Narendra Singh Negi

Narendra Singh Negi (Hindi: नरेन्द्र सिंह नेगी ji ) is one of the most prominent folk singers of the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.^[1]

Background

Born on 12 August 1949 in Pauri Village nearby Pauri town in Pauri Garhwal District (Uttarakhand) ~~ पौड़ी जिले का पौड़ी गाँव (उत्तराखंड), Negi Ji started his career from Pauri . Naru Bheji, Gardratan is also Narendra singh Name

Music career

Negi Ji started his music career by releasing "Garhwali Geetmala". These Garhwali Geetmalas came in 10 different parts. As these Garhwali Geetmalas were from different companies he was finding it difficult to manage them. So he finally switched into releasing his cassettes by giving them separate titles. His first album came with the title called "Buraans". Buraans is a well-known flower found on hills.

He has released most number of super-hit albums. He has also given his voice in many Garhwali movies like "Chakrachal","Gharjawai","Meri Ganga Holi Ta Maima Aali" etc. This renowned singer from Garhwal has sung more than 1000 songs till now.

Although he mostly composes his music in the folk genre, his lyrics depict a huge range of anxieties, tensions and human insights of the people of Uttarakhand. Songs like 'naya zamana ka choron' which shows generational disparity, 'Bol Chitthi Kile Ni Bhezi' depicting the innocence of adolescent love and 'tehri doobhana lagyun cha' which shows the pain of people losing their homes because of the tehri dams are some of his many great hits.

He is widely considered as an inspirational figure in cultivating and popularizing the sounds and rhythms of Uttarakhand.

List of albums

List of movies

References