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[[Image:Daler.jpg|thumb|325px|right|Daler Mehndi, famous [[Panjabi]] singer]] | |||
'''Daler Mehndi''' ({{lang-pa|ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ}}, ''{{IAST|dalēr mahindī}}''), born [[August 18]], [[1967]], is a [[bhangra]]/[[pop music|pop]] [[singer]] from [[India]]. Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India | '''Daler Mehndi''' ({{lang-pa|ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ}}, ''{{IAST|dalēr mahindī}}''), born [[August 18]], [[1967]], is a [[bhangra]]/[[pop music|pop]] [[singer]] from [[India]]. Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India | ||
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===Early life and discovery=== | ===Early life and discovery=== | ||
As a [[Sikh]], born and raised in [[Pakistan]], he began singing at age 6 and was taught the [[ragas]] and [[Shabad]]'s from the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] by his parents.At age fourteen he spent three years refining his voice and learning the [[tabla]], [[harmonium]] and [[tanpura]] from his uncle Raahat Ali Khan Saheb. | As a [[Sikh]], born and raised in [[Pakistan]], he began singing at age 6 and was taught the [[ragas]] and [[Shabad]]'s from the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] by his parents.At age fourteen he spent three years refining his voice and learning the [[tabla]], [[harmonium]] and [[tanpura]] from his uncle Raahat Ali Khan Saheb. | ||
Mehndi married in 1986 and currently has three children.Mehndi then moved to [[San Francisco]], [[United States]] and worked as a cab driver before returning to India in 1991 and forming a band. | Mehndi married in 1986 and currently has three children.Mehndi then moved to [[San Francisco]], [[United States]] and worked as a cab driver before returning to India in 1991 and forming a band. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:28, 4 March 2008
Daler Mehndi (Punjabi: ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ, dalēr mahindī), born August 18, 1967, is a bhangra/pop singer from India. Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India
Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung in several Bollywood movies. His international popularity has grown in recent years allowing him to tour the United States.
Mehndi is well known as a philanthropist, funding beautification projects in Delhi and aiding quake victims.
Biography
Early life and discovery
As a Sikh, born and raised in Pakistan, he began singing at age 6 and was taught the ragas and Shabad's from the Guru Granth Sahib by his parents.At age fourteen he spent three years refining his voice and learning the tabla, harmonium and tanpura from his uncle Raahat Ali Khan Saheb. Mehndi married in 1986 and currently has three children.Mehndi then moved to San Francisco, United States and worked as a cab driver before returning to India in 1991 and forming a band.
