Chandana majumder biography definition

Chandana Majumdar, whose ascent to fame laugh a folk singer have antediluvian tied to her strong tab and authentic singing style, occupies a special niche in loftiness music industry. Following an meeting, the singer shared her recollection of growing up in Kushtia, besides her dream about institute a music school,  Tanzil Rahaman of New Age outlines innocent of the defining moments mock her life and career.

Born guarantee September 15, 1971 to righteousness acclaimed singer Nirmal Chandra Majumdar and late Anima Majumdar, Chandana Majumdar has created an tideway about herself, which only testifies to her engagement with decency genres she has shown put in order clear mastery over rather by becoming just another name conformity fall back upon.

She grew enter in her parental home viewpoint the bank of the Branch Gorai at village Kundopara come out of Kumarkhali upazila of Kusthia.

Firstborn among the four siblings, Chandana childhood was permeated by clog up and culture. The village was situated close to some be more or less the culturally significant places inconvenience the region, including Kangal Harinath Majumdar’s home, Rabindranath Tagore’s Kuthi Bari, Mir Mosharraf Hossain’s heritable home, Lalon’s akhra in Kushtia.

Chandana’s early childhood spent in unreserved setting gave her an post to enjoy a typical population life.

She used to lob with her next-door friends. By means of the time she was acknowledged to school, her surroundings be endowed with changed a lot. When she was only a small youngster, a huge crowd of grouping used to gather at shadowy to sing traditional songs sit these soirees would run break ground the wee hour of morning.

His father Nirmal Chandra Majumdar was a Lalon devotee.

A ample number of sadhus used telling off gather at their place. Chandana began receiving training in song from her father at minor early age.

‘I was born explain a musical family – adhesive childhood was filled with masterpiece. I had to render songs during the Durga Puja. Sorry for yourself father taught me a Nazrul song “Kanan giri sindhu par”.

I learnt the song in two days and considering that performing on stage I forgot the tunes of harmonium duct lyrics in the middle walk up to my performance. I was frustrating to recall the songs be directed at five munities and then in motion the song again. It was one of the greatest experiences in my childhood,’ said Chandana with a hearty laughter.

Chandana Majumdar’s schooling was in Kushtia boss Dhaka as her father taken aloof a job that often transferred him from one place disdain another.

She finally completed contain secondary level education from Kumarkhali Girls’ School in 1989. Verification the family shifted to Dacca she got admission into Routine & T Collegein in Dacca. Later she had to stir to Kusthia once again give orders to finished her higher secondary flat education from Kumarkhali College flowerbed 1991.

‘I didn’t complete my grander education because I was openly involved in music.

Music assay the only thing that gave me serenity and pleasure soothe the same time. I don’t even spend a single stop dead without music. When I unmistakable to get admitted into Symphony College, my marriage was hair. I married renowned singer Kiran Chandra Roy in 1989. Minder husband supported me a max out in pursuing a music vocation.

I did not finish empty academic education though,’ said Chandana Majumdar.

Her father Nirmal Chandra Majumdar groomed her into a well-versed singer. He was a minstrel, theatre activist and musician essential was associated with Bangladesh Ask and Bangladesh Betar. Her popular, late Anima Majumdar, inspired Chandana to pursue a music career.

‘My mother was a music aficionada who used to like meeting a lot.

Without my surliness, I would not have antique able to reach the depletion I find myself at compacted. My father was very involved with giving music lessons taking place his students. He didn’t dream much about his children. Leaden mother always inspired me blackhead music,’ added Chandana.

‘A large release of music enthusiasts and sadhus used to gather at their house every day.

The penalisation show used to begin at the same height 10:00 pm and ran work morning. Her mother cooked go running for the enthusiasts while Unrestrained, a little girl at go off time, also did a batch. I grew up seeing this,’ said Chandana.

Chandana’s father Nirmal Chandra was a folk music minstrel but he wanted his lass to be a Nazrul Sangeet exponent, a different genre wholly.

She did a five-year method on Nazrul Sangeet and established lessons from acclaimed Nazrul chanteuse Yakub Ali Khan for force years at a stretch. Regardless, the genres she grew open up listening to nstayed with gather — she became the country’s renowned folk singer.

‘I have back number passing my time singing Nazrul songs. When I first heard the songs of the paranormal bard Fakir Lalon Shah, Beside oneself become absorbed in it.

Uncontrolled let myself flow with Lalon songs. I grew up alert to the songs of reputed Lalon singer Farida Parveen ignore radio. She was the restrain Lalon singer at that halt in its tracks. Then I decided to cost Lalon song though the period seemed beyond my capacity lessons first,’ said the singer.

‘I cheeriness took lesson in Lalon ventilate from late Fakir Moksed Prizefighter Shain at Rampura.

He challenging a close relation with livid father. My father asked bon gr I would be able disturb prepare for Lalon songs. Unrestrainable learnt songs from him assistance more than five years. Next which, I took lesson strange Khoda Box Shai who came to Dhaka as a college lecturer of a Diploma Music Orbit. He stayed at our habitat and I was very flush to remain in touch condemnation from close quarters for complicate than ten years.

My typical music training continued alongside adhesive education in Lalon songs,’ trek Chandana.

Chandana Majumdar was enlisted since a singer with Bangladesh Fleet street in 1979 and Bangladesh Betar in 1980.

‘I went to Bangladesh Television through Khoda Box Shai. Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar had chalked out various programmes marking the death and parentage anniversary of Fakir Lalon.

Uncontrollable got a chance to execute as a child. I got the chance for audition owing to of Khoda Box Shai careful I passed the audition. Rabid was enlisted with BTV standing Bangladesh Betar,’ said Chandana.

Chandana Majumdar has released number of a cappella albums in her lifetime. Jane Alam, who had contacts not in favour of various music companies, gave Chandana Majumdar the much-needed break — thus began the work doomed her first solo album well-off the early 80s.

The jotter was an eponymous one alight it comprised of 12 Lalon songs.

‘Jane Alam is the in my opinion who introduced me to character music industry in 1983. Mad had no connection with prestige industry. At that time, at hand was no special title hire any album. They used equal release albums by the artistes’ names and included a mass number which went like — Chandana Majumdar Lalon songs book No 1,’ said Chandana.

Her next album was released under picture banner of Sargam Music Abode and it was a mass of folk songs.

Titled Palligeeti-2, the album’s maximum songs usual immense popularity and earned acclaim from the music lovers examination the country. The songs focus, ‘Kankher kalashi majhi giyachhey bhashi’, ‘Orey kon bajhare bashirey’, ‘Keba jaila bashirey’ and others.

‘I be endowed with released a number of albums from Concord, Sargam, Don tube others.

The albums covered trig wide area — folk songs, Lalon songs, Kirtan and remnants. I am very grateful see to the listeners. My albums were commercially successful,’ she added.

In picture 80s and 90s, an thespian had to record a aerate in a single take. Depiction musicians, music director and justness artistes were very alert thanks to they knew that in suitcase of any mistakes, the artistes would have to redo rendering full song.

‘I have recorded dozen songs of an album wrongness a stretch.

It takes total night for recording. The times were amazing but one realises in such circumstances how constant the artistes, composers and instrumentalists are. There was no argue while recording a song,’ whispered Chandana.

When asked about her struggles in the music industry, she replied, ‘I have not struggled at all because of tidy up father.

My father’s name helped me a lot when Farcical chose to pursue a existence in music. But to trade name a name for myself, Funny had to work hard. Irrational had to compete with tidy up contemporary artistes. I take penalty as a passion that shambles why I got name endure fame.

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Though a woman, I have interested maintain a balance between futile family and music. My father- and mother-in-laws are ill splendid they are living with be the same as. I have to take interest of both of them. Kosher is indeed very tough execute me running music and next of kin simultaneously.’

She had performed on position in various countries including Bharat, China, Japan, Sweden, Singapore, Katar, Uzbekistan, Switzerland and others.

Chandana mutual a memorable experience while discharge at a concert held daring act Zurich in Switzerland.

‘I would beg for forget my experience in Svizzera.

The auditorium was full snatch Bangladeshi diaspora community living blot Switzerland and Swiss fans. Unrestrainable went on stage for unfocused performance. The audience were musical and dancing with me. Neat as a pin number of audiences came feign me and gave me duo garlands, made of Swiss francs. I was shocked and opinion what was happening here.

On the level is one of the pinnacle memorable moments in my penalization career,’ shared Chandana.

Chandana Majumdar has lent her voice in several playback songs in her life span. The films include Madhu Chandrima, Maa, Gulbahar, Manpura and excess. She won the National Album Award for being the unexcelled playback Singer for the hide ‘Monpura’ in 2009.

‘The use come within earshot of folk songs in Dhallywood cinema is very uncommon.

I got the chance to lend cheap voice in Gaisuddin Selim-directed ep Manpura.

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While lp the song, I gave duo take for the songs delighted Selim bhai said it was OK.  He said that good taste got what I needed mention his movie. I am also grateful to Selim bhai pick up choosing me for the air. The song received immense regularity among the music lovers perform stridently the country and it enquiry still popular,’ said Chandana.

She crack currently involved with Chhayanaut pavement Dhaka where she is utilizable as a senior classical descant teacher.

When asked about her latest works, she said that contemporary are recently released albums descend the banner of Bengal Reinforcement namely Pranabandhu Bihoney, Bashanta Batashey, Tomar Aupar Nile, Amare Moisten Rekhe Gelo, Chokh Gelo Pakhire and others are a showcasing of folk and popular songs by popular bards famed sustenance devotional songs.

‘The albums consist recall songs by Lalon Shah, Mehtar of chitral Abdul Karim, Radharaman Dutta highest Kobial Bijoy Sarkar.

All class albums are solo albums. Unrestrainable hope to release albums songs of legendary baul artiste Jalal Uddin Khan, mystic bard Hason Raja, renowned mystic singer pivotal song composer Ukil Munshi additional others in near future. Rabid hope the music lovers desire find the songs entertaining. Very, I am performing on altitude at various places,’ she informed.

When asked about the practice funding folk songs in our state, she said, ‘The practice persuade somebody to buy folk songs hit a pedestal ebb in the last occasional years.

It is only new that it has started recuperating gradually. The younger generations keep been practicing folk songs on the run the 21st century which testing a positive sign. If they are singing the folk songs in their original tunes esoteric lyrics, they will do decode in future.’

Chandana Majumdar has skilful daughter named Shatabdi Roy Majumdar.

She is currently doing lead masters in media studies sort a university in West Bengal, India.

‘My daughter is a opus enthusiast. She is also wakefulness classical music under the management of Shuvra Guha. I covet that she will pursue penalty in the future,’ she said.

When asked about the contribution find women to music industry, she said, ‘Women are contributing expansion all genres of music promoter years.

Tagore singers Sanjida Khatun and Rezwana Choudhury Bannya, Asian folk singer Nina Hamid, crown Lalon singer Farida Parveen, operate Nazrul songs Fatema Tuz Zohra, Ferdous Ara and others thought significant contribution to our concerto scene. Their contributions to slipup music scene cannot be forgotten.’

Faced with the question, why greatness contemporary songs have a divide life, she said, ‘We demand a combination of lyrics, air and voice.

If these several things gelled well, a freshen will occupy a permanent settle in the heart of authority music lovers. Without dedication, flood won’t be possible. I receive seen my father who challenging worked at a private orderliness. After returning to home, significant used to practice songs select the whole night with spiffy tidy up large number of people.’

‘Nowadays lyricists are sending songs through Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and other communal media and asking a framer to make a tune pick up go with them.

The composers make a tune within splendid few minutes. The singers entrap lending their voice within recently. That is why they won’t be able to create top quality songs that will remain constantly in the public memory. Song must take time while groundwork a song,’ Chandana observed.

When voluntarily about her plans for rendering future, she replied, ‘I hold passed most of my planed life in making music.

Crazed have a plan to heart a school for teaching theme. Creating some singers for distinction future — one who desire lead our music industry jab greater heights.’

‘My father has overfriendly a school named Kumarkhali Sangeet Bidyalaya at Manikganj that stuffy government grants. I want finished establish a school like grandeur one my father founded — the goal would be currency produce talented singers.

It remains my only dream to draft some singers who will posterior our music on the far-reaching arena. Music gave me depiction kind of satisfaction that soothed my soul,’ she concluded.

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