Badar uz Zaman
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Badar uz Zaman (born 1940, Lahore, Pakistan) is a classical musician of Pakistan. He contributes to Pakistani Classical Music by promoting and re-interpreting compositions of the sub-continent's Muslim composers. Zaman performs with his brother, Ustad Qamar-uz-Zaman, carrying forward the Pakistan's own "Kasur Gharana" traditions of the art of Khayal music. Classical singers typically represent Indian Gharanas of Music.
Early life and education
Zaman comes from a wealthy family of Lahore cloth merchants. He was educated in Pakistan at the University of the Punjab Lahore (UPL), getting top position earning a Bachelor's in Music, and M.A. Political Science.
Career
Zaman started his music career in 1956. He served the Punjab Council of the Arts as Deputy Director Drama and Resident Director Faisalabad, Sargodha and D.G Khan Arts Councils. As of 2012 Zaman was attached as Associate Professor to the Music Department, University of the Punjab Lahore. He received music training from Ustad Faiz Ali (Gawaliyar), Ustad Iftikhar Ahmed Khan (Dehli), Ustad Chhotay Ghulam Ali Khan (Qasur) and Ustad Bhai Naseera (Punjab). In film composition, he has been affiliated to the renowned Music Director Nisar Bazmi for 18 years. He has been in music for about 56 years,. singing Khayal, Thumris, Dadra, and Ghazal. He also works on new music and a new album.
Badaró
Manlio Hedair Badaró (April 23, 1933 – November 1, 2008) was a Portuguese actor and comedian.
Born in Brazil, Badaró moved to Portugal in 1957. He came over as part of the comedy group "Brasileira Fogo no Pandeiro." Once he restarted his career in Portugal he started to appear in several plays including "Empresta-me o teu apartamento" with actress Alina Vaz.
During an interview in May 2008 Badaró said "I have so many health problems that they have lost count: suffered a heart attack, a stroke, had a lymphoma and now I have discovered another cancer". Badaró died of cancer on November 1, 2008.
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