Penaz Masani

Penaz Masani an Indian Ghazal singer who started singing in 1981 and has made over 20 albums in following years [ [http://parsikhabar.net/penaz-masani-crooning-glory/ Penaz Masani] ]

In her career, she has won a number of awards, including the title of 'Shehzadi Tarunnam' , by the state government of Uttar Pradesh (1996 and the 11th 'Kalakar Award' for 'Outstanding Contribution to Music', in 2002 [ [http://www.kalakarawards.com/adver/105937music-awardee.htm Awardees by year] ] . Having graduated from Mumbai University, Masani has worked as a playback singer for Bollywood, in more than 50 Hindi movies and sung in over 10 languages. Under the aegis of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, she has performed in countries as far reaching as Germany [ [http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/03sep19/inter.htm#1 Berlin, Asia Pacific Meet] September 18, 2003.] , South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Vietnam [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031031/ncr2.htm Penaz panache] The Tribune, October 31, 2003.] [ [http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02MUS100807 India’s ghazal music lands in opera houses] Viet-Nam news, retrieved March 2 2008] .

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* [http://penazmasani.net/ Penaz Masani website]