MUMBAI: Ustad Shamsher Singh who is the elder brother of popular singers Daler Mehndi and Mika Singh passed away today in the morning. The singer has done countless stage shows as well as mesmerized his audience with his tabla performances. Mika Singh announced the sad news of his elder brother on twitter this morning.

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa sri Waheguru ji ki Fateh..Very sad news for our family that our older brother Ustad ShamsherSingh ji has passed away. pic.twitter.com/G72QjFpeqW

— King Mika Singh (@MikaSingh) October 9, 2017

Daler Mehndi too went on to tweet about his brother’s demise.

With profound grief I am having to inform u that our elder brother Ustaad Shamsher Singh passed away . Plz pray that his soul rests in peace pic.twitter.com/jKKS7SQxIY

— Daler Mehndi (@dalermehndi) October 9, 2017

Ustad Shamsher Singh was admitted in Vedanta hospital in Delhi. He was suffering from jaundice from last one and a half months as per a daily.

Shaan paid condolences to Ustad Shamsher Singh:

That's terrible news... such a wonderful eversmiling man .. my deepest condolences Bhai @MikaSingh https://t.co/JipiY2SENr

— Shaan (@singer_shaan) October 9, 2017

Some great performances of Ustad Shamsher Singh were: