Lal Chand Yamla Jatt (March 28, 1910 - December 20, 1991) was a noted Indian folk singer in the Punjabi language. His trademark was his soft strumming Tumbi and his turban tying style known traditionally as Turla. Many considered him to be the pinnacle of Punjabi music and an artist who arguably laid the foundation of contemporary Punjabi music in India. He was awarded with the Gold Medal by Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru in 1956. He was awarded a lifetime contribution award in 1989 by National Academy of Dance, Drama, and Music Delhi, India.
Yamla Jatt was born at Chak Number 384 in Lyallpur district (Pakistan) to father Khera Ram and mother Harnam Kaur. He was from the Batwal family. After partition of India in 1947, he relocated to Jawahar Nagar area in Ludhiana. He started his music career with his younger brother, Jas Ballagan. Yamla was trained in vocal singing by Pandit Dyall and Chaudhary Majid and his writing skills were honed by Sunder Das Aasi. He was married to Rakhi in 1930, with whom he had two daughters and five sons.
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