Prahlad Tipanya
| Prahlad Singh Tipaniya | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Prahladji , Tipaniya Ji |
| Genres | folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1978[1] – present |
| Website | http://www.kabirproject.org |
Prahlad Singh Tipaniya is an Indian folk singer who performs Kabir bhajans in the Malwi folk style from Madhya Pradesh.[2][3]
He performs along with a group of tambura, khartal, manjira, dholak, harmonium, timki, and violin players.
Early life
Prahlad Tipaniya was born in a Dalit family on 07 September 1954 in Luniakhedi, Tarana, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh.[4][5]
Career
Prahlad Singh Tipaniya has visited UK, The United States & Pakistan as well as in India in different 'Yatras' named as "Amerika Me Kabir Yatra" and "Had-Anhad" and his music has been played on All India Radio stations in Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Patna, Lucknow and Kanpur and also featured on Doordarshan. Tipanya has received several awards including the Padma Shri in 2011.[6]
He also performed at the annual Sufi music festival, Ruhaniyat and also countless Kabir festivals. He also runs a program named "Sadguru Kabir Shodh Sansthan"
Tipanya has been also part of 3 documentary films made by Shabnam Virmani a Indian documentary film maker under a project called "Ajab Sahar- The Kabir Project".
References
- ↑ Biography Kabir Project website
- ↑ https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E5DD153CF933A15750C0A96F9C8B63&pagewanted=3
- ↑ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/03/27/stories/2009032750980300.htm
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/results/news/the-sufi-in-our-times/429107/
- ↑ http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/15/stories/2008091550620100.htm
- ↑ Press Information bureau release on Padma Shri awards for the year 2011
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