Alpana Banerjee

Alpana Banerjee
Background information
Birth nameAlpana Banerjee
Born(1934-03-14)14 March 1934
OriginKolkata, West Bengal, India
Died24 July 2009(2009-07-24) (aged 75)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresIndian classical & modern music
Occupation(s)playback singer, Harmonium player
Instrumentharmonium
Years active1948–2009
LabelsHMV
Formerly ofAli Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay

Alpana Mukherjee (née Banerjee; Bengali: আল্পনা মুখার্জী) (14 March 1934 – 24 July 2009) was a successful Bengali singer during the late 1940s and 1950s and onwards. Her most noted songs are "Trader Chumki Jole Akashe" "Hatti Matim Tim", "Mon Bolchhe Aaj Sandhyay", "Chotto Pakhi Chandana" and "Ami Alpana Enke Jai Aloy Chhayay" " Akash Ar Eai Mati Oi Dure" " Jodi Oli Na chahe".