Brahmadeo Narayan Singh
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Brahmadeo Narayan Singh | |
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| Born | 1927 Jiar |
| Died | 2013 (aged 85–86) |
| Genres | Light music |
| Occupation | Singer |
Brahmadeo Narayan Singh (1927–2013) was one of the most popular singers of light music associated with All India radio Patna in the 1950s and 1960s. He sang in languages like Hindi, Magahi, Maithili and Bhojpuri of Bihar, India. His rendition of Ramcharit Manas and the Nirgun bhajans of Kabir and Raidas became a part of public memory over a period of time. He also composed music for many of his songs.
Brahmadeo Narayan Singh was born in Jiar village of Nalanda District in Bihar(India) in 1927. His journey of learning music started when his father, Ram Narayan Singh, got a music teacher appointed at home to learn music himself. Later the father changed his mind and asked the teacher to teach his son, that is, Bramhdeo Narayan Singh, who was 10 years old then.