Rapperiya Baalam
Ashok Manda Bishnoi better known by his stage name Rapperiya Baalam is a Jaipur, Rajasthan-based rapper, songwriter, music composer and producer. He rose to fame in 2014 with his song "Mharo Rajasthan",[1] a folk hip hop fusion song which featuring Swaroop Khan. His other hits are "Hariyala Banna", "Jaipur Anthem", "Des Padharo Sa" and "Dil Mere". He, along with lyrics writer Kunaal Vermaa has worked with bollywood playback singer Ravindra Upadhyay for song "Des Padharo Sa",and with musician Mohit Gaur for song "Phir Mujhe Dil Se Pukaar Tu". Better known for his experiments in Rajasthani folk music Rapperiya Baalam[2][1] and his team came up with Hariyala Banna in 2016. Hariyala Banna sung by Bollywood playback singer Ravindra Upadhyay and Kamal Choudhary.
Biography
He was born on 4 February 1992 at Dabla, tehsil Raisinghnagar, district Sriganganagar, Rajasthan to a Zamindar Bishnoi family. His birth name is Ashok Manda, after completing primary school in Raisinghnagar tehsil, he moved to Jaipur in 2006 for secondary and college education, he started learning keyboard and piano under the guidance of Pradeep Chaturvedi in 2012, who is one of the representative at Trinity College London and Jaipur based piano teacher. Latest Rapperiya goes to India's Got Talent Season-8 with Ravindra Upadhyay,Sumer Dangi and Saurabh Parihar as Swagsthaan Group.[3]
Albums
Year | Album | Artist/singer | Lyrics | Music producer | Composer |
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2010 | Illegal nation | Raperiya Baalam,Meetu Solanki, Gargi banerjee | Rapperiya Baalam,Daulat Vaid | Rapperiya Baalam | Rapperiya Baalam |
2012 | Mahi vey | Ravindra Upadhyay, Amit Sana, Shreyas Shukla, Amit Senger, Bundu
Khan, kunaal Vermaa, Rapperiya Baalam, Meetu Solanki, Sam mittra, Vikram Singh |
Kunaal Vermaa Rapperiya Baalam | Rapperiya Baalam
Dev Basak Debu |
Kunaal Vermaa
Rapperiya Baalam |
References
- "Rapping the Rajasthani Way". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "One for the Rajasthanis - DNA - English News & Features - Art & Culture - dnasyndication.com". dnasyndication.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "राजस्थान के बैंड 'स्वेगस्थान' की सेमीफाइनल परफॉर्मेंस रविवार को, बैंड से जुडे हैं सिंगर रवीन्द्र उपाध्याय". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 January 2019.