Indian folk music artists
9 published Indian folk music artists, led by Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik and Kavita Krishnamurthy.
At a glance
9 published Indian folk music artists; 53 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists4 tier 1 · 2 tier 2 · 3 tier 3
- 9
- Release groups
- 413
- Studio albums
- 196
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 53
- Timeline events
- 211
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 97.5M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 38.3 years
- Full biographies
- 8
- Biography words
- 21,657
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (4 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most Indian folk music artists. India leads with 7.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with Indian folk music. The most shared is Indian film music, with 9 artists in both.
Covers from Indian folk music
53 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Meraj E Ghazal
Asha Bhosle · 2018
82
Asha Bhosle · 2016
82
Asha Bhosle · 2016
MasterWorks
Asha Bhosle · 2016
Talima Kanku Veray
Asha Bhosle · 2015
Mone Rekho
Asha Bhosle · 2009
A Brand New Album
Asha Bhosle · 2005
You’ve Stolen My Heart: Songs From R.D. Burman’s Bollywood
Asha Bhosle · 2005
Yere Ghana
Asha Bhosle · 2000
Jaanam Samjha Karo
Asha Bhosle · 1997
Kabhi To Nazar Milao
Asha Bhosle · 1997
Rahul & I (Personal Memories)
Asha Bhosle · 1996
Leaders
Zubeen Garg has the most release groups (234); Asha Bhosle the longest career (68 years); Asha Bhosle the most awards (15).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Zubeen Garg | 234 |
| Asha Bhosle | 74 |
| Anuradha Paudwal | 38 |
| Gurdas Maan | 23 |
| Alka Yagnik | 18 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Asha Bhosle | 68 |
| Anuradha Paudwal | 49 |
| Kavita Krishnamurthy | 45 |
| Gurdas Maan | 40 |
| Zubeen Garg | 37 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Asha Bhosle | 15 |
| Sadhana Sargam | 4 |
| S. Janaki | 4 |
| Kavita Krishnamurthy | 3 |
| Anuradha Paudwal | 3 |
Most famous Indian folk music artists
Asha Bhosle
British Raj · Person · born 1933
pop music, world music, Indian film music, Hindustani classical music, qawwali, ghazal, Indian classical music, Indian rock, bhajan, Indian folk music
16.2M listeners · 60 wikis
Alka Yagnik
India · Person · born 1966
Indian film music, Indian pop, Indian classical music, bhajan, Indian folk music
27.2M listeners · 46 wikis
Kavita Krishnamurthy
India · Person · born 1958
jazz fusion, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop, Indian folk music
14.8M listeners · 32 wikis
Anuradha Paudwal
India · Person · born 1952
Indian film music, bhajan, Indian folk music
13.7M listeners · 29 wikis
Sadhana Sargam
India · Person · born 1974
Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music, Indian folk music
16M listeners · 22 wikis
S. Janaki
British Raj · Person · born 1938
Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian folk music
9.5M listeners · 19 wikis
Zubeen Garg
India · Person · born 1972
rock music, adult contemporary music, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, Indian folk music, music of Assam
42 wikis
Gurdas Maan
India · Person · born 1957
folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra, Indian folk music
21 wikis
Angaraag Mahanta
India · Person · born 1976
jazz, folk-pop, Indian film music, ghazal, Indian pop, Indian folk music, music of Assam
14 wikis