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Amar Singh Chamkila was born as Dunni Ram on July 21, 1961 in the village of Dugri near Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The youngest child of Kartar Kaur and Hari Singh, he was educated at Gujar Khan Primary School in Dugri. His aspirations of becoming an electrician were unfulfilled and he found work at a Ludhiana cloth mill. With a natural aptitude for music, he learned to play the harmonium and dholki and won himself the opportunity to play alongside Punjabi folk artists such as K. <a href="https://
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- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- 27 Club
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Punjabi
- Instrument
- dholak
- Record label
- HMV Retail Ltd.
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- date of death
- 1988-03-08
- date of birth
- 1961-07-21
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- end of work period
- 1988-00-00
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