Manmohan Waris

Welcome to Manmohan Waris' official myspace page. Manmohan Waris along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar is touring North America in the months of August & September.

For more details please visit the official tour site at www.punjabivirsa2008.com.



Manmohan

Waris is one of the top Punjabi singers in the

world. He has been around for almost 12 years now. Since he

released his first album "Gairan Naal Peenghan Jhootdeye' in 1993, he has never looked back. Punjabis around the world

love him and he feels the pressure of not letting

them down. His humbleness and sincerity has won many

hearts. His voice is considered one of the sweetest

around and his songs attest to his passion for clean

and literary lyrics. So far Waris has released 17

albums which are:



1.  Gairan Naal Peenghan

Jhootdeye

2.  Sohnian De Laaray

3.  Hasdi De Ful Kirde

4.  Sajjre Challe Muklavay

5.  Gali Gali Vich Hokay

6.  Chardi Kala Ch Panth Khalsa

7.  Mitran Da Sah Rukda

8.  Husn Da Jadu

9.  Gajray Gori De

10. Dil Vatte Dil

11. Ghar Hun Kitni ku Doore

12. Nachiye Majajne

13. Punjabi Virsa 2004 (along

with Kamal Heer)

 

14. Punjabi Virsa 2005 (along

with Kamal Heer)

 

15. Tasveer Live

16.

Punjabi Virsa 2006 (along

with Kamal Heer)

17. Dil Nachda



                            He was born into a

farming family in the Village of Halluwal, Punjab.

He had a great interest in music since an early age.

He started his formal music training at the age of

11. Everything he learned from his Guru, he taught

his younger brothers. So all three brothers got

seriously involved in music at a very early age.



He got his music degree from Punjab University. But

the most influential music Guru he had was Shree

Jaswant Singh Bhanwra. Unlike many other Punjabi

singers who also learned music from Shree Jaswant

Singh Bhnawra, the Guru did not teach him so called

"Lok-Gaayiki", he insisted on teaching him the real

music he knew himself. He saw a great singer in

Manmohan and he wanted him to shine.



In 1990, Manmohan Waris's family moved to Canada.

Here he made his first album 'Gairan Naal Peenghan

Jhootdeye.' The album was a great success and when

Waris returned to Punjab, Punjabi's everywhere just

couldn't get enough of him. So he decided to move

back to India.



His career has never seen a foggy day since that

time. Waris' philosophy about his name and fame may

have something to do with that. In his opinion

"keeping your name on the top is not an easy thing,

you have to work hard to get here, and you have to

work harder to stay here".



Manmohan got married in 1996 and in 1997 he and his

wife Pritpal had their first baby. It was a boy and

they named him 'Amar' after the great Punjabi Dhadi

singer 'Amar Singh Shaunki. Manmohan's in-laws are

also from the same village as the late Dhadi. Waris

has recorded a few of Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki's

songs as a tribute to him. These songs are:



1. Do Tara Vajda Ve (1993)

2. Aja Bhabi Jhoot Le (2000)

3. Ghar Hun Kitni Ku Doore (2003)



            

Manmohan's latest

religious release, named “Tasveer”

contains 9 very touching

and thoughtful songs. In 2001 Manmohan and his wife had their second

child, a girl named 'Saiya'. Manmohan spends most of

the year in Punjab and he tours the west in the

summer.



                              

Manmohan's songs are evergreen songs. People

remember his earliest work same way as they do his

latest. Manmohan's  latest Punjabi Album is titled

"Nachiye Majajne". The album is on Plasma

Records/Kiss records and got a great response from

Punjabis everywhere. The title song "Aja Appan

Nachiye Majajne" with its Desi music and Dhole

rhythms is a milestone on the future path of Punjabi

music. Also the success of 'Punjabi Virsa.' another

song from this album proves that there is still room

for literary and meaningful poetry in the fast

paced, single based commercial Punjabi music world.



Waris has always worked hard to put his efforts

where his heart is. He is always eager to point out

anything that gets his attention. He has never sung

a song to gain mere a commercial success. But this

is not his greatness, his greatness is that he

doesn't do it to serve his language or his native

land, he just does it because he is that kind of

person and it is his nature.



We hope that Waris will continue to give us

thoughtful and yet entertaining music for many years

to come and may God help him to live his dreams.