Mai Bhagi was born in 1920 in Mithi in Thar, Sindh. She belongs to very poor family who sang folk songs on wedding and other ceremonies. She was introduced by producer Sheikh Ghulam Hussain on Radio Pakistan Hyderabad and on Pakistan Television by producer Abdul Karim Baloch.
Mai Bhagi won Pride of Performance and other main Sindhi awards. She died on July 7, 1986.