Early life

Ranjit Gazmer was a student of Amber Gurung

Amber Gurung

-Early life:Amber Gurung was born in Darjeeling, India, where his father, Ujir Singh Gurung, a former soldier in the British Indian Army, was serving as a policeman. His mother encouraged him to sing and compose as a child, and he taught himself to play both Indian and Western instruments...

 at his Art Academy of Music in Darjeeling, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. His contemporaries were Karma Yonzon, Gopal Yonjan

Gopal Yonjan

Gopal Yonjan is a one of the most prominent music composer, director, lyricist, singer and music arranger in the history of Nepali music. Gopal Yonjan has over 2000 musical compositions to his credit, ranging from folk, classical, modern to Western music....

, Sharan Pradhan, Aruna Lama

Aruna Lama

Aruna Lama is one of the well-known singers of Nepali music. She is popularly known as "The Nightingale of the Hills". She sang hundreds of Nepali songs, including some for Nepali films, and left an indelible mark as one of the best singers in Nepali music....

 and Jitendra Bardewa, all of whom went on to be musicians. He was a part of a musical group called Sangam Club and was also a drummer for The Hillians, the first-ever Western band formed in Darjeeling. In 1966, he moved to Birgunj, Nepal with his friends, which included Anuradha Koirala

Anuradha Koirala

Anuradha Koirala is a social activist and the founder and director of Maiti Nepal - a non-profit organization in Nepal dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking....

 (then Anuradha Gurung), managing an English-medium private school. In 1967, Ranjit had moved to Kathmandu with his friends and became a studio musician at Radio Nepal. Later, Ranjit moved to Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 (Bombay then) to pursue his music career there with RD Burman.

Music

Ranjit Gazmer worked under RD Burman in Mumbai, playing madal

Madal

The Madal , double-headed drum of Nepalese origin , used mainly for rhythm-keeping in Nepalese folk music, is the most popular and widely used hand drum in Nepal.The Madal consists of a cylindrical body with a slight bulge at its center, closed on both ends .The madal has a...

 in several Hindi film songs. In 1982, Ranjit arranged for Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

 to sing her first Nepali film song. Since then he has composed music for several Nepali films such as Samjhana, Kusume Rumal

Kusume Rumal

Kusume Rumal is a 1985 Nepali romantic film directed by Tulsi Ghimire. It was produced by Sumitra Paudel under the banner of Sayapatri Films. This was the first film in which singer Udit Narayan acted. In 2009, the son of the producer of this Kusume Rumal directed Kusume Rumal 2, which was the...

, Lahure, Saino, Chino, Basudev, Deuta, Koseli, Anyay, Basuri, Dakshina, Trishna, Darpan Chaya

Darpan Chaya

Darpan Chaya , a multi-award winning blockbuster, is a successful 2001 Nepali film directed by Tulsi Ghimire, starring Dilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Uttam Pradhan and Tulsi Ghimire. Darpan Chaya is considered to be one of the best Nepali movies...

, etc.

External links

• Nepali Songs of Ranjit Gazmer