Folk punjab parkash kaur biography
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Prakash Kaur
Prakash Kaur ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਕੌਰ | |
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Prakash Kaur in 1967 | |
| Birth name | Prakash Kaur |
| Born | (1919-09-19)19 September 1919 |
| Origin | Lahore, British India |
| Died | 2 November 1982(1982-11-02) (aged 63) |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Playback singing |
| Years active | 1940–1982 |
Prakash Kaur or Parkash Kaur ( Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਕੌਰ ; Hindi: प्रकाश कौर ; 19 September 1919 – 2 November 1982) was a Punjabi singer.
Folk punjab parkash kaur biography
She mostly sang Punjabi folk songs. She is most famous for making Punjabi folk music popular and for trying new things with it. She and her sister Surinder Kaur both did this.[1] People called Surinder the "Nightingale of Punjab."[2][3] Prakash Kaur also sang Pashto folk songs.[4]
Early life
[change | change source]Kaur was born in a Punjabi-Sikh family in Lahore, Pakistan.
Then, Lahore was part of British India. Surinder Kaur was her younger sister. She also became a famous Punjabi s