Ik Tara Explained

Ik Tara Iktara
Type:	album
Artist:	Kuldeep Manak
Cover:	Kuldeep Manak - Ik Tara.jpg
Recorded:	1975
Genre:	Punjabi folk
Label:	HMV

Ik Tara (Panjabi; Punjabi: ਇਕ ਤਾਰਾ), also spelled as Iktara or sometimes Ektara', was the first LP record of Kuldeep Manak released by HMV in 1976.^{[1] [2]} It was released after about one year of recording as the record manager of HMV, Zaheer Ahmad, delayed^[3] its release as he was frightened the record would not do well in the market.

Music

Kesar Singh Narula composed the music and the lyricists mainly includes Dev Tharike Wala (also known as Hardev Dilgir).^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

1. Tere Tille Ton (Kali)
2. Chheti Kar Sarwan Bachcha
3. Chithian Sahiban Jatti Ne
4. Mere Yaar Nu Manda Na Bolin
5. Kaulan
6. Garh Mughlane Dian Naaran

Response

The record was a huge success^[3] specially the kali, Tere Tille Ton, established Manak as Kalian Da Badshah^{[1] [5]} (English: King of Kalis) although he sang only about 13 kalis in his career.

See also

• Teri Khatar Heere
• Tere Tille Ton

Notes and References

1. Book: Eh Hai Kuldeep Manak . Unistar Books Pvt. Ltd. . Rajpura, Ali . 2008 . . 978-81-7142-528-0.
2. News: ਕਲੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਕੁਲਦੀਪ ਮਾਣਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਰਹੇ . . December 1, 2011 . DailySuraj . May 17, 2012 . . https://archive.today/20130418233637/http://www.dailysuraj.com/print.php?id=3134 . April 18, 2013 . dead .
3. News: ਮਾਣਕ ਹੱਦ ਮੁਕਾ ਗਿਆ, ਨਵੀਆਂ ਕਲੀਆਂ ਦੀ… . . AmritsarTimes . May 17, 2012.
4. News: ਗਾਇਕੀ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਯੁੱਗ ਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਦੁਖਿਦ ਅੰਤ . . December 1, 2011 . PunjabInfoline . May 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120103093509/http://www.punjabinfoline.com/story/9027 . January 3, 2012 . dead .
5. News: RIP: Kaliyan da Badshah . December 2, 2011 . . . May 17, 2012.