Singh Bandhu | |
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 Surinder Singh (right) of Singh Bandhu receiving the Baba Allauddin Khan Award, 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music, Shabad |
| Members | Tejpal Singh, Surinder Singh |
Singh Bandhu is an Indian musical duo composed of brothersTejpal Singh (b 1937) andSurinder Singh (b 1940), exponents ofHindustani classical music andSikh music (shabad kirtan).[1]
In 2004, Tejpal Singh and Surinder Singh were given a jointSangeet Natak Akademi Award from India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.[2] Also in the same year, Surinder Singh was awarded thePadma Shri by theGovernment of India.[3][4] By this time (year 2004), the elder brother Tejpal Singh had become reclusive and had mostly stopped singing in public due to poor health.[1]
They started learning music during their childhood from elder brother G.S. Sardar. They also did Masters in music fromAllahabad University.[1]
Subsequently, they learnedkhayal singing fromAmir Khan, the founder ofIndore Gharana.[1][5]
They also performed shabads for the television film,Tamas (1987) directed byGovind Nihalani, includingDeh Siva Var Mohe,Avar Na Sujhe andJo Lare Din Ke.[6]
Surinder Singh, younger of the duo, marriedDogri language poetPadma Sachdev (1940–2021) in 1966. Padma Sachdev was aSahitya Akademi Award (1971) andPadma Shri (2001) recipient who wrote poetry in two languages, Dogri and Hindi. The couple first lived in Delhi, but later shifted to Mumbai where Padma Sachdev died in 2021 due to old age. The couple had one daughter, Meeta Sachdev.[1][7]
