Penaz Masani
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Penaz Masani an Indian Ghazal singer who started singing in 1981 and has made over 20 albums in following years [1]
In her career, she has won a number of awards, including the title of 'Shehzadi Tarunnam' , by the state government of Uttar Pradesh (1996 and the 11th 'Kalakar Award' for 'Outstanding Contribution to Music', in 2002[2]. Having graduated from Mumbai University, Masani has worked as a playback singer for Bollywood, in more than 50 Hindi movies and sung in over 10 languages. Under the aegis of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, she has performed in countries as far reaching as Germany [3], South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Vietnam [4][5].
[edit] References
- ^ Penaz Masani
- ^ Awardees by year
- ^ Berlin, Asia Pacific Meet September 18, 2003.
- ^ Penaz panache The Tribune, October 31, 2003.
- ^ India’s ghazal music lands in opera houses Viet-Nam news, retrieved March 2, 2008