The History of Bappi Lahiri
Another shock had thrilled our Bollywood with the death of Bappi Lahiri. We did not overcome the loss of Lata Mangeshkar Ji and got hit with another loss of Bappi Lahiri Ji, who was also a great singer, composer, and record producer. He was also in politics. He was the one who popularised a new music style in our music industry which is synthesised disco. Early Life Born in a Bengali Brahmin family in Kolkata, Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri came on earth on 27 November 1952. His parents, Aparesh Lahiri and Bansuri Lahiri, both were Bengali musicians. Bappi Lahiri adopted this trait from them. He started playing Tabla when he was 3, initially trained by his parents. His relatives include the great singer Kishore Kumar, his maternal uncle. He is also known as Disco King. Since childhood, he idolised American musician Elvis Presley and inspired him to wear jewelry. Career Mainly, he was known for music in the industry, but he was also a politician. He was famous for his knowledge about disco-styl...