[2] In 1964, Akhtar Chanal started taking formal singing lessons from a music Ustad.
In 1973, he brought regional folk to national attention after he was discovered by the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)'s Balochi Radio Station, and in 1974 Chanal's music became popular nationwide when his song Deer Deer was first aired live on national TV.
Since then, Akhtar Chanal has traveled all over the world, including the United States, the Netherlands and Europe for tours.
He has performed in a concert arranged at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for the political leaders meeting at the summit.
[2][4] Akhtar Chanal Zahri reportedly has said in an interview, "The songs I hummed as a youngster watching my sheep, are embedded in my memory.