12 April 2026 (Special Edition) - Asha Bhosle - Dum Maro Dum

Several years ago - November 12, 2012, to be precise - I set up a Google alert for an artist that is considered to be the most prolific in history.  Asha Bhosle performed more than 12,000 songs behind the scenes for many Bollywood movies.  If you have seen a Bollywood movie, you'd recognize her voice. She's also one of the few Indian artists to receive a Grammy nomination - and she received two of them. 

Her legacy is absolutely monstrous. To this day there is no greater influence to the playback genre. 

I was more hopeful with each passing day that she had discovered immortality.

The immortal Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle passed away today, aged 92.   

From the Bollywood movie Hare Rama Hare Krishna, this is Asha's immortal voice in playback, and probably her most well known song. 

On the occasion of her 80th birthday in 2013, Asha came out front and center, with her granddaughter, and performing this song with the Metropole Orchestra in The Hague.  

Even 40 years after the original, she sounded magnificent. 

Asha leaves behind a large family, and she will be sorely missed.