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Tafo Brothers
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The two Tafo Brothers are tabla maestro Altaf Hussain Tafo Khan and his brother, Nisar Hussain, on the accordion. Altaf Hussain Tafu Khan, better known as Ustad Tafu or simply Tafoo (alternate spellings: Tafo, Tafu, Taffoo), is a musician from Lahore, Pakistan known as a master tabla player. Ustad Tafu is especially adept at playing the musical instrument Tabla and is called the Tabla King in some music circles. He is the father of musicians Tariq Tafu, Tanveer Tafu & Sajjad Tafu. Ustad Tafu was born in in 1945 in Lahore to a musician's family, "a part of a musical legacy that spans seven generations." Ustad Tafu started his career in 1970 when his first film song, Sunn wey balori akhh waaliya as music director, sung by Noor Jehan was featured in movie Anwara (1970). Ahead in the following year 1971 one of his hit chartbusters-- Mahi Keh Gaya Milan Ga Main Fer Aa Ke Te Dass Ke Tareekh Na Gaya, released in movie Sajawal. Another film song was in film Sohra Te Jawai (1980), sung by Noor Jehan, lyrics by Khawaja Pervez "Rab jane sahnoon te tu maar suttia". Ustad Tafu has composed music for over 100 films and has worked with music artists such as Noor Jehan, Shaukat Ali, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Nahid Akhtar and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. As leading exponents of Lahore’s vibrant self-contained film industry, the Brothers Tafo gave Lollywood its first rock group in the form of their expanded sextet commonly known as Tafo or Taffoo to Punjabi and Urdu listeners. Mostly instrumental in
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M. Ashraf At His Best Instrumental
Great Love Songs Of M. Ashraf (Instrumental)
Plugged in Pakistani Pops
Tafo Brothers Greatest Hits
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There is Death in the Pot II
Disposable Music Library Subscription Discs
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Plugged In Pakistani Pops LP
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Uf Yeh Beevian [1977] OST
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There is Death in the Pot
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Disposable Music Sampler Volume 1