Charanjit Singh (musician)
Charanjit Singh | |
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| Born | 15 December 1940 Bombay, British India |
| Died | 5 July 2015 (aged 74) Mumbai, India |
| Genres | Bollywood, electronica, filmi |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, guitarist, Session musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | violin, keyboards, bass, lap steel guitar |
| Years active | 1960s–2015 |
| Labels | Gramophone Company of India, Saregama |
Charanjit Singh (1940 – 5 July 2015) was an Indian musician from Mumbai, who performed as a session musician, often as a guitarist or synthesizer player, in numerous Bollywood soundtrack orchestras from the 1960s to 1980s, working with filmi composers such as Shankar-Jaikishan, R.D. Burman, S.D. Burman, and Laxmikant–Pyarelal.
In the 21st century, Singh became known for his 1983 album Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat following retrospective associations with acid house, both of which prominently feature the Roland TB-303. It received re-release in 2010 on the Bombay Connection label.