Background
He was born in Peshawar in 1946 to a musical family.
He was born in Peshawar in 1946 to a musical family.
He has appeared regularly on television, usually singing ghazals and in movies. Khyal Mohammad belongs to the Afridi tribe of Pushtuns. Saif introduced him to the radio station, where he first performed in 1958 at age of thirteen.
However, for the next ten years he mainly restricted himself to playing instruments such as the tabla and harmonium.
In the late 1960s he began singing and recording ghazals, traditional Pashto poems, a daring gamble since the music scene at that time was dominated by folk music His style soon became popular in Peshawar and the North-West Frontier Province. After establishing his name on the local radio, in 1973-1974 Khyal Mohammad appeared in his first movie, Dara-i-Khyber, one of the first "Pollywood" Pashto movies.
This gave his career a kick-start, and since then he has appeared in many other movies. As his popularity continued to grow, he often toured in Afghanistan, Europe, the The United Arab Republic and the United States of America. Over the years he has recorded a volume of music, and has also appeared as a playback singer in many movies, winning many awards.
He has been called the Elvis Presley of Pashto music
His voice has impressive range, but is always fully under control. Radio, television and movie producers have paid tribute to his professionalism and ability to produce flawless performances with minimal rehearsal. Zahoor Khan Zaiby, a Pakhtoon composer of Balochi and Sindhi tunes, says "Lala is an expert at harnessing the mood of the moment and the poetry through his voice.
The songs from his films are considered Pashto anthems." One Of his Album is Named as "Sawee Daghuna".