Gurdas Maan: The legend on tour!
For many, Gurdas Maan is the de-facto face of Punjabi Folk Music. All others are just following him. Gurdas Maan is often credited with raising Punjabi folk music from a regional level and bringing it to National as well as International recognition. And now he is coming onstage in US this summer in a city near you. Check below for tour listings:
When: 31st July
Where: T. D Bank Art Center, 519 Hurfeville – Crosskeys Road, Sewell, NJ
More Info: Contact Lakhvir Johal @ 718-610-9799 or Jay @ 516-263-6562
When: 1st August 2010
Where:Charles W. Eisemann Center, 2351 – Performance Drive, Richardson, TX
More Info: Contact Harjeet Randhawa @ 214-914-4460 or Amarjit Dhillon @ 972-372-8628
When: 7th August 2010
Where: Rabobank Covention Center, 1001 – Truxton Avenue, Bakersfield, CA
More Info: Contact Pinder Dhillon @ 661-301-7870 or Balbir Shergill @ 661-205-1616
When: 8th August 2010
Where: Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 – Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Redondo Beach, CA
More Info: Contact Neema’s Sari @ 562-860-1135 or Kamal Singh @ 661-210-8984
When: 14th August 2010
Where: Paramount Theatre Seattle, 911 – Pine Street, Seattle, WA
More Info: Contact Lal Sidhu @ 503-910-6527 / Tony @ 503-581-6067 / Raj @ 503 949 1819 / Tona @ 306-601-5404
When: 15th August 2010
Where: Elsinore Theatre, 170 – High Street, Salem, OR
More Info: Contact Lal Sidhu @ 503-910-6527 / Tony @ 503-581-6067 / Raj @ 503 949 1819 / Tona @ 306-601-5404
When: 21st August 2010
Where: San Jose Center For Performing Arts, 255 – Almaden Boulrvard, San Jose, CA
More Info: Contact Paul Singh @ 209-604-2543 or Singh Entertainment @ 510-277-7290
When: 22nd August 2010
Where: Community Center Theatre, 1301 L-Street, Sacramento, CA
More Info: Contact Sona Athawal @ 916-208-8638 or Dheeraj Nijjar @ 916-207-1746
When: 28th August 2010
Where: William Saroyon Theatre, 700 M Street, Fresno, CA
More Info: Contact Harmesh Kumar @ 925-285-9881
When: 29th August 2010
Where: Odeum Expo Center, 1033 N Villa Ave, Villa Park, IL
More Info: Contact Surinder Singh @ 847-230-7977
When: 3rd September 2010
Where: Dar Constitution Hall, 1776 D Street, Washington, DC
More Info: Contact Vikram Kansal @ 301-792-6662
When: 4th September 2010
Where: Colden Center, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY
More Info: Contact Lakhvir Johal @ 718-610-9799 or JAY @ 516-263-6562
About Gurdas Maan: After completing his Masters Degree, he started working and also kept on writing and doing stage shows. In one of his stage play he sang a song which he wrote himself and called Dil Da Maamla Hai. The play was seen play a producer of a Jullander TV station, who than approached him for a TV recording of his song, which Gurdas reluctantly agreed to. When the song was aired on the 31st December 1980 it stormed the nation and Gurdas Maan became a household name.
The overwhelming success of the song grabbed the attention of HMV who wanted to record the song and from this came his first album in 1982. He has produced over 27 albums and has written over 200 songs. He also wrote and directed TV programmes like POP Time for Delhi Doordarshan. When Gurdas Maan started his career, as a performer there was no market for solo singers, as the market was dominated by the duets.many offers to perform as a duet as he was confident of becoming successful as a solo artist.
Even today when organisers arrange for a group of artists to perform, he always perform solo. He has toured the globe and charmed audiences with his versatile performances. Credit goes to Gurdas Maan for raising Panjabi music from a mere regional level to an international level by giving it a fresh look. The ever-popular .APNA PANJAB. track which has superseeded all other songs by Gurdas Maan, this track has received awards for The Best Song , Album & Best International Artist of the Asain Pop and Media Awards held in Birmingham in 1998.
He is a pioneer in many ways and keeps trying to better things by doing something different, be-it using different kind of music or giving new dimension to an old folk song. As a singer Gurdas Maan has worked with music directors like Laxmikant Pyarelal, Bappi Lahiri, Anu Malik, Nadeem Sharvan, Amar Haidipur, Charanjeet Ahuja, Jaswant Bhanyra to mention but a few.
