Ashok Manda Bishnoi, better known by his stage name Rapperiya Baalam, is a

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, and producer based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He rose to fame in 2014 with his song "Mharo Rajasthan", a folk–hip hop fusion song featuring

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. His other hits are "Hariyala Banna", "Jaipur Anthem", "Des Padharo Sa", and "Dil Mere". He, along with lyricist Kunaal Vermaa, has worked with

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playback singer Ravindra Upadhyay on the song "Des Padharo Sa", and with musician Mohit Gaur on the song "Phir Dil Se Pukaar Tu". Better known for his experiments in Rajasthani folk music, Rapperiya Baalamand and his team created "Hariyala Banna" in 2016. "Hariyala Banna" is sung by Upadhyay and Kamal Choudhary. In 2018, as part of Swagsthaan () with Ravindra Upadhyay, Sumer Dangi, and Saurabh Parihar, Rapperiya appeared on season 8 of ''India's Got Talent'' Currently his songs Shoorveer 1,2 and 3 along with Shoorveer Sambhaji Maharaja are the most heard songs.

Early life

Bishnoi was born on 4 February 1992 at Dabla, Raisinghnagar, Rajasthan to a

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family. His birth name is Ashok Manda. After completing primary school in Raisinghnagar, he moved to

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in 2006 for secondary and college education. He started learning keyboard and

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in 2012.

Albums

References

External links

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