Having covered solo songs of significant ‘other’ female singers, like Suraiya, Geeta Roy, Shamshad Begum, Raajkumari, Asha Bhosle and Surinder Kaur, we will now take up songs of ‘other female singers’ among the other than Lata Mangeshkar female solo songs.
It is no secret that I had not heard of these songs before. So I have chosen to take up those songs that I would now like to listen again as well, if brought on the same page.
Solo Songs of Uma Devi
Aankhon Ne Kaha Dil Ne Suna – Bhakt Pundalik – Chitragupt – Chandar Shekhar Pandey
Bhagwan Bata Kya Hai Tera Hum Ne Ganwaya – Bhikhari – Hans Raj Behl – Surjit Kumar
Chandani Raat Hai, Hai Kya Baat Hai – Chandani Raat – Naushad – Shakeel Badayuni
Dil Deke Pachhata Gaye Hum – Ek Teri Nishani – Sardul Kwatra – Sarshaar Shailani
Pag Pag Thokar Khaye Jawani – Hamari Kismat- Nissar Bazmi – Rajjan
Kanon Ne Jo Suna Wohi Dil Ko Sunayenge – Jio Raja – Nissar Bazmi – Rajjan
Duniya Hai Hasin,Dil Hai Jwawan – Roop Lekha – Khan Mastana – Khumar Barabankvi
Solo Songs of Meena Kapoor
Toot Gai Jab Man Ki Beena – Anyay – Ramprasad – J S Kashyap
Main Ek Chhoti Si Chingari – Laadli – Anil Biswas – Hudda
Kya Khel Khelata Hai – Policewali – A R Qureshi – Sham Hindi/Roopbani
Meri Yaad Tu Apne Dil Se Bhoola – Roomal – Aziz Khan – Nazim Panipati
Others of other have several more players who not only were big names of the Vintage Era that is coming to the close, but also have songs that stand on their right in 1949 as well. So we will need more post …. before we sum up……..