"Awaaz Ka
Jaadugar"
SPEND BAISAKHI WITH GURDAS MANN LIVE IN CONCERT
Los Angeles, April. 07, 2008
NRIpress.com
Gary Singh
Get set for California to rock with 3 GURDAS MANN concerts. Enjoy
this BAISAKHI season with Gurdas Mann "The Bhangra King"
that draws ultimate respect from all Punjabi music lovers.
His power-packed stage performances are a rage and he is always
booked to perform on Baisakhi. He never gets to celebrate the
festival at home. He’s a crowd-puller this man, who confesses
that never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that one day
he would become a singer. “I was a keen sportsman, I have
done my masters in physical education and for a while I have even
worked as a physical instructor in a college,” he informs.
But this strapping young man wasn’t destined to nurture
sporting talent. Fate had arranged a one-song appearance on Jallandhar
Doordarshan for him that was to change the entire course of his
life.
Mann is one of the most successful artists of all time from India.
GURDAS MANN is a singer, a songwriter, a choreographer and a National
award-winning actor. Gurdas Mann gained national attention in
India in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamala Hai". Since
then he has gone on to record over 27 albums and has written over
200 songs. His movies include: SHAHEED - E - MOHABBAT, ZINDAGI
KHOOBSOORAT HAI, DES HOYAA PARDES, WARIS SHAH - ISHQ DAA WAARIS,
etc.
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Jinder K. Chohan, VP of PR & Marketing for Mehta Entertainment,
mentioned, "Gurdas Mann is the most well respected Punjabi
singer. No one else has that same iconic status that Gurdas has,
as he is solely credited to bringing bhangra to where it is today.
The first time I heard his music was in the movie "Long Da
Lakshkara". Recently, I was proud to hear him sing along
side Bollywood's legend Lataji in the popular Hindi movie "Veer
Zaara", but my all time favorite song of his has to be "Apna
Punjab", which always gets the masses going."
Hailed as the pioneer of Punjabi pop bhangra, Gurdas Mann, has
entertained Punjabi listeners with his beautiful songs as well
as his robust bhangra numbers. This top star of Punjabi folk,
is the pride of the Indian nation and a role model for millions
around the world. For Gurdas Maan, it was his stage performances
that earned him this much popularity and love of all.
Deepak Mehta, President of Mehta Entertainment, stated, "This
trio of California concerts will not be my first Gurdas Mann concerts,
I actually did one in India a couple of years ago – where
I got a tremendous response and I donated all the money to my
local school and temple in India. When an opportunity came to
promote a Gurdas Mann concert in California, I proudly took three
concerts (San Jose, Sacramento and Long Beach) as I really believe
in his talent, popularity, and above all, I truly respect him."
