Allah Jilai Bai | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1902-02-01)1 February 1902 Jaisingh Desar Magra, Bikaner, Bikaner State, British India |
Died | 3 November 1992(1992-11-03) (aged 90) |
Genres | Folk |
Allah Jilai Bai (1 February 1902 [1] – 3 November 1992) [1] was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India. [1]
Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, [1] by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. [1] She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and later on from Achhan Maharaj. [1] At one time she sung in the court of Ganga Singh, the Maharajah of Bikaner. [2]
She was well versed in Maand, Thumri, Khayal and Dadra. [1] Perhaps her best-known piece is Kesaria Balam. [1] In 1982, the Indian Government awarded her the Padma Shri in Arts field, [3] [1] one of the highest civilian awards. She was also given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988 for Folk Music, and was posthumously awarded the Rajasthan Ratna in 2012. [2]
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Allah Jilai Bai | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1902-02-01)1 February 1902 Jaisingh Desar Magra, Bikaner, Bikaner State, British India |
Died | 3 November 1992(1992-11-03) (aged 90) |
Genres | Folk |
Allah Jilai Bai (1 February 1902 [1] – 3 November 1992) [1] was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India. [1]
Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, [1] by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. [1] She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and later on from Achhan Maharaj. [1] At one time she sung in the court of Ganga Singh, the Maharajah of Bikaner. [2]
She was well versed in Maand, Thumri, Khayal and Dadra. [1] Perhaps her best-known piece is Kesaria Balam. [1] In 1982, the Indian Government awarded her the Padma Shri in Arts field, [3] [1] one of the highest civilian awards. She was also given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988 for Folk Music, and was posthumously awarded the Rajasthan Ratna in 2012. [2]
This article about an Indian singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |