Birth name | Kalpana Patowary |
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Born | 27 October 1978 Sorbhog, Barpeta, Assam, India |
Genres | Primitive-acoustic folk, Ambient electronic and new age jazz – fusion, electronic fusion, Indian/ Assamese classical, Jazz and Ghazal |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Kalpana Patowary (Assamese: কল্পনা পাটোৱাৰী) is an Indian playback and folk singer from Assam. She is a disciple of Ustad Gulam Mustafa Khan and has been influenced by the bard of Brahmaputra Bhupen Hazarika. She sings in 30 different languages. She participated in the reality show Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka (2008) on NDTV Imagine. Patowary has lent her vocals to numerous Bhojpuri songs and Bollywood numbers in films including Billu and R. Rajkumar. Although she has many folk and popular songs to her credit, Bhojpuri music has been her most dedicated foray.
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