O. P. Vyas

O. P. Vyas (Om Prakash Vyas) was an Indian lyricist, musician, singer and poet from Rajasthan. He wrote primarily in the Rajasthani language and focused on themes of Rajasthani culture.

O.P.Vyas
Background information
Birth nameOm Prakash Vyas
Born(1938-01-04)4 January 1938
Jodhpur, Rajputana Agency, British India
Died5 June 2015(2015-06-05) (aged 77)
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Occupation(s)Composer, music director, lyricist, musician, singer, poet
Years active1965 - 2015

He received the Sangeet Purodha Award from the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy for his incorporation of folk music into his compositions.

Early life

Vyas was born on 4 January 1938 to Amarkunwar and Ramchandra Vyas in Jodhpur, Rajasthan State, the second of five children. His father exposed him to the traditional music of Rajasthan. He studied at Sumer Pushtikar High School before becoming a teacher for the Rajasthan Educational Department.

While working as a teacher he pursued a Bachelor of Arts from Rajputana University. He also participated in state and national level youth festivals, preferring to perform patriotic songs and folk songs from Rajasthan. After graduating, he moved to Mumbai to pursue a further education in the arts at the J. J. School of Arts. He returned to Jodhpur in 1965 and resumed work as a teacher.

In 1972 he staged a musical show in Jodhpur called O. P. Vyas Nite, which featured local musicians and singers. He began composing music for films in 1973; films on which he worked include Meera Bai (1973), Trishla Ka Lal (1974), Filmi Duniya Filmy Log (1974), Veer Tejaji (1982), Savaniye Ree Teej (1984), and Bai Chali Sasariye.

He made recordings of several of his songs in 1975 for H. M. V. In 1977 he launched his own production company, Sunrise Records, working with singers such as A. K. Vyas and Sumitra Laheri. He also worked with Usha Mangeshkar, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurty, Sadhna Sargam and Udit Narayan.

In 1993 he recorded sixteen albums of Rajasthani folk songs for Gulshan Kumar, the owner of Super Cassettes Industries T-Series. Anuradha Paudwal, Sonu Nigam, Agam Nigam, Utra Kelkar and Kavita Paudwal sang on the albums.

Discography

Year Album Title
1993Bahah Masa (in three parts)
1994Bhakti Ro Maarg
1995Piya Ghar Aa Re
1995Banna Banni
1996Jai Shree Nath
1996Sanwariya Ji
1997Kela Devi
1998Gangor
1998Santoshi Mata
1998Geeto Ro Helo

References

    1. http://www.tseries.com/music/baba-ramdev-o-p-vyas
    2. http://music.ovi.com/in/en/nm/Artist/O-P-Vyas/986922
    3. http://discog.piezoelektric.org/hmvindia/index.php?prefix=7EPE
    4. http://www.dhingana.com/ram-lal-movies-albums-search
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