Rapperiya Baalam

Rapperiya Balam
रेपरिया बालम
Rapperiya Balam रेपरिया बालम
Born	Jaipur
Genres	Rajasthani Folk

Ashok Manda Bishnoi, better known by his stage name Rapperiya Baalam, is a rapper, songwriter, music composer, and producer based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He rose to fame in 2014 with his song "Mharo Rajasthan",^[1] a folk–hip hop fusion song featuring Swaroop Khan.

His other hits are "Hariyala Banna", "Jaipur Anthem", "Des Padharo Sa", and "Dil Mere". He, along with lyricist Kunaal Vermaa, has worked with Bollywood playback singer Ravindra Upadhyay on the song "Des Padharo Sa", and with musician Mohit Gaur on the song "Phir Dil Se Pukaar Tu". Better known for his experiments in Rajasthani folk music, Rapperiya Baalamand and his team created "Hariyala Banna" in 2016. "Hariyala Banna" is sung by Upadhyay and Kamal Choudhary.^[1] In 2018, as part of Swagsthaan (Hindi: स्वेगस्थान) with Ravindra Upadhyay, Sumer Dangi, and Saurabh Parihar, Rapperiya appeared on season 8 of India's Got Talent.^[2]

Early life

Bishnoi was born on 4 February 1992 at Dabla, Raisinghnagar, Rajasthanto a Zamindar Bishnoi family. His birth name is Ashok Manda. After completing primary school in Raisinghnagar, he moved to Jaipur in 2006 for secondary and college education. He started learning keyboard and piano in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Albums

Year	Album	Artist/singer	Lyrics	Music producer	Composer
2010	Illegal nation	Raperiya Baalam, Meetu Solanki, Gargi Banerjee	Rapperiya Baalam, Daulat Vaid	Rapperiya Baalam	Rapperiya Baalam
2012	Mahi vey	Ravindra Upadhyay, Amit Sana, Shreyas Shukla, Amit Senger, Bundu Khan, Kunaal Vermaa, Rapperiya Baalam, Meetu Solanki, Sam Mittra, Vikram Singh	Kunaal Vermaa Rapperiya Baalam	Rapperiya Baalam Dev Basak Debu	Kunaal Vermaa Rapperiya Baalam

References

^ ^a ^b "Rapping the Rajasthani Way". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "राजस्थान के बैंड 'स्वेगस्थान' की सेमीफाइनल परफॉर्मेंस रविवार को, बैंड से जुडे हैं सिंगर रवीन्द्र उपाध्याय". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 January 2019.

External links

[auto-1] "Rapping the Rajasthani Way". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[2] "राजस्थान के बैंड 'स्वेगस्थान' की सेमीफाइनल परफॉर्मेंस रविवार को, बैंड से जुडे हैं सिंगर रवीन्द्र उपाध्याय". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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