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Music of Bangladesh: |
Bangladesh has always been a land of music. Its musical heritage is rich as well as dynamic. From time to time, the musical interest of the Bangladeshi people has changed. These changes have made Bangladeshi music so diversified that it has to be saluted. So take a trip to Bangladeshi music and get tuned in.
The Legendary Streams | Folk Music | Sufism | Modern or Adhunik Sangeet | Pop/Rock |
History of Bangladeshi Music
Bangla music in ancient times was mostly linked to prayer. Due to the immense influence of Hindu mythology, most folk songs are related to some sort of praise of the gods and their creation. Songs were associated with particular groups of people, such as fishermen, cart-drivers, hermits and so on. Most songs were based on classical themes.
Modernization of Bangla music occurred at different times and most of these modernization processes happened independently of western influence. Most notable of these changes were:
• Popularity of folk music of Sufi genres: introduction of non-Hindu notions and philosophy in music
• Works of Rabindranath Tagore: introduction of variations of classical music to music
• Works of Kazi Nazrul Islam: introduction of complicated musical composition and use of music as a revolutionary tool
• Modernization of folk music: bringing folk music into mainstream
• Fusion work: fusion of traditional music with electronic instruments and Western work to revitalize and re-popularize Bangla music in a society increasingly overwhelmed by the West. |
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Rabindra sangeet
• Atiqul Islam: deceased
• Fahmeeda Khatun
• Iffat Ara Diwan: contemporary
• Kalim Sharafi
• Milia Ali: contemprary
• Mita Huque
• Papia Sarwar: contemporary
• Rezwana Chowdhury Bonya
• Sadi Mohammad Takiullah
• Sanjeeda Khatun: contemporary, better known as a specialist in Rabindra sangeet and as the founder of Dhaka's popular music school, Chhayanot
• Zahidur Rahim: deceased
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Nazrul geeti
• Angur Bala: deceased
• Arjumand Banu: deceased
• Dalia Nausheen
• Firoza Begum: popular in the 1960s, carried out lot of experimental composition work in an attempt to popularise Nazrul geeti
• Khairul Anam: contemporary
• Khaled Hossain
• Laila Arzumand Banu: deceased
• Shabnam Mushtari
• Shaheen Samad
•Sohorab Hossain: played key-role in popularising Nazrul geeti
• Nilufer Yasmin: deceased
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Folk
•Abbasuddin: revolutionary work with folk music and its revitalisation.
•Abdul Alim
•Abdul Karim: from Sylhet
•Abdur Rahman Bayati: from Jessore
•Binoy Bonsi Das: rhythm-specialist from Chittagong
•Bijoy Sarker: from Jessore, deceased
•Farida Parveen: unrivalled in Lalon Geeti, known for three decades, carried out huge projects on modernising and popularising Lalon geeti
•Ferdousi Rahman: immensely popular for three decades, heir to rich tradition established by her father, Abbasuddin,
•Horolal Rai: deceased
•Kanai Lal Shil: dotara player, deceased
•Kangalini Sufia: singer from Chittagong
•Khoda Box Shai: from Kustia
•Kutubul Alam: gombhira singer from Rajshahi
•Neena Hamid: contemporary
•Saydur Rahman Bayati: from Manikganj
•Rothindranath Rai
•Rowshan Bayati: from Jessore
Classical
•Begum Akhtar: deceased
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Adhunik
•Abeda Sultana: contemporary
•Abdul Jabbar: playback singer for movies in 60's and 70's
•Andrew Kishor: playback singer for movies for three decades
•Fatema-tuz-zohura: respected singer for three decades
•Zinga Goshty - one of the earliest bands (70s) in Dhaka (which originated from Chittagong)
•Kaderi Kibria
•Rebecca Sultana: contemporary
•Runa Laila: Ghazal singer and playback singer in 80's
•Sabina Yasmin: playback singer for four decades
•Tapan chouwdhuri: went solo after beginning career in Souls.
Pop/Rock
•Azam Khan: popularly hailed as pop guru of Bangladesh
•Happy Akhand: His works survived by his brother Lucky Akhand, after his untimely death in 80s.
•Jewel: deceased
•Lucky Akhand: legendary pop singer who carried on the work of brother Happy Akhand
•Souls: emerged in late 70s in Chittagong, gained popularity over more than a decade, served to launch Ayub Bacchu (vocalist of L.R.B) and Tapan Chowdhuri, been less visible in the 90s
•Tapan Choudhury: went solo after beginning career in Souls.
•Warfaze: emerged in mid-eighties as hard-rock band and initiated rock era of Bangladesh |
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