Thursday, July 10, 2008

Surinder Kaur - Indian Music's Respected Female Artist

Surinder Kaur, one of the most revered and respected artists in the Indian Music industry was and is referred to as Punjab's Nightingale. Surinder Kaur has recorded more than 2,000 songs in her singing career and majority of them were folk Punjabi, however some were Hindi songs. She, along with her sister, Prakash Kaur started singing in 1943 at the ripe age of only 12 for the infamous HMV Label. She not only sang Punjabi folk songs, however recorded as a playback for various Hindi and Punjabi films/movies. She has sang alongside the legends as Asa Singh Mastana, Harcharan Grewal, Rangila Jatt, and Didar Sandhu. One of the most remembered and important projects ever in Indian Music history, infact, in all of music genres around the world is the 1995 recording LP - The Three Generations. Surinder Kaur sang duets with her daughter Dolly Guleria, and her granddaughter, Sunaina.

Surinder Kaur has won many awards and many hearts and fans in the Indian Music industry and will always be remembered forever!