Asa Singh Mastana

Asa Singh Mastana (22 August 1927–23 May 1999) was a Punjabi musician and singer, best known for singing Punjabi Songs including Punjabi Folk. He gained popularity in the 1940s. His well-known songs, among others "Balle Ni Panjaab Diye Sher Bachiye", "Charde Mirze Khan Noon", "Doli Charhdeyan Marian Heer Cheekaan", and "Kali Teri Gut", have served as templates for later Punjabi musicians. His great work also expands to singing sad songs like "Jadon Meri Arthi Utha Ke Chalan Ge" to "Boliyan & Mahiya". He was mostly paired with Surinder Kaur or Prakash Kaur for singing many old folk songs of Punjab. In 1985, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.