Friday, July 25, 2008

Asa Singh Mastana - One of Indian Music's lovable artists

Asa Singh Mastana, who was born in 1926 and passed in 1999, is and always will be one of Indian Music's all time lovable artists. His sweet voice was one of the best voices ever lent to the Punjabi culture and Indian Music. Asa Singh Mastana is well known around the world and for lending his voice to the classical Heer song in the bollywood film Heer. To sing Heer is a blessing and one that has God given talents can do this, and Asa was one of the first ever artists to attempt to sing Heer. He was very successful in his attempt and Heer is co-related to his name in this day in age. He is also one of the first artists to duet with the opposite sex (female) as he had done with Surinder Kaur and Prakash Kaur. They sang plenty of folk songs which are listened more than ever these days. His well known Punjabi songs are Jugni, Kali Meri Gut, Doli Chardhian Marian. With Asa Singh Mastana's lead in Indian Music, he has lent his name and given birth to a variety of the new age artists that attempt folk music. He is one of the innovators of Punjabi Indian Music folk music.

One word sums up Asa Singh Mastana = Classic!