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Hemant Kumar

Born: Jun 16, 1920 in Varanasai, India

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Died: Jan 1, 1989

Genre: World

Styles: Bollywood, Soundtracks

Biography: With his deep but passionate voice and melodic sensibility, Hemant Kumar (born Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee) helped steer the evolution of post-World War II Indian music. Well-known for his interpretations of Rabindranath Tagore's songs, Kumar was equally influential as a composer. In addition to scoring ...Read full biography

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Hemant Kumar Live in London

Released: 2001

Label: Biswas

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Genius of Composer Hemant Kumar

Label: EMI India

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While it may seem heresy to put this album first it shows off another of his skills beautifully. Hemant Kumar's work may have lacked the true class of somebody like Naushad (as his Genius of Naushad anthology ...Read full review

More Hemant Kumar albums: Main Albums (15), Compilations (4), Singles & EPs (55)

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