Swaran Lata (singer)

Swaran Lata
Native name ਸ੍ਵਰਨ ਲਤਾ
Birth name Swaran Kanta
Born (1938-11-19) 19 November 1938
Jarhaan Wala, Layallpur district, British Punjab
Genres Folk, Duets
Occupation(s) Singer
Labels HMV

Swaran Lata (born 19 November 1938), or Swaranlata is a former Punjabi singer of Indian Punjab. [1][2] She is known for her songs like Lai De Maye Kaalean Baagan Di Mehndi, Munh Vich Bhabi De, Nand Burkiaan Pave. She sang almost every Punjabi singer of her time, including Harcharan Garewal, Karamjit Dhuri,[3] Karnail Gill,[4] Muhammad Sadiq, Didar Sandhu, Gurcharan Pohli, Ramesh Rangila, Jagat Singh Jagga, Daleep Singh Deep[5] and Mahendra Kapoor. Most of her recording is found with Karamjit Dhuri with whom she performed in live shows for the longest time as well.[1]

Due to the political situations in Punjab, she stop doing live shows in 1988[1] and her last performance was at Dhillwan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'ਨੀਂ ਲੈ ਦੇ ਮਾਏ ਕਾਲਿਆਂ ਬਾਗਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ' ਵਾਲੀ ਸਵਰਨ ਲਤਾ". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Swaran Lata". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Thamle De Kol Kol Di (Karamjit Dhuri & Swaran Lata) Old Punjabi Duet". YouTube. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rakheya Deyor Kuwara (Karnail Gill & Swaran Lata) Old Punjabi Duet". YouTube. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kurti Mal Mal Di (Daleep Singh Deep & Swaran Lata)". YouTube. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2015.


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