voc, 1927-1999 IN, Punjab, India
Singer of World and Folk
Asa Singh Mastana (Punjabi: ਆਸਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਸਤਾਨਾ) (Surname- 'Blaggan') (1926–1999) was a Punjabi musician and singer, best known for lending his voice to the hit Bollywood film Heer, and singing jugni and Heer-genre of folk songs, which recount the tales of Heer Ranjha by poet Waris Shah. He become popular in the 1940s, by the mid-1960s, when state-run All India Radio started promoting folk musicians, this made him, along with Surinder Kaur and Kuldeep Manak singers of cult status.In 1985, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Surinder Kaur & Asa Singh Mastana | Surinder Kaur, Asa Singh Mastana | 1980 | Single |
Mutiare Jana Door Pya | Asa Singh Mastana | 1970 | Single |
Kali Teri Gut (Best Of Asa Singh Mastana) | Asa Singh Mastana | Compil. |