Raj Mohan
राज मोहन
Birth nameRaj Mohan[1]
Born (1964-08-28) 28 August 1964
Paramaribo, Suriname
GenresPop, Bhajan, Geet, Ghazal[2]
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1988–present

Raj Mohan (born 28 August 1964), is a Dutch-Surinamese singer and songwriter, who sings in Sarnámi.[3] In 2011 he released his first pop album with Sarnami-Bhojpuri lyrics together with Hindi songs and poems which he all wrote and composed himself.[4] It is the first time in Surinamese history that Surinam Bhojpuri is utilized in this contemporary form.[5] Raj Mohan invented the Sarnámi-Bhojpuri Geet in the Geet & Ghazal style which was appreciated worldwide with his album ‘Kantráki’ (2005).[6]

Early life and career

Raj is a 5th generation Bihari - Indian in Suriname, his ancestors were taken to Suriname as indentured labourers by the British. He was raised in Utrecht, Netherlands and displayed musical talent at an early age.[7]

At the age of 12, Mohan moved to the Netherlands from Suriname with his parents.

References

  1. ↑ "नीदरलैंड्स में रहने वाले सिंगर राज मोहन से सुनिए विदेश में गाए जाने वाले भोजपुरी गाने". thelallantop.com.
  2. ↑ "राज मोहन : सूरीनाम में भोजपुरी गीतों को बना रहे हैं लोकप्रिय". navbharattimes.com.
  3. ↑ "Raj Mohan: The man popularising Bhojpuri songs in Suriname". business-standard.com. 23 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "मुश्किलों में भी नहीं छोड़ा संगीत का दामन, इस गायक ने नीदरलैंड में रहकर भोजपुरी में बनाई पहचान". hindi.timesnownews.com.
  5. ↑ "The Sounds of Surinam: When Bhojpuri creole meets Carribbean [sic] beats". scroll.in. 26 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Raj Mohan Biography".
  7. ↑ "विदेशी धरती पर भोजपुरी गीतों को पॉपुलर बना रहे हैं म्यूजिशियन राज मोहन". Zee News.


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