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Asa Singh Mastana (1926–1999) was a Punjabi musician and singer, best known for lending his voice to the hit Bollywood film Heer, and singing jugni and Heer-genre of folk songs, which recount the tales of Heer Ranjha by poet Waris Shah.[1] He became popular in the 1940s, by the mid-1960s, when state-run All India Radio started promoting folk musicians, this made him, along with Surinder Kaur and Kuldeep Manak singers of cult status.[2][3]
His well-known songs, among others "Balle Ni Panjaab Diye Sher Bachiye", "Doli Charhdeyan Marian Heer Cheekaan" and "Kali Teri Gut", have served as templates for later Punjabi musicians[4] His great work also expands to singing sad songs like "Jadon Meri Arthi Utha Ke Chalan Ge".[1][5] He was mostly paired with Surinder Kaur or Prakash Kaur for singing many old folk songs of Punjab.[6]
In 1985, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.[7]
Discography
- Best of Asa Singh Mastana and Surinder Kaur
- Hits of Asa Singh Mastana & Pushpa Hans - Recorded Live in the UK (1980)
- Heer
- Mastana Masti Wich
- "Mutiare Jana Door Pya" (1970)[8]
- Sarke Sarke Jandiye Mutiare Ni
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gayatri Club celebrates bonfire festival remembering Asa Singh Mastana(17 January 2012). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.(2010). ISBN 978-0-7546-5823-8
- ↑ Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Duke University Press(16 August 2006). ISBN 0-8223-3824-6
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f700b062-cce7-4597-b798-0f61e844bb0c
- ↑ Asa Singh Mastana(28 February 2021). Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asa-Singh-Mastana/109473765737483Template:Primary source inline
- ↑ Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013). Ministry of Home Affairs.
- ↑ Template:Discogs artist
External links
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