Raj and Rajya mean "royalty" or "kingdom" in many Sanskrit and Hindu languages. Also, Raj is a Serbian word meaning "Paradise".

In India, 'Raj' may refer to any of several regimes:

Rajko,Rajke,Rajo and Rajan are masculine given names of Serbian origin and comes from the Serbian word "raj" meaning "Paradise". Raja, Rajka, Rajana are the female given names.

Lal (Persian: لعل‎, Urdu: لال, Pashto: Lāl ) is derived from the Indo-Iranian word meaning 'Red'.^{[citation needed]} It is a middle name used by many Indo-Aryan clans. Lal is also used as a final element of a compound personal name, such as Amir lal (Amir being the first name), Dost Lal (dost meaning "friend"), Rani Lal (rani meaning "queen") and Padshah Lal Qamar. It is a common name in India and other South Asian countries.

Lal or Lalyan in some parts of India probably is used as Lalyan.Lal means "garnet" or "ruby" in Persian, "ruby" in Pashto, and "red" in Hindustani and Yan refers to "Gracious".

There is an homonymous word of Lal in Hindi, from Persian meaning ‘Ruby’, ‘Red’, which may have increased the popularity of this name. It occurs more commonly as the final element of a compound personal name. Lal is used as a middle name by many communities.

Hans Raj Hans is an Indian Punjabi language singer.

Hans was born in a village very close to Gakhal pind (village) in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He is the second son of Sardar Sam Singh Ji and Mata Ajit Kaur Ji (she now lives in Middlesbrough, UK). Hans had no musical history in his family, yet he began singing at a young age. Hans attended college in Jalandhar. He started his career by performing at youth festivals and first became known by winning musical competitions in college.

Hans Raj Hans sings Punjabi folk, devotional and Sufi music but has also sung in movies and released his own Indipop albums. He worked with renowned artists such as the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, in the movie Kachche Dhaage He was awarded an honorary music professor at Washington DC University and San Jose University.

On 16 May 2009, he unsuccessfully competed for a Lok Sabha seat in the Jalandhar constituency in Indian Punjab on a Shiromani Akali Dal ticket.

Naseebo Lal is a Pakistani Punjabi singer who is known for her songs in Pakistan and India.

She is married and has a baby.

A high court in Lahore, Pakistan banned some of Nabeebo Lal's songs as well as her sister Nooran Lal's songs.

Ray White is a soul vocalist and rock and blues guitarist, best known as a member of Frank Zappa's touring ensembles. He was drafted into Zappa's band in the fall of 1976, being featured on rhythm guitar and vocals, forming a memorable vocal harmony partnership with Ike Willis on later tours in 1980 and 1984. White's vocals can be heard on Zappa in New York (March 1978), You Are What You Is (Sept 1981) as well as others. White can also be found on a The Torture Never Stops and Does Humor Belong in Music?; the former a DVD set in one of Zappa's last tours (without Ike Willis) and the latter being a VHS filmed at the pier in New York, the video features White and Ike Willis' signature vocal harmonies. According to Zappa, White, who was deeply religious, was uncomfortable with the atheistic views of some of the other band members, which led to his departure.

White has also worked with jam-oriented groups like KVHW, Don't Push the Clown and Umphrey's McGee since his contributions to the Zappa band, and has more recently worked with a variety of Michigan artists, including former Rare Earth drummer Bob Weaver, as well as members of the funk/fusion combo Generic Produce.