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'''Parkash Kaur''' (19 September 1919 – 2 November 1982) was an [[India]]n singer. She sang mainly [[Folk music of Punjab|Punjabi folk songs]], where she is credited, along with her sister [[Surinder Kaur]], for pioneering and popularising the genre. Prakash Kaur also sang [[Pashtu]] folk songs.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LloS1EddfBE PARKAASH KAUR IN PASHTO – RASHA TAPOOS LA ZAMA YARA – 1930s,youtube]</ref>
'''Parkash Kaur''' (19 September 1919 – (PRESENT) Beering and popularising the genre.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 5 February 2022

Parkash Kaur
Birth nameParkash Kaur
Born(1919-09-19)19 September 1919
OriginLahore, British India
Died2 November 1982(1982-11-02) (aged 63)
GenresFolk, Filmi
Occupation(s)Singer, Playback singing
Years active1940–1982 (aged 42)

Parkash Kaur (19 September 1919 – (PRESENT) Beering and popularising the genre.

Early life[edit]

Prakash Kaur, Deedar Singh Pardesi and Surinder Kaur in Nairobi in 1967.

Kaur was born in Lahore, back then part of British India, into a Punjabi-Sikh family. She is the elder sister of Surinder Kaur, famous Punjabi singer-songwriter.

Career[edit]

Kaur made her professional debut with a live performance on 'Peshawar Radio' in 1941, and then on 31 August 1943, she and her younger sister, Surinder Kaur cut their first duet, "maavan 'te dheean ral baithian", for the HMV label, emerging as superstars across the Indian subcontinent.[1]

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