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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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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:20th-century male singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male singers]]




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Latest revision as of 18:36, 2 November 2021

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]

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

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]

DiscographyEdit

  • 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

ReferencesEdit

  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

External linksEdit