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| name = Lal Chand Yamla Jatt<br />
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| alias = Yamla Jatt<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|03|28|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lyallpur District|Chak No. 384]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British India]]<br/><small>(now in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan)</small><br />
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|12|20|1914|03|28|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<br />
| genre = [[Music of Punjab|Punjabi folk]]<br />
| occupation = {{flatlist|<br />
* Singer<br />
* musician<br />
* composer<br />
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| instrument = [[Tumbi]]<br />
| years_active = 1952–1991<br />
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma|HMV]]<br />
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'''Lal Chand Yamla Jatt''' (28 March 1914 – 20 December 1991) was a noted Indian [[folk singer]] in the [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-language. His trademark was his soft strumming of the [[tumbi]] and his [[turban]] tying style known traditionally as "Turla". Many consider him to be the pinnacle of the [[Music of Punjab|Punjabi music]] and an artist who arguably laid the foundation of contemporary Punjabi music in India.<ref name=folkpunjab>[http://folkpunjab.org/yamla-jatt/, Profile of Lal Chand Yamla Jatt]. Retrieved 18 August 2016</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born to Khera Ram and Harnam Kaur. His parents were devout Sikhs. His birthplace was Chak No. 384 in [[Lyallpur District]] now [[Faisalabad]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] [[Pakistan]] and after partition of India in 1947, he relocated to the Jawahar Nagar area, [[Ludhiana]] in India. He was from Punjabi [[Batwal]] caste.{{cn|date=June 2020}} He started his musical career with his younger brother, Jas Ballagan. Together they were known as the tota brothers and toured all across Punjab. He was trained in vocal singing by Pandit Dyall and Chaudhry Majid and his writing skills were honed by Sundar Das Aasi. He was married to Ram Rakhi in 1930, with whom he had two daughters and five sons. His eldest son is Kartar Chand and younger one is Jasdev Chand.<br />
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==Career==<br />
His most famous songs were "Das Main Ki Pyar Wichon Khattya" and "Satgur Nanak Teri Leela Nyaari Ae" and "Whisky Di Botal Wargi". He recorded some duet songs with Mohinderjit Kaur Sekhon, who was a recording artist with [[All India Radio]] (AIR), [[Jalandhar]]. He also popularized singing of Dulla Bhatti, Shahni Kaulan and Puran Bhagat. His first recording was with [[HMV]] in 1952 and till last he remained with HMV. He performed all over the world and many times performed with [[Alam Lohar]]. They were also good friends. He also popularized the [[Tumbi]], a traditional [[North Indian]] instrument. His music has been sampled by [[Punjabi MC]] on his best-selling [[bhangra (music)|bhangra]] album ''Legalised''.<ref>[http://www.bhangra.org/artists/bhangra-legends/lal-chand-yamla-jatt/, Profile of Lal Chand Yamla Jatt]; bhangra.org website. Retrieved 18 August 2016</ref> Later 2018, a music producer from Pakistan with stage name 'Ghauri', recreated his famous "Das Main Ki Pyar Wichon Khattya" with modern touch that went viral over video-sharing social networking service [[TikTok]] ending up Bollywood actors and actresses making short video over the same track on tiktok platform.<ref>[https://www.brecorder.com/2019/12/11/552269/pakistani-self-taught-producer-ghauri-claims-ownership-of-viral-tiktok-track/, Meet the producer behind viral tiktok hit];</ref><br />
[[File:Thumbi 2.jpg|thumb|262x262px|[[Tumbi]]]]<br />
Ved Parkash took lessons from Lal Chand Yamla Jatt and considered him his music-guru. Ved Parkash still keeps a picture of Yamla Jatt in his wallet to this day.<br />
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===Awards===<br />
He was awarded the Gold Medal By Indian Prime minister [[Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru]] in 1956. He was awarded a lifetime contribution award in 1989 by National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music, Delhi, India.<ref name=folkpunjab/><br />
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==Discography==<br />
* Khedan De Din Chaar<br />
* Jawani Meri Rangli<br />
* Das Main Ki Pyar Wichon Khatya<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgWgagJ2Z4g, Lal Chand Yamla Jatt's song] on YouTube. Retrieved 18 August 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f98c98e4-f6af-4917-9f3c-68ddb6c99e3f, Lal Chand Yamla Jatt songs]; BBC Music website. Retrieved 18 August 2016</ref><br />
* Mittran Di Maa Marri<br />
* Tara Pave Boliyan<br />
* Whiskey Di Botal Wargi<br />
* Saiyaan Da Kotha<br />
* Charkhi Rangli Teri<br />
* Satguru Nanak Teri Leela Neyaari<ref>[http://www.sikhnet.com/gurbani/artist/lal-chand-yamla, Lal Chand Yamla Jatt's song]; sikhnet.com website. Retrieved 18 August 2016</ref><br />
*Mein Teri Tu Mera<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Lal+Chand+Yamla+Jatt/Hits+of+Lal+Chand+Yamla+Jatt, Song of Lal Chand Yamla Jatt]; last.fm/music website. Retrieved 18 August 2016</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Alam Lohar]]<br />
*[[List of Punjabi singers]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ajitweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6911&Itemid=55, Ajit Punjabi Weekly]. Retrieved 18 August 2016<br />
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[[Category:Punjabi-language singers]]<br />
[[Category:1914 births]]<br />
[[Category:1991 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male folk singers]]<br />
[[Category:People from Ludhiana district]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]<br />
[[Category:Singers from Faisalabad]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century male singers]]</div>>Rathfelder