Popular folk singer of West Bengal Utpalendu Choudhury is dead
Utpalendu Choudhury, noted folk singer of West Bengal died today. He was suffering from pneumonia since last seven days. This untimely death of Utpalendu Choudhury is a great loss to Bengali folk songs.
At the age of 62 years, Utpalendu Choudhury, son of Nirmalendu Choudhury, the greatest folk singer of all time of West Bengal died today. He was suffering from pneumonia. After Nirmalendu Choudhury, Utpalendu Choudhury tried hard to popularize the folk songs in Bengal.
Utpalendu was fully committed to folk songs and expressed his deep emotions through his songs. His songs has charmed audiences of West Bengal as well as audiences of USA, UK, France, Germany, USSR, Japan, Canada, Yugoslavia, Romania, Finland and many other countries.
Death of Utpalendu Choudhury is a great loss to folk lovers of West Bengal.