Lal Chand Yamla Jatt ( March 28, 1914 - December 20, 1991 ) was a renowned Punjabi folk-singer from Punjab, India popularly known was "Ustad Ji". He was the doyen of the Punjabi Music and first singer that comes to mind who laid foundation of Punjabi music in Indian Punjab. He was widely revered as "ustad" among his singer contemporaries and as "yamla jatt" by his audience. His trademark was his soft strumming of tumbi and his Turban tying style known traditionally as "Turla".
Lal Chand Yamla Jatt was a renowned Punjabi folk-singer from Punjab, India. He invented Toombi, a traditional North Indian instrument. Lal Chand Yamla Jatt was born in village Tobha Tek Singh (Now in Pakistan) in 1906. His mother's name was Harnam Kaur and father's name was Goorha Ram. The sketch of Lal Chand Yamla jatt by Harjinder Sekhon was donated to Fresno County Library, Kerman in 2003. The county library at Kerman has big collection of Punjabi Books. A seperate section is assigned to punjabi books and literature. Mr. Jagjit Singh Thind of Kerman played a vital role in the establishment of punjabi section with great help from librarian Rita Deltas. Lal Chand Yamla Jatt died on December 20. 1991 at Ustad Yamla jatt's Dera at Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
His most famous songs were "Das mein ki pyar wichon khatya" and "Satgur Nanak teri leela nyaari ae". He recorded duet songs with Mohinderjit Kaur Sekhon, who was a recording artist with AIR, Jalandhar. He also popularized singing of Dulla Bhatti, Shahni Kaulan and Puran Bhagat. His first recording was with HMV in 1952 and till last he remained with HMV. He performed all over the world and many times performed with the late great Alam Lohar, they were also good friends. He also popularized Tumbi, a traditional North Indian instrument. Much of his music has been sampled by Panjabi MC.
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