Punjabi Singer ~ Surinder Kaur - Nightingale of Punjab
Years active 1943—2006
Surinder Kaur (November 25, 1929 – June 15, 2006), was an Indian Punjabi singer and songwriter. She was also known as the ‘Nightingale of Punjab’; she also sang some Hindi movie songs, between 1948-1952. She had many golden hits including Like Lathe di chadar?, Suhe ve cheere valeya? , Kaala Doriya, Kiven akhiyan che pavan kajra, Kaala Doriya and many more. She also gave many duet performances with various singers.
Career
Surinder Kaur made her debut with a live performance on Lahore Radio in August 1943, and on August 31, 1943, she and her elder sister, Parkash Kaur cut their first duet, Maavan Te Dheeyan Ral Baithiyaan for the HMV label. She was emerging as superstars across the Indian subcontinent.
After the partition of India, Surinder Kaur and her parents relocated to Ghaziabad, Delhi, and she married to Prof. Joginder Singh Sodhi, a lecturer in Punjabi literature at Delhi University. Recognizing her talent, her husband became her support system, and soon she started a career as a playback singer in Hindi film industry in Bombay, introduced by music director, Ghulam Haider. She sang 3 songs in the 1948 film Shaheed, including
Badnam Na Ho Jaye Mohabbat Ka Fasaana,
Aanaa hai tho aajaao,
Taqdeer ki aandhi…hum kahaan aur thum kahaan.
Together Surinder Kaur and Sodhi wrote such classics as
"Chan Kithe Guzari Aai Raat," "Lathe Di Chadar," "Shonkan Mele Di," and "Gori Diyan Jhanjran", "Sarke-Sarke Jandiye Mutiare"
The couple they also served as the public face of the Indian People's Theater Association (IPTA), an arm of the Indian Communist party in Punjab, spreading messages of peace and love to the most remote villages of East Punjab; she also traveled to many parts of the world performing Punjabi folk songs, gaining rapid popularity. Apart from folk songs, Surinder Kaur sang Muslim Sufi Punjabi kafis and lyrics by contemporaries such as Nand Lal Noorpuri, Amrita Pritam , Mohan Singh and Shiv Kumar.
Surinder Kaur Few Famous Songs
» Dachi Walia Morh Muhar
» AkhiaaN Ve RaatiN Soun na
» ChaD Ke takhat Hazara
» Dil Sohal vay Gussay na boleeN
» Ek Vari Aaja haniyaaN
» Houkay Bharay jawani
» Jo tere gham nu vi hass kay
» Koi DhoonDh layavo
» Maai Ni Maai Mere Naina de Geetan vich
» Massya di raat kaali
» MoR de Ni Mera Ranjhan Menoo
» Oh BaRa Be Lehaaz Kee Kariye
» Raat NooN
» Saari raat tera takni aaN raah
» Sajjna Beqadra Dukh WanDya
» TasveeraN na miliyaaN
» Teri yaad Aai vay ...... and many many more
Surinder Kaur ~ Albums
» Lak Hile Majajan Jandi Da
» Chan Kithan Gujari Aai Raat
» Munda Bhaldi Ha Nit
» Lathe Di Chadar
» Mainu Heere Heere Akhde Hits All The Way
» Dachi Waleya Morh Mohar Ve
» Punjab Di Koyal
» Sada Chirhian Da Chamba (Doli Geet)
» Maahia Tappe Boliyan
» Shaunkan Mele Di Punjabi
» Teri Kanak Di Rakhi
» Golden Classics Vol 1 by Surinder Kaur
» Golden Classics Vol 2 by Surinder Kaur
» Sarke Sarke Jandiye Mutiare Ni
Awards and Recognition
Surinder Kaur was conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Punjabi Folk Music in 1984, by the Sangeet Natak Academi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Theater.
The Millennium Punjabi Singer award
Padma Shri award in 2006
The Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar conferred on her a doctorate in the year 2002.
In 2006 Doordarshan documentary titled, Punjab Di Koyal (Nightingale of Punjab), on the life and works of Surinder Kaur, received the Doordarshan National Awards - 2006
Illness and Death
In 2006, a prolonged illness prompted Surinder Kaur to seek treatment in the U.S. she died in a New Jersey hospital on June 15 at the age of 77. She was survived by three daughters, eldest, singer Dolly Guleria followed by Nandini Singh and Pramodini Jaggi. Upon the death, the Prime minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh described her as "the the nightingale of Punjab", and "a legend in Punjabi folk music and popular music and a trend-setter in Punjabi melody." and added, "I hope that her immortal voice will motivate other artists to practice the right Punjabi folk music tradition.
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