Lal Bahadur

A 21-year-old artist from Banaras, Lal Bahadur, who is dearly known as ‘Molu’ among his friends, learned music through Kar and Biraha. At the young age of 10, he began to learn to play drawing inspiration from Dr Mannu Yadav. Since then, he keeps learning every day to refine his craft and perseveres in the form with soaring passion. He considers Dr Mannu Yadav as his Guru and speaks very highly of his teachings and excellence in the field of music. Most of Lal Bahadur’s songs are, hence sung, in a similar style as his. He also believes that music has been passed onto him by his forefathers. When he was a child, he would try to imitate the senior artists of his village and thus picked up the will to sing and perform. Molu knows how to play Khartaal and Jhaal apart from Dholak and has performed in various locations within the country. He lives in a family of 5 people and has three younger siblings, being the eldest one himself. This young artist wishes to create a big name for himself and his art with his performances. 

• Purvanchal
• Uttar Pradesh