(Asha Bhosle)
Fondly referred to as Ashaji, Asha
Bhosle is one of the distinguished voices and icon of the Indian music
fraternity. The vivacious songstress has 13,000 songs cutting across various
genres amassed in her musical repertoire. Renowned for her voice range and
often credited for her astounding versatility, Bhosle's musical work includes film
music, pop, ghazals, bhajans, traditional Indian Classical music, folk and
qawalis.
She will present her farewell concert
in the Durban ICC Arena on October 1.
Born in 1933, Bhosle is part of the
famed Mangeshkar family and counts singer Lata Mangeshkar and composer
Hridaynath Mangeshkar among her siblings. Bhosle, 82, has been a celebrated
part of the Bollywood music scene for seven decades. She has sung songs for
over 1,000 Bollywood film scores. She also acted in the Hindi feature film Mai at the age of 79.
During her illustrious career, Bhosle
has collaborated with artists across the world from Boy George, to Michael
Stipe, to Australian cricketer, Brett Lee. The track, You're the One For Me, is an original love song penned by the fast
bowler himself.
The World Records Academy - an
international organization which certifies world records recognized her as the "Most
Recorded Artist" in the world in September 2009. Bhosle’s sparkle and
depth has earned her several prestigious awards and titles, besides a mention
in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Recorded Artist.
Bhosle will be performing her Farewell
Tour in a series of live concerts around the world for the last time this year.
This will be her first visit to South Africa with Durban set to welcome her on
her last live concert of her singing career. Her fans can expect nothing less
than a remarkable evening filled with the myriad flavours of music through her
long and lustrous career.
Asha Bhosle appears Live in Concert at
the Durban ICC Arena on October 1 at 19h00. Booking is at Computicket.
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