "snake-charmer music". The name Jogi itself means snake-charmer. Iqbal Jogi died in April 6, 1986 at Rohri.
Jogi's brother, Eso Faqir, is also known for playing the murli.