Major Rajasthani

Major Rajasthani
Birth name	Major Singh
Born	14 January 1961 5kk buttran, Sri Ganganagar
Origin	Sri Ganganagar
Died	14 December 1999
Genres	Folk, duets
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Labels	Goyal Music

Major Rajasthani was an Punjabi singer-songwriter associated with Punjabi music. He was specially known for his sad songs. ^[1]

Early life and family

Major Rajasthani was born as Major Singh on 14 January 1961 in village 5KK Buttran, Ganganagar district, Rajasthan. His father's name was Jeet Singh and mother Dhan Kaur. He was the youngest sibling among five brothers and one sister. He married Sehajpreet Kaur. They settled in Rampura Phul in Punjab after marriage. He had two children named Navdeep Rajasthani and Jyoti.His son is also a music composer and he has a music production house named MR Music Studio in Rampura Phul ^[2]

Career

Some of his popular albums: ^[3]

• Aatam Hattya (the suicide)
• Car Ribnan Wali
• Chandri Bulauno Hatgi
• Dhanwad Vichole Da ^{[4] [5]}
• Jimmewar Tu Vairne
• Pehli Mulaqat
• Tere Gham Vich Ni Kurhiye
• Yaad Chandri
• Garib da dil
• Jind Likhti Tere Na
• Sadi Yaad Vairne
• Chunni Shagana Di
• Tere gam vich ni kudiye
• Malwe Da Munda

Religious

• Aaja Baba Nanaka ^[6]
• Machhiware Dian Janglan Ch ^[7]

Death

Major Rajasthani performed his last stage show on 10 December 1999 in Barnala with Mumtaaj. He died on 14 December 1999 after heart attack. ^{[2] [8]}

References

1. "iTunes – Music – Major Rajasthani". iTunes Store. n.d. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
2. "Major Rajasthani Biography | Family | Singer | Writer | Life Struggle". 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
3. "Major Rajasthani music albums". pz10.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
4. "Dhanwad Vichole Da:Amazon:MP3 Downloads". Buy music online. n.d. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
5. "iTunes – Music – Dhanwad Vichole Da – Apple". Buy music online. iTunes Store. n.d. Retrieved 14 January 2012.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Download Aaja Baba Nanaka by Major Rajasthani on Nokia music". music.nokia.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
7. "Major Rajasthani – Machhiware Dian Janglan Ch – SikhSangeet". free download. sikhsangeet.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
8. Team, Kiddaan. com (14 December 2022). "17 Punjabi Singers Who Died At A Very Young Age (Updated 2023)". kiddaan.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.