Manna Dey (মান্না দে)
Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed and celebrated Indian playback singer, music director, and a musician. As a classical vocalist, he belonged to the Bhendibazaar Gharana and was trained under Ustad Aman Ali Khan. He is considered one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists of the Hindi film industry, often credited with the success of Indian classical music in Hindi commercial movies. As a musician, Dey is best known for infusing Indian classical music in a pop framework that ushered the golden period in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, Dey recorded total 3,047 songs, though most primarily in Bengali and Hindi; Dey also sang in 14 other Indian languages, including Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, and Chhattisgarhi. The mid-50s to 70s were considered the peak of his musical career. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 1971, the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 0JW2989 | 10-in. | March 1952 | Pyār hua ikrār hua (प्यार हुआ इक़रार हुआ) | Manna Dey (মান্না দে) ; Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Gramophone | 0JE4068 | 10-in. | March 1952 | Chali radherani (चली राधेरानी) | Manna Dey (মান্না দে) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Gramophone | 0JE6775 | 10-in. | March 1952 | Dil ka hāl sune dilwāla (दिल का हाल सुने दिलवाला) | Manna Dey (মান্না দে) | Male solo with chorus, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Gramophone | 0JE10387 | 10-in. | March 1952 | Chudariya katati jāye (चुदरिया कटती जाए) | Manna Dey (মান্না দে) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dey, Manna (দে, মান্না)," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/368916.
Dey, Manna (দে, মান্না). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/368916.
"Dey, Manna (দে, মান্না)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.
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LCNAR: De, Mānnā, 1919-2013 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001000016
Wikidata: Manna Dey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q156310
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/3697137
MusicBrainz: Manna Dey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/22f54aa9-3408-4de4-b953-cd44564f10a4
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