Kalpana Patowary

Kalpana Patowary is an Indian playback and folk singer from Assam. She sings in 30 languages.She participated in the reality show Junoon - Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka (2008) on NDTV Imagine. Although she has many folk and popular songs to her credit, Bhojpuri music has been her most dedicated foray.[1]

Kalpana Patowary
Kalpana Patowary
Background information
Born (1978-10-27) 27 October 1978
Sorbhog, Assam, India
OriginAssam, india
GenresPrimitive-acoustic folk, ambient electronic and new age jazz - fusion, electronic fusion, Indian/Assamese classical, jazz and ghazal
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1993–present

Early life and background
" Music barons in India were left gaping when Kalpana Patowary, a singer of Indian folk music, was signed on by British recording company Virgin EMI Records in April. They were all the more surprised to see the soaring international demand for her Bhojpuri music album with songs about migration. It seems Bhojpuri folk songs on migration are witnessing resurgence on an unexpected scale."[2]

Patowary was born on 27 October 1978 in Barpeta district in Assam.[3] A graduate in English literature,Patowary is an alumnus of the prestigious Cotton College of Guwahati, an institution which is known for having counted among its students a host of literary geniuses, notable journalists and great statesmen.Trained in kamrupiya and goalporiya folk music by her folksinger father Sri Bipin Nath Patowary,Kalpana started to publicly perform at the tender age of 4 with her father and is also trained as Sangeet Visharad in Indian classical music from Bhatkhande Music Institute University,Lucknow.[4] She sings many forms of Bhojpuri folk music including Purvi, Pachra, Kajri, Sohar, Vivaah geet, Chaita, and Nautanki.[5]

Patowary has worked little on the works of Bhikhari Thakur and has released an album commemorating his life and work.[6]

Career

Patowary is the first Bhojpuri singer to present an age old tradition of Khadi Birha tradition to international platforms.[7]

In 2013, Patowary made an appearance in a documentary film, Bidesia in Bambai. Released on 8 December 2013, it is a look at Mumbai through the lens of the migrant worker and his music.

She was invited to perform on a 15-day tour in four Latin American countries presented by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs on the occasion of Indian Arrival Day.

Patowary is the first woman to record and sing in the Chhaprahiya Purvi style.[8] Prior to her work, Purvi was a male preserve.

Political career

In July 2018 Patowary joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of its president Amit Shah and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi in Patna.[9]

Discography
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Hindi film songs
Year Song Film Composer Co-singer
2007 "Tere Layee" Fool & Final Himesh Reshammiya Kunal Ganjawala
2007 "Uncha Lamba Kad" Welcome Anand Raj Anand Anand Raj Anand
2009 "Billu Bhayankar" Billu Ajay Jhingran, Raghuveer
2010 "Tikhi Tikhi Mirch (Folk Version)" Mirch Monty Sharma
2010 "Isak Se Meetha Kuch Bhi" Aakrosh Pritam Ajay Jhingran
2010 "Shakira" No Problem Master Saleem, Hard Kaur
2010 "Babe Di Kripa" Vikrant Singh
2010 "Aila Re Aila" Khatta Meetha Daler Mehndi
2013 "Gandi Baat" R... Rajkumar Mika Singh
2016 "Mona Ka Tona" Dhara 302 Sahil Multy Khan
2016 "Dono Aankho Ka Shutter" Khel Toh Ab Shuru Hoga Ashfaque
2017 "O Re Kaharo" Begum Jaan Anu Malik Altamash Faridi
2017 "Pyar Ka Test" Running Shaadi Abhishek-Akshay Bappi Lahiri
2018 "Jeans Pant Aur Choli" Ishqeria Papon Papon
2018 "Yaadein" Ishqeria Papon Papon

Tamil film songs
Year Song Films Composer Co-singer
1999 "Thirupachi Aruvala" Taj Mahal A. R. Rahman Palakkad Sreeram, Clinton Cerejo, Chandran
2005 "Kaathadi Pola" Maayavi Devi Sri Prasad Pushpavanam Kuppusamy

Marathi film songs
Year Song Films Composer Co-singer
2016 "Kalana" Taleem Praful Karlekar, Nitin Madhukar Rokade

Assamese film songs
Year Song Films Composer Co-singer
2002 "Neela Neela" Kanyadaan Zubeen Garg Zubeen Garg
2013 "I am Sexy" Ranangan Nipon Chutia Solo
2015 "Nonsense Hridoye" Ahetuk Poran Borkatoky (JoJo)
2016 "Maatal Ei Rati" Bahniman Jatin Sharma Zubeen Garg

Bengali film songs
Year Song Films Composer Co-star
2007 "Dhukupuku Buk" Minister Fatakeshto Jeet Gannguli Solo
2010 "Jhum Jhum Ja" Target Jeet Gannguli Jeet Gannguli
2010 "Ki Je Aagun" Target Jeet Gannguli Solo
2011 "Koka Kola" Faande Poriya Boga Kaande Re Samidh Mukerjee Samidh Mukerjee
2012 "Madhubala" Macho Mastana Samidh Mukerjee Solo
2015 "Chain Kahan Prabhu Bina" Har Har Byomkesh Bickram Ghosh
2016 "Aata Geche" Angaar Akassh
2016 "3G" Hero 420 Savvy Gupta Nakash Aziz

References
  1. "Assamese singer Kalpana Patowary resurrects Bhojpuri Shakespeare". easternfare.in. Eastern Fare Music Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/notes-migration
  3. "Meet Kalpana Patowary, the Assamese 'Bhojpuri Melody Queen' from Guwahati!". The North East Today. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Kalpana Patowary OkListen!". OkListen.
  5. "Folk traditions to come alive". Deccan Herald. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. Tripathi, Shailaja (16 June 2012). "On the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri". The Hindu.
  7. "Meet Kalpana Patowary, the Assamese 'Bhojpuri Melody Queen' from Guwahati!". The North East Today. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. "Kalpana Patowary had a chat with us about her musical journey!". The Score Magazine. 25 August 2016.
  9. "Bhojpuri singer Kalpana Patowary joins BJP". Times Of India. 13 July 2018.
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