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Zubeen Garg
Indian singer-songwriter, actor and filmmaker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zubeen Garg (; born Zubeen Borthakur Assamese pronunciation: [zubin bɔɹtʰakuɹ]; 18 November 1972) is an Indian singer–songwriter, composer, lyricist, music director, music producer, actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, poet and philanthropist.[8] He primarily works for and sings in the Assamese, Bengali and Hindi-language film and music industries,[9] but has sung in 40 other languages and dialects, including Bishnupriya Manipuri, Boro, English, Goalpariya, Kannada, Karbi, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Mising, Nepali, Odia, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tiwa.[10][11][12] He is also a multi-instrumentalist and plays 12 instruments including anandalahari, dhol, dotara, drums, guitar, harmonica, harmonium, mandolin, keyboard, tabla and various percussion instruments.[13] He is Assam's highest-paid singer.[14]
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Pronunciation | [zubin ɡaɹg] |
Born | Zubeen Borthakur (1972-11-18) 18 November 1972 (age 51)[1] Tura, Meghalaya, India[2] |
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Years active | 1992–present |
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Garima Saikia Garg (m. 2002) |
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Origin | Jorhat, Assam, India |
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In 2011, Zubeen Garg was honoured as a guest artist of the year by the Assam Convention, at Oakbrook in Chicago, United States.[15]