Arif Lohar

Arif Lohar
Native name	عارف لوہار
Born	1966
Origin	Achh village in Punjab, Pakistan (near Lalamusa)
Genres	Punjabi Folk music
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, musician
Instruments	Chimta
Labels	Internalmusic UK
Website	http://www.internalmusic.co.uk
Notable instruments
Chimta

Arif Lohar is a Punjabi folk singer from Pakistan. He usually sings accompanied by a native musical instrument resembling tongs (called a chimta). His folk music is representative of the traditional folk heritage of the Punjab. He is a son of the renowned folk singer Alam Lohar.

Arif Lohar was born in 1966 in Lala Musa in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. His father was Alam Lohar, who belonged to the village of Achh in nearby Kharian Tehsil, and was a prominent folk singer. Arif Lohar started singing with his father and his eldest brother, Arshad Mahmood Lohar, and younger brother Tariq Lohar at an early age. He has 7 other brothers named Irfan Mahmood Lohar, Imran Mahmood Lohar, Khalid Mahmood Lohar, Basharat Lohar, Faisal Lohar who all live in the UK. Arif Lohar is the only one of Alam Lohar's 8 sons who lives in Pakistan along with his family. Arif Lohar briefly went into acting in Punjabi movies before returning to his music career at the age of 22.

Arif Lohar has performed in more than 50 foreign tours around the world during the last 20 years, including tours to the UK, United States and UAE. In 2004, he performed in China for the opening of the Asian Games, which had a crowd of close to 1 million. He once performed in North Korea for the late President Kim Jong-il as part of an international delegation of peace and goodwill. He has also played multiple lead roles in Punjabi movies, and produced three songs for the soundtrack of Syed Noor's film Jugni (2012), the highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2012.

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