Asha Bhosle
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Studio Sessions


Star Bollywood vocalist Asha Bhosle reinterprets several classic ghazals on her latest album, Love Supreme. Using styles including lounge, pop, jazz and funk, she puts a modern spin on a 10th-century Persian poetic form.
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World Cafe
October 5, 2005
The Kronos Quartet has just completed an album of Bollywood film music, You've Stolen My Heart, featuring the vocals of Asha Bhosle. A superstar of Indian film, Bhosle is among the biggest-selling recording artists of all time.
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Interviews & Profiles
All Things Considered
April 20, 2008
Legendary Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle is wrapping up a rare U.S. concert tour next weekend in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Now 74, Bhosle has recorded more than 13,000 songs in almost 1,000 movies. Her American shows have featured an eclectic mix of songs. Bhosle is preparing to release a new album.
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Weekend Edition Sunday
October 30, 2005
Indian singer Asha Bhosle and David Harrington talk about a collaboration between Bhosle and the Kronos Quartet. The Indian film soundtrack superstar and Harrington's adventurous string ensemble work together on the new recording You've Stolen My Heart: Songs from R.D. Burman's Bollywood.
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News
All Things Considered
April 20, 2008
Legendary Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle is wrapping up a rare U.S. concert tour next weekend in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Now 74, Bhosle has recorded more than 13,000 songs in almost 1,000 movies. Her American shows have featured an eclectic mix of songs. Bhosle is preparing to release a new album.
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