The 17th century Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Latif often spoke through the famous tragic love-legends of his region. This particular song speaks of the pain of Marui, a young girl from Maleer who is abducted by Umar, the powerful king of Umarkot. She unflinchingly resists his advances and is put to solitary confinement in a tower for her pains. She keeps her resolve alive - in the face of Umar’s threats and enticements - by the constant remembrance of her land, Maleer, and her cattle-herding folk, the Maaru. She prefers their huts to the palaces of the king. The ‘daastaan’ of Umar-Marui points to the importance of ‘zikr’, or remembrance - of who one truly is, and where one’s true home lies.

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Mubarak Osman Gajjan belongs Kervandh village, Abdasa taluka, in the Kutch region of Gujarat in western India. He sings the kaafis and daastaans of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai in Sindhi. Born in a farming family, he was attracted to music since childhood and started to learn to sing early in his life. Later, like many others in the region, he came under the influence of the late Abdullah Hussain Turk and considered him his master. Contact Mubarak Gajjan at +91-9727330849.

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Song Credits:
Vocals: Mubarak Gajjan
Dholak: Fakirmamad Amad Langha
Harmonium: Ramzan Lakha Ker
Khanjiri: Juma Ismail Langha

Translation: Vipul Rikhi

Video Credits:
Cameras: Shabnam Virmani & Avanti Sadhu
Editing: Piyush Kashyap
Sound: PM Satheesh & team, Fireflys Post-Sound
Recording Facilitation & Support: Deval Mehta & Survaani, Kutch
Production Support: Namrata Karthik
Sub-Titling: Kabir Khanna & Vipul Rikhi
Collection: The Kabir Project

Place: Hodka village, Kutch, Gujarat, India
Date of Recording: 03 June, 2010

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