Harcharan Garewal (1 oct.1930 – 6 May 1990) was an Indian singer of

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

-language

folk songs Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...

and

duet A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...

s. He is known for his songs like ''Tota Pee Gia Bullan Di Laali'', and duets with

Surinder Kaur Surinder Kaur (25 November 1929 – 14 June 2006) was an Indian singer and songwriter. While she mainly sang Punjabi folk songs, where she is credited for pioneering and popularising the genre, Kaur also recorded songs as a playback singer fo ...

like ''Lakk Hille Majajan Jaandi Da'', ''Main Vi Jatt Ludhiane Da'', ''Aa Gia Wanjara Ni Charha Lai Bhabi Churhian'' and with Seema like ''Mittran De Tubewell 'te''. Many Punjabi singers used to accompany him on stage with music instruments or so before releasing their own records including

Kuldeep Manak Kuldeep Manak, also spelled as Kuldip Manak (born Latif Mohammed Khan; 15 November 1951 – 30 November 2011), was an Indian singer best known for singing a rare genre of Punjabi music, ''kali'', also known by its plural form ''kalian'' or kali ...

Life and career

Garewal was born in 1934/35 in village Jodhan Mansuran in Layallpur district (renamed

Faisalabad District Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) ( Punjabi and ur, ) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City ...

) in

British Punjab Punjab was a province of British India. Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the East India Company in 2 April 1849, and declared a province of British Rule, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British co ...

. After the

Partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...

in 1947, his family moved to Jamalpur Awana Ludhiana area in

Indian Punjab Punjab (; ) is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and R ...

. He never sung, even in his college time, until he listened to

Lal Chand Yamla Jatt Lal Chand Yamla Jatt (28 March 1910 – 20 December 1991) was a noted Indian folk singer in the Punjabi-language. His trademark was his soft strumming of the tumbi and his turban tying style known traditionally as "Turla". Many consider him to ...

. Inspired by him, he started learning music from Jaswant Bhanwra. He first sung solos and later sung duets with many female singers including

, Seema,

Narinder Biba Narinder Biba ( pa, ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਬੀਬਾ) was a very well known Punjabi singer from Punjab, India. She is known for singing Punjabi folklores, love romances of Punjab like Mirza Sahiban, Sassi Punnun and Sikh historical moments lik ...

and Swaran Lata.

Notable songs

His solos and duets were both successful. Here are some of his notable songs.

Solos

#''Tota Pee Gia Bullan Di Laali'' #''Bhakhre 'ton Aundi Mutiar Nachdi'', #''Chhareyan Di Joon Buri'' #''Tere Ik-Ik Gerhe Da Hazaar Mull Ni''

Duets

with Surinder Kaur: #''Lakk Hille Majajan Jaandi Da'' (penned by

Inderjit Hasanpuri Inderjit Hasanpuri ( pa, ਇੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਹਸਨਪੁਰੀ also spelled as Inderjeet Hassanpuri and born as Inderjit Singh Kharal, was a well known songwriter/lyricist, producer, and writer from Punjab, India. He died on 8 October 2009 ...

) #''Adhi Raat Takk Main Parhdi'' #''Aa Gia Wanjara Ni Charha Lai Bhabi Churhiyan'' (penned by

Babu Singh Maan Babu Singh Maan, also known as Maan Maraarhan Wala, is an Indian songwriter/lyricist of Punjabi-language folk songs. He penned the first song of singer Kuldeep Manak's career. Early life Maan was born on 10 October 1942, to father S. Inder Sin ...

) #Main Vailan Ho Jaungi (penned by Babu Singh Maan) with Narinder Biba: #''Tere Bote Di Muhar Ban Jaawan'' #''Uda, Aada, Eedi'' with Seema: #Mittran De Tubewell 'te #Phull Kadhda Phulkari (penned by Gurdev Singh Maan)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garewal, Harcharan Punjabi-language singers 1935 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Indian singers