She was 92. Well done -
The great Indian singer Asha Bhosle is dead
Sun, Apr 12, '26 at 10:24 AM
debut: Feb 6, '03
24,877 runs
RIP...did not realize she was still alive
Sun, Apr 12, '26 at 2:24 PM
@ray
and performed until recently.
a Bollywood superstar fi real and then some.
Sun, Apr 12, '26 at 2:30 PM
debut: Dec 31, '03
13,505 runs
@Chrissy
For a moment that read like Harsha Bhogle!
But, I’m well aware of who she’s!
Sun, Apr 12, '26 at 7:18 PM
debut: Dec 31, '03
13,505 runs
@Chrissy
Their names kinda have the same ring to it, is what I meant.
Sun, Apr 12, '26 at 8:14 PM
debut: Nov 30, '17
13,910 runs
@Chrissy
Too poppy for me. Her sister Lata Mangeshkar was a magnificent singer. She passed away three or four years ago. The only female international singers I can compare her two are Umm Khulthum of Egypt and Fairouz of Lebanon. I would mention Oumou Sangare of Mali and Mercedes Sosa of Argentina, but their music is very social/political, which the above three barely, if ever leant into. In terms of pure vocal power though, all five are in the same bracket
Mon, Apr 13, '26 at 8:04 AM
@Jumpstart
Even though I am of Indian descent, I must confess I only have a superficial knowledge of Indian music. I do remember my siblings playing those large 78?? records all day long.
I did read that when Lata performed at the Royal Albert Hall in England she did a rendition of one of her songs without musical accompaniment and the consensus was that that rendition was superior than when she did with the Orchestra.