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Asa Singh Mastana (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.[1] He became 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.[2][3]

Asa Singh Mastana
Born	(1927-08-22)22 August 1927 Punjab
Died	23 May 1999(1999-05-23) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)	Singer

His well-known songs, among others "Balle Ni Panjaab Diye Sher Bachiye", "Doli Charhdeyan Marian Heer Cheekaan" and "Kali Teri Gut", have served as templates for later Punjabi musicians[4] His great work also expands to singing sad songs like "Jadon Meri Arthi Utha Ke Chalan Ge".[1][5] He was mostly paired with Surinder Kaur or Prakash Kaur for singing many old folk songs of Punjab.[6]^{[non-primary source needed]}

In 1985, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.[7]

Discography

• Best of Asa Singh Mastana and Surinder Kaur
• Hits of Asa Singh Mastana & Pushpa Hans - Recorded Live in the UK (1980)
• Heer
• Mastana Masti Wich
• "Mutiare Jana Door Pya" (1970)[8]
• Sarke Sarke Jandiye Mutiare Ni

References

External links

• Asa Singh Mastana at AllMusic
• Asa Singh Mastana Albums
• Obit in Indian Express

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