Old Punjabi Folk Singers

When we think of old Punjabi singers, only Surinder Kaur Prakash Kaur come to mind. 

This post is a tribute to other Punjabi singers who laid the foundation of Punjabi music in the previous century. Most of their work is pure classic. 

I have only listed one indicative piece of each performer. Feel free to youtube/google them for more of their work. 

Hazara Singh Ramta: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLLLrM6gzUI

Asa Singh Mastana: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZDLhElSFLI

Jatt Yamla: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFhXwSmBmzU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scuo4bTT8LI

Wadali Brothers: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSMrFFgJiV4

You might have heard of Wadali brothers. This is one of their older recordings, which is more Punjabi folk and less modern Sufi. 

Malkit Singh 

Malkit Singh shot to fame with more modern Punjabi. But he has sung a lot of traditional Punjabi. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjRa4bRIrtI

Daler Mehndi 

Most ppl know Daler Mehndi as a pop Punjabi singer, which he was. But before that, in Patna Sahib, he also went through the tough training to be a Ragi - a singer of Raga based devotional songs of Sikhism. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfviqkZr-54

Kuldeep Manak 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6kUiLGykQ

Surinder Shinda 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOXeb-gLq2E

Gurdas Mann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiwKVciHJxM

And because I really think he is the modern vali in Punjabi music, an exception for Gurdas Mann: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLYjFm816G0

Alam Lohar: 

One of his best-known songs was - Bol  Mitti Deya Baweya ve... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhZepg9mQ40