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'''Asa Singh Mastana''' (1926–1999) was a [[Punjabi people|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.<ref name=times/> 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.<ref name="Roy2010">{{cite book|author=Anjali Gera Roy|title=Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8O9tua3CjhMC&pg=PA132|year=2010|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=978-0-7546-5823-8|pages=132–}}</ref><ref name="Ballantyne2006">{{cite book|author=Tony Ballantyne|title=Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R9PXaUmk-sAC&pg=PA127|date=16 August 2006|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3824-6|pages=127–}}</ref>
'''Asa Singh Mastana''' (1926–1999) was a [[Punjabi people|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.<ref name=times/> 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.<ref name="Roy2010">{{cite book|author=Anjali Gera Roy|title=Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8O9tua3CjhMC&pg=PA132|year=2010|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=978-0-7546-5823-8|pages=132–}}</ref><ref name="Ballantyne2006">{{cite book|author=Tony Ballantyne|title=Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R9PXaUmk-sAC&pg=PA127|date=16 August 2006|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3824-6|pages=127–}}</ref>


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<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f700b062-cce7-4597-b798-0f61e844bb0c</ref> His great work also expands to singing sad songs like "Jadon Meri Arthi Utha Ke Chalan Ge".<ref name=times>{{cite web | title = Gayatri Club celebrates bonfire festival remembering Asa Singh Mastana | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Gayatri-Club-celebrates-bonfire-festival-remembering-Asa-Singh-Mastana/articleshow/11518454.cms?referral=PM |date=17 January 2012| access-date = 10 March 2014| work = The Times of India}}</ref> He was mostly paired with [[Surinder Kaur]] or Prakash Kaur for singing many old folk songs of Punjab.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asa-Singh-Mastana/109473765737483{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}}</ref>
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<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f700b062-cce7-4597-b798-0f61e844bb0c</ref> His great work also expands to singing sad songs like "Jadon Meri Arthi Utha Ke Chalan Ge".<ref name=times>{{cite web | title = Gayatri Club celebrates bonfire festival remembering Asa Singh Mastana | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Gayatri-Club-celebrates-bonfire-festival-remembering-Asa-Singh-Mastana/articleshow/11518454.cms?referral=PM |date=17 January 2012| access-date = 10 March 2014| work = The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=Punjabi>{{cite web | title = Asa Singh Mastana | url = https://www.trendpunjabi.com/who-was-asa-singh-mastana-songs/ |date=28 February 2021|access-date=September 6, 2021| work = TrendPunjabi.com}}</ref> He was mostly paired with [[Surinder Kaur]] or Prakash Kaur for singing many old folk songs of Punjab.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asa-Singh-Mastana/109473765737483{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}}</ref>


In 1985, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>
In 1985, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>
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==Discography==
==Discography==
* Best of Asa Singh Mastana and Surinder Kaur
* Best of Asa Singh Mastana and Surinder Kaur
* Hits of Asa Singh Mastana & Pushpa Hans - Recorded Live in the UK (1980)
* Heer
* Heer
* Mastana Masti Wich
* Mastana Masti Wich
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Allmusic|artist|mn0001920734}}
* {{AllMusic|artist|mn0001920734}}
*[http://music.punjabcentral.com/artist/?artist=56&stab=2 Asa Singh Mastana Albums]
*[http://music.punjabcentral.com/artist/?artist=56&stab=2 Asa Singh Mastana Albums]
*[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990525/ige25072.html Obit in Indian Express]
*[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990525/ige25072.html Obit in Indian Express]
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 2 November 2021

Asa Singh Mastana
Born(1927-08-22)22 August 1927
Punjab
Died23 May 1999(1999-05-23) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)Singer
Associated actsSurinder Kaur

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gayatri Club celebrates bonfire festival remembering Asa Singh Mastana". The Times of India. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Anjali Gera Roy (2010). Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-0-7546-5823-8.
  3. ↑ Tony Ballantyne (16 August 2006). Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World. Duke University Press. pp. 127–. ISBN 0-8223-3824-6.
  4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f700b062-cce7-4597-b798-0f61e844bb0c
  5. ↑ "Asa Singh Mastana". TrendPunjabi.com. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asa-Singh-Mastana/109473765737483[non-primary source needed]
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Asa Singh Mastana discography at Discogs

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