Kalpana Patowary
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Kalpana Patowary | |
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Background information | |
Born | Sorbhog, Assam, India | 27 October 1978
Origin | Assam, india |
Genres | Primitive-acoustic folk, ambient electronic and new age jazz - fusion, electronic fusion, Indian/Assamese classical, jazz and ghazal |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Kalpana Patowary is an Indian playback and folk singer from Assam. She sings in 30 languages.She participated in the reality show Junoon - Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka (2008) on NDTV Imagine. Although she has many folk and popular songs to her credit, Bhojpuri music has been her most dedicated foray.[1]
Early life and background
" Music barons in India were left gaping when Kalpana Patowary, a singer of Indian folk music, was signed on by British recording company Virgin EMI Records in April. They were all the more surprised to see the soaring international demand for her Bhojpuri music album with songs about migration. It seems Bhojpuri folk songs on migration are witnessing resurgence on an unexpected scale."[2]
Patowary was born on 27 October 1978 in Barpeta district in Assam.[3] A graduate in English literature,Patowary is an alumnus of the prestigious Cotton College of Guwahati, an institution which is known for having counted among its students a host of literary geniuses, notable journalists and great statesmen.Trained in kamrupiya and goalporiya folk music by her folksinger father Sri Bipin Nath Patowary,Kalpana started to publicly perform at the tender age of 4 with her father and is also trained as Sangeet Visharad in Indian classical music from Bhatkhande Music Institute University,Lucknow.[4] She sings many forms of Bhojpuri folk music including Purvi, Pachra, Kajri, Sohar, Vivaah geet, Chaita, and Nautanki.[5]
Patowary has worked little on the works of Bhikhari Thakur and has released an album commemorating his life and work.[6]
Career
Patowary is the first Bhojpuri singer to present an age old tradition of Khadi Birha tradition to international platforms.[7]
In 2013, Patowary made an appearance in a documentary film, Bidesia in Bambai. Released on 8 December 2013, it is a look at Mumbai through the lens of the migrant worker and his music.[citation needed]
She was invited to perform on a 15-day tour in four Latin American countries presented by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs on the occasion of Indian Arrival Day.[citation needed]
Patowary is the first woman to record and sing in the Chhaprahiya Purvi style.[8] Prior to her work, Purvi was a male preserve.
Political career
In July 2018 Patowary joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of its president Amit Shah and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi in Patna.[9]
Discography
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Hindi film songs
Year | Song | Film | Composer | Co-singer |
2007 | "Tere Layee" | Fool & Final | Himesh Reshammiya | Kunal Ganjawala |
2007 | "Uncha Lamba Kad" | Welcome | Anand Raj Anand | Anand Raj Anand |
2009 | "Billu Bhayankar" | Billu | Ajay Jhingran, Raghuveer | |
2010 | "Tikhi Tikhi Mirch (Folk Version)" | Mirch | Monty Sharma | |
2010 | "Isak Se Meetha Kuch Bhi" | Aakrosh | Pritam | Ajay Jhingran |
2010 | "Shakira" | No Problem | Master Saleem, Hard Kaur | |
2010 | "Babe Di Kripa" | Vikrant Singh | ||
2010 | "Aila Re Aila" | Khatta Meetha | Daler Mehndi | |
2013 | "Gandi Baat" | R... Rajkumar | Mika Singh | |
2016 | "Mona Ka Tona" | Dhara 302 | Sahil Multy Khan | |
2016 | "Dono Aankho Ka Shutter" | Khel Toh Ab Shuru Hoga | Ashfaque | |
2017 | "O Re Kaharo" | Begum Jaan | Anu Malik | Altamash Faridi |
2017 | "Pyar Ka Test" | Running Shaadi | Abhishek-Akshay | Bappi Lahiri |
2018 | "Jeans Pant Aur Choli" | Ishqeria | Papon | Papon |
2018 | "Yaadein" | Ishqeria | Papon | Papon |
Tamil film songs
Year | Song | Films | Composer | Co-singer |
1999 | "Thirupachi Aruvala" | Taj Mahal | A. R. Rahman | Palakkad Sreeram, Clinton Cerejo, Chandran |
2005 | "Kaathadi Pola" | Maayavi | Devi Sri Prasad | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy |
Marathi film songs
Year | Song | Films | Composer | Co-singer |
2016 | "Kalana" | Taleem | Praful Karlekar, Nitin Madhukar Rokade |
Assamese film songs
Year | Song | Films | Composer | Co-singer |
2002 | "Neela Neela" | Kanyadaan | Zubeen Garg | Zubeen Garg |
2013 | "I am Sexy" | Ranangan | Nipon Chutia | Solo |
2015 | "Nonsense Hridoye" | Ahetuk | Poran Borkatoky (JoJo) | |
2016 | "Maatal Ei Rati" | Bahniman | Jatin Sharma | Zubeen Garg |
Bengali film songs
Year | Song | Films | Composer | Co-star |
2007 | "Dhukupuku Buk" | Minister Fatakeshto | Jeet Gannguli | Solo |
2010 | "Jhum Jhum Ja" | Target | Jeet Gannguli | Jeet Gannguli |
2010 | "Ki Je Aagun" | Target | Jeet Gannguli | Solo |
2011 | "Koka Kola" | Faande Poriya Boga Kaande Re | Samidh Mukerjee | Samidh Mukerjee |
2012 | "Madhubala" | Macho Mastana | Samidh Mukerjee | Solo |
2015 | "Chain Kahan Prabhu Bina" | Har Har Byomkesh | Bickram Ghosh | |
2016 | "Aata Geche" | Angaar | Akassh | |
2016 | "3G" | Hero 420 | Savvy Gupta | Nakash Aziz |
References
- ^ "Assamese singer Kalpana Patowary resurrects Bhojpuri Shakespeare". easternfare.in. Eastern Fare Music Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/notes-migration
- ^ "Meet Kalpana Patowary, the Assamese 'Bhojpuri Melody Queen' from Guwahati!". The North East Today. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Kalpana Patowary OkListen!". OkListen.
- ^ "Folk traditions to come alive". Deccan Herald. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Tripathi, Shailaja (16 June 2012). "On the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri". The Hindu.
- ^ "Meet Kalpana Patowary, the Assamese 'Bhojpuri Melody Queen' from Guwahati!". The North East Today. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Kalpana Patowary had a chat with us about her musical journey!". The Score Magazine. 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Bhojpuri singer Kalpana Patowary joins BJP". Times Of India. 13 July 2018.
External links
- Indian female folk singers
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- Assamese playback singers
- People from Barpeta
- Living people
- 1978 births
- Singers from Assam
- Indian female film singers
- Women musicians from Assam
- 20th-century Indian women singers
- 20th-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian women singers
- 21st-century Indian singers
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar