Jaswinder Singh is an Indian
ghazal
''Ghazal'' is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and t ...
singer.
Saregama
Saregama India Ltd is an Indian music record label and content company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the oldest music label in India, established in 1901 as the Indian branch of the British Gramophone Company. It later became ...
, an Indian music archive, released his music album ''Ishq Nahin Asaan''. Earlier, he released "Yours Truly" and "Dilkash" by Tips Music.
Jaswinder Singh has played concerts in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai and Muscat. He has performed over 300 live concerts. Jaswinder Singh specialises in several Sufi and Punjabi songs, usually performed toward the end of his concerts.
Early life
Jaswinder Singh was born in Mumbai. He is the son of
Kuldeep Singh, composer of ghazals such as "Tumko dekha to ye khayal aaya" from the movie
''Saath Saath'' and "Itni Shakti Hame De Na Daata" from ''
Ankush''.
He was trained in classical singing by Dr Sushila Pohankar and
Pt. Ajay Pohankar, and the ghazal singer
Jagjit Singh
Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in List of languages by number of native speakers in India, numerous languages and is credite ...
.
Career
Singh got his training in classical singing from Sushilabai and Ajay Pohankar. He was chosen to sing for the play ''Kaifi Aur Main'', an epistolary-style play dealing with the life and times of the lyricist and poet
Kaifi Azmi
Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participa ...
. The lead actors
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar (born 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civili ...
and
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Her career in the Hindi cinema, Hindi film industry has spanned Shabana Azmi filmography, over 160 films, mostly within independent and neorealist paral ...
share anecdotes from the poet's life while Singh performs ghazals and songs written by Kaifi Azmi.
He performed in ''Ghalibnaama'', a conceptual show based on the prose and poetry of
Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 179715 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet. Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Urdu language, he also produced a significant body of work in Persian. Ghali ...
. In July 2012, Singh sang "Bahut Yaad Aate Ho Tum" for an episode of
Aamir Khan
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media, he is known for his work in a variety of film g ...
's TV series ''
Satyamev Jayate''.
Awards
He was awarded ‘The young Ghazal Maestro’ by Indian Music Academy. The title was presented by
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
Early life
Chaurasia was born in Allahabad (1938) (present day Prayagraj) in the Indian ...
in the presence of
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Recordings
* "Ishq nahin aasaan" released by Saregama.
* "Dilkash" released by Tips
* "Yours Truly" released by Tips
* "Eternal" released by Artistaloud / Hungama
References
External links
About: Jaswinder Singh
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Indian male ghazal singers
Living people
Indian Sikhs
Singers from Mumbai
Year of birth missing (living people)