Bappi Lahiri, an Indian film composer who combined the melodrama of Bollywood film plots with the flamboyance of disco’s electronic orchestra sound, setting off a pop craze in India that earned him ...

MUMBAI (IANS) – Veteran singer-composer Alokesh alias Bappi Lahiri – nephew of the legendary trio of late Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Anoop Kumar – passed away around midnight due to multiple ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Popular Bollywood singer and composer Bappi Lahiri, who won millions of fans with his penchant for feet-tapping disco music in the 1980s and 1990s, has died in a Mumbai hospital, ...

The legendary composer and singer, who was lovingly called 'Bappi Da' passed away on 15 February 2022, due to obstructive sleep apnea. His loss is irreparable as India lost another musical stalwart ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – The rehearsals of the upcoming stage musical show, ‘Disco Dancer-The Musical’ are in full swing. The show recreates the magic of 80’s Bollywood and particularly the Disco era helmed ...

Legendary singer-composer Bappi Lahiri was cremated today at Vile Parle crematorium, in Mumbai, after he breathed his last on Tuesday night (February 15) at Mumbai`s hospital. Vidya Balan, Mika Singh, ...

The king is dead. The king of Bollywood disco, that is. Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri died in India late Tuesday night. He was 69. Lahiri famously brought a disco vibe to India's biggest film industry.

He helped popularize the genre with some of the country’s biggest hits of all time, including “I Am a Disco Dancer.” By Alex Traub Bappi Lahiri, an Indian film composer who combined the melodrama of ...

Lahiri famously brought a disco vibe to India's biggest film industry. He composed dozens of hits in the 1970s and '80s — which appeared in many... The king is dead. The king of Bollywood disco, that ...

Lahiri famously brought a disco vibe to India's biggest film industry. He composed dozens of hits in the 1970s and '80s — which appeared in many... Updated February 16, 2022 at 12:50 PM ET The king is ...