Artist Overview
# Pop
Mohideen Baig (1919–1991) was a notable Sri Lankan musician known particularly for his Buddhist devotional music, which enjoy popularity to this day.A Muslim who moved to Sri Lanka from Salem in Tamil Nadu, but a Hydrabadi Muslim origin.he was considered as a highly influential multicultural/multi-religious figure in the country's arts history.Baig was followed into the music industry by his son Ishak, who also achieved considerable success, although not as well recognized as his father.Baig has dueted with H. R. Jothipala, G.S.B. Rani Perera, Latha Walpola, Sujatha Attanayake and Jamuna Rani among others.He was also the only Sri Lankan to duet with Lata Mangeshkar.Mohideen Baig's most famous and most loved duets were sung with Sri Lankan movie legend, actress and songstress Rukmani Devi.