Kamal Heer (born Kamaljeet Singh Heer) is an Indian born Canadian musician. He is the younger brother of Manmohan Waris and Sangtar, two other esteemed musicians. His live performances showcase his virtuosity with taan and his command of the art of traditional Punjabi music. All three Heer brothers are behind the formulation of Punjabi Virsa shows all over the world. These shows have become internationally famous. Also a talented composer, Kamal Heer has collaborated with his brother Sangtar to write music for their brother Waris.

Career

Kamal Heer was born in the village of Halluwal,

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. He learned music from Ustaad Jaswant Singh Bhanwra. After Kamal's family moved to Canada in 1990, he and his older brother Sangtar started composing music. In 1993 they composed music for Manmohan Waris's album, ''Gaairan Naal Penghan Jhotdiye'', which became a huge hit. Heer continued composing until 1999. Heer's debut album, ''Kamli'', was released in 2000, which was mostly not a success. In 2002 he released ''Masti-Kanthay Vala'', which became very successful especially "Kanthay Vala". He released ''Masti 2'' in 2003 which contained the tracks "Nachne Nu Kare Mera Ji", "Kinnu Yaad Kar Kar Hasdi", "Hick Da Taveet" and "Ishq Ne Kamle Karte". Heer continued his success with ''Punjabi Virsa 2004 - Toronto Live'', a live album recorded in

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, Canada with his two brothers. The success of this live album led to Punjabi Virsa concerts happening every year, when he toured with his brothers all around the world. Punjabi Virsa 2005, Punjabi Virsa 2006 and Punjabi Virsa 2008 were also recorded live. After the moderately successful studio albums '' Masti Three'' (2006) and ''Chan Jiha Gabhru'' (2007), Heer released '' Jinday Ni Jinday'' in 2009. This album is considered his most popular to date. After the

Punjabi Virsa 2009 Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

tour of Australia and New Zealand, there was

Punjabi Virsa 2010 Punjabi Virsa 2010 was a concert tour by Kamal Heer, Manmohan Waris and Sangtar. It is the seventh Punjabi Virsa tour. They will be touring cities in England and Scotland in June and July 2010 and Canada and United States in September and October ...

. Heer released the next live concert, Punjabi Virsa 2011

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, with Manmohan Waris and Sangtar. The show was widely appreciated. In 2012 he released two singles, "Club Wich" and "Google". In 2013 he released another live concert, ''

Punjabi Virsa 2013 Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

'', with Manmohan Waris and Sangtar. In February 2014, Heer put out the collaborative album ''Unity'' with Waris and Sangtar.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborations

Live albums

Compilations

Music videos

Non-album singles

Collaborative singles

Videography

Live performances

Concerts and tours

In August 2003 he appeared at Shaunki Mela 2003, a Special Tribute Concert for Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, with his two brothers and Gurpreet Ghuggi. The three brothers tour every year * Punjabi Virsa 2004 * Punjabi Virsa 2005 * Punjabi Virsa 2006 * Punjabi Virsa 2007 * Punjabi Virsa 2008 *

* Punjabi Virsa 2011 * Punjabi Virsa 2012 * Punjabi Virsa 2014 * Punjabi Virsa 2014 * Punjabi Virsa 2015 * Punjabi Virsa 2016 * Punjabi Virsa 2017

Other

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Kamal Heer on Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heer, Kamal 1973 births Living people People from Surrey, British Columbia Canadian musicians of Indian descent Canadian people of Punjabi descent Bhangra (music) Canadian male singers Indian emigrants to Canada Indian male singers Punjabi-language singers Punjabi people Punjabi Virsa Waris Brothers