Amar Singh Chamkila

World Music Singer

Amar Singh Chamkila was born in Dugri, Punjab, India on July 21st, 1961 and is the World Music Singer. At the age of 26, Amar Singh Chamkila biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
July 21, 1961
Nationality
India
Place of Birth
Dugri, Punjab, India
Death Date
Mar 8, 1988 (age 26)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Profession
Songwriter
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Amar Singh Chamkila Life

Amar Singh Chamkila was a well-known Punjabi singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer.

A gang of armed youths murdered Chamkila and his wife Amarjot, as well as two others of their band on March 8, 1988. Chamkila is one of Punjab's best stage performers.

He was a hero of Punjabi music. His music was heavily influenced by Punjabi village life, which he was surrounded by growing up. He wrote songs about extra-marital affairs, coming of age, partying, heroin use, and Punjabi men's fiery.

"Pehle Naal" and his devotional songs "Baba Tera Nankana" and "Talwar Main Kalgidhar Di" earned him a contested reputation, with his detractors' sarcasticity surrounding his music obscene and his supporters' assertion that it was a frank commentary on Punjabi history and society.

Despite the fact that he never recorded it himself, he wrote the widely known "Jatt Di Dushmani," which has been recorded by several Punjabi musicians.

He became well-known as a result of his first recorded song, Takue Te Takua.

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Amar Singh Chamkila Career

Early life and career

In the village of Dugri near Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Amar Singh Chamkila was born as Dhani Ram on July 21, 1960 in a family belonging to the Chamar faith. He was educated at Gujar Khan Primary School in Dugri, and Hari Singh Sandila's youngest child. His aspirations of becoming an electrician were unfullled, and he began working at a Ludhiana cloth mill.

He learned to play the harmonium and dholki due to his natural talent for music. Chamkila rodesurd Shinda for the first time on a bicycle in 1978, along with his best friend Kuldeep Paras. When Shinda heard the 18-year-old Chamkila sing, he finally found the protégé he had been looking for. Chamkila will continue to perform alongside Punjabi folk performers, including K. Deep, Mohammad Sadiq, and Shinda. He wrote several songs for Shinda and accompanied him as a member of his entourage before deciding to pursue a solo career.

Chamkila was rumored to be content writing songs, but the family wasn't earning enough money to look after his children, so he had to start singing. Chamkila's first appearance in the studio was backing vocals alongside Kuldeep Paras on Surinder Shinda's hit song "Putt Jattan De" by Surinder Shinda.

He was brought to Gurmail Kaur by a family with whom he had two children, Amandeep Kaur and Kamaldeep Kaur. Chamkila's second marriage was with his co-singer Amarjot Kaur, with whom he has a son named Jaiman Chamkila. On the 23rd May 1983, it was a love marriage. Chamkila had spoken to close friends that he felt obliged to marry Amarjot because that was the only way to ensure the infamous duet stayed together.

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