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Bappa Mazumder is synonymous to the world of Bangladeshi pop.
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Name: Shubhashish Mazumder Bappa
Date of birth 5th February 1971
First solo album Tokhon Bhorbela released in1994
Favourite artists home Subir Nandi, Samina Chowdhury
Favourite artists abroad Eric Clapton, Kenny Rogers.
Favourite colours Black, white and sky blue.
‘Ami nirbasoney jabo
Ami haath baraley
Akash pabo’
It was the first thing I heard the moment I entered the recording studio. I quietly sat in one corner and glanced at the interior of the studio. It was neat. A large picture hung from the walls and a few personal belongings of the artist were scattered around the floor. Two large speakers were mounted on the wall, while two people were concentrating hard to create the right bass tune for the track.
Bappa needs no formal introduction for those who love and follow his music. He is synonymous to the world of Bangladeshi pop and is indeed an inspiring musician. His songs are fresh and enchanting compositions, although he deals with the usual theme of ‘love’.
As a youngster, Bappa was an avid guitar player although the tabla was his first instrument which he learned when he was eight years old from his ustad Kamruzzaman Moni. Coming from a family where music was given the highest consent, he was always fascinated by his parents’ profound love for music and art. His father Barin Mazumder is a famous name in our country.
During his early days as a student, he would often play at shows around his locality. He cherished those days trying to impress his friends and family with his talent of strumming the guitar to create melodic tunes. He never thought he would be a musician; he wanted to be an architect. His parents were always supportive of him pursuing a career in music.
Bappa’s break came in 1993 when he met Shanjib Chowdhury, prominent singer of the band Dolchut. Bappa met Shanjib through his mentor Hasan Abedin Jewel. As instructed by Shanjib, Bappa auditioned for few songs and it clicked! Shanjib was astounded by his voice.
His first album ‘Tokhon Bhorbela’ was released in 1994. And since then, Bappa has never looked back. In the following years, Bappa and Shanjib worked together and eventually formed their band ‘Dolchut’ and released their duo album in 1997. It was not a big success in the beginning, but Dolchut later enjoyed success with their famous song ‘Gari chole na’ from their second album. In the meantime, Bappa was constantly thriving to bring out his second solo ‘kothau keu nei’ which was released in 1998. It was a success. And the years followed with few successes. Personally for me, I would say the best album was ‘Dhulo pora chithi’, where the song ‘Pori’ earned the admiration of the music industry.
Bappa gradually entered the film industry by working for few movies. He kicked off with Chashi Nazrul Islam’s ‘Shubah’. The songs are similar to Tagore songs. His next background score was for an art film ‘Shapna danai’, a film by Golam Rabbani Biplob.
Bappa has performed with many of the famous artists of the country. He desires to work with Sabina Yasmin and Runa Laila, two legendary artists of Bangladesh, in the future.
Recently he received the Citycell Channel-i music award in the best pop music artist category, a prestigious accolade.Nonetheless, this young artist has much potential and as fans we can expect more from him in the future.
Source : Rafi Zahed, journalist |
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| interesting source! gr8 posting... TaH bro... |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:25 am |
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PIC ER JONO THXXXXXXXXX 
btw bhaiya aru info asey plz remind me to share
lolz
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| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:19 am |
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| Luba apu plz.........tomar kachhe je info achhe about Bappa Mozumder sheta ekhane share koro........edit kore dio |
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ami onek agey research korsilam... some nice clippings... i dunno where they went. lolzzzzz
khujtasi bhaiya
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| okiz luba bubu..........waiting............. |
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omg...thankzz
bappa hocche amar favorite singer
thankz alot for posting thiz..... |
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thnx lot..for the post...
well i can share some pic with him as he is
my husband's childhood frd..and also some other info..
and we like family...
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Bappa Majumdar needs no introduction to music aficionados in Bangladesh. Son of noted musician Barin Majumdar, Bappa has attained popularity as a singer as well as a music composer.
About his background, Bappa says, "I took a five-year course in classical music at Monihar Sangeet Academy (a music school established by Barin Majumdar). However, I don't feel my training in classical music is adequate and that's why I haven't pursued that genre of music."
Bappa's band, 'Dalchhut' was formed in '96. Incidentally Dalchhut was among the first few in the country which began popularising the genre, 'folk-fusion'. Speaking on the genre, Bappa says, "In the last few years the trend of 'fusion' has attained substantial popularity among youngsters." But fusion does have its share of critics and nay sayers.
Among some of the issues raised is "distortion of classics." Bappa's response: "Every song has a certain dimension or essence. A competent music arranger knows how to incorporate nuances of another genre into a tune that is already familiar to the listeners and give it a fresh sound. What fusion has done cannot be underrated. It has introduced some timeless Bangla songs to a new generation of music lovers who might have not even heard of these songs otherwise. I don't think it should be labeled as 'distortion'. "However, I do realise that an inept musician cannot do justice to classics. The allegation, in that case should not be made against the trend or genre, rather it should address the concerned individuals."
Bappa's recent works include Rahman Raheem. The album features Sylheti folk songs re-arranged by him. As the vocalist, Bappa's choice was Kamal Chowdhury, a new voice. Quite a few have questioned the newcomer's singing skills and Bappa's decision to let him render all the songs. Defending his choice, the musician says, "I never claimed Kamal has exceptional vocal skills. But his voice has that certain 'raw, earthy' appeal which I felt was apt for the songs I chose for the album." According to music enthusiasts, different genres of Bangla music are constantly evolving and gradually generating mass interest. However, a common grievance is that our film music has not made progress.
The standard of the run of the mill film music is often questionable. Addressing this issue, Bappa says, "During its golden age, Bangla film music had lyricists and composers who had immense knowledge of and sincere passion for their art. They had pioneering filmmakers who had outstanding aesthetic sense, providing patronage. "Nowadays certain 'filmmakers' throw albums of chartbuster Hindi songs at composers and make demands that the musicians devise 'hit' songs deriving inspiration from those. One has to realise, film-music is bread and butter to some musicians. So these musicians often have to comply with the demands of their patrons. ..There are exceptions, however. I've worked with Emon Shaha in two films and I was content with the songs of the movie Shubha." About the recent trend of talent hunts, Bappa says, "The initiative is certainly commendable. These talent shows have created a window of opportunity for aspiring singers. However, there is a tendency of trying to make 'all-rounders' out of the impressionable young singers. I don't quite agree with this. "Everyone is not equally skilled in all genres of music. The singer, who has demonstrated exceptional talent in folk songs, shouldn't have to struggle with adhunik, rock or pop songs. Each singer should be given room to nurture his/her special skills."
Bappa is hopeful about our music and the new breed of musicians/singers. According to him, "Habib, Arnob, Shahana Bajpayee, Elita and others are talented musicians through whom our music has a bright prospect." |
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An Exclusive Interview with Bappa Majumder By Sagor Sen
Running out of tune or becoming typed- whatever the criticism is Bappa Majumder braces it with his identical brief response; every musician has got own signature, but that does not mean any `Limitation’, he implies. And for those who raise their brows with such wholesale comments about him, he invites them to listen to his latest solo album, Din Bari Jaye and rethink what they were thinking. In a very casual conversation with Onirbaan.com Bappa Majumder talks over different issues related to his composition style, new album and works.
ON: What is the latest news on your new album release or composition?
BM: There is news that has turned out to be quite negative for me. Very recently, an album by Bappa Majumder has been released with the title, Hridoyer Canvas-e’ and I knew simply nothing about it. Later, I found it was a compilation of my previously composed songs, not a single number was new. But that was not acknowledged anywhere in the album.
My point towards those who produced the album is, well, they have all the copy writes, therefore, they can do whatever they like, no problem. Yet there is a point of decency, I would have never mind if the producers would add just two words, Best of Bappa (or, something alike) on anywhere on the album’s cover.
The responsibilities lied fully on the production house. But as they overlooked, it has made me listen to different comments. Some of my fans caught my attention and complained about this. But actually, I was fully unaware of it until then.
And secondly, it happened less than three months after my latest album, Din Bari Jaye had come in, which was very much unnatural to my style. There has been always a gap of at least one year between releases of one to next of my solo albums.
I want to put it simple, they should have called me before doing this. The listeners would not have been cheated like that
ON: Recently, you have set a new ring tone we’re listening when we call to your cell. Is it a lucky number or you are just loving it? If so, would you please mention some favorite numbers of your own and compositions by others?
BM: Yes, my favorite songs composed by others are innumerable, so I am not trying to pick from that list. Better, let me mention from my own numbers; one among them is Aamar Sontan, another one is Brishti Pore.
ON: ‘Brishti Pore’ as far as I can remember was tuned 4 to 5 years back. If we go back further when Bappa Majumder just started to sing& compose and look upon today’ Bappa Majumder from that distance, what difference can we find between the two? In other words, how do you differentiate this Bappa from that Bappa?
BM: That Bappa possessed a lot of innocence, though his work lacked maturity. Now, this Bappa has marshaled a considerable level of perfection, but the innocence has become scarce. Not only that, this Bappa is more realistic and to some extent straight forward. That Bappa felt shy when asked about his remuneration for tuning a song, very much opposite to today’s Bappa who charge right away when in any contract.
ON: Are you missing that innocence?
BM: To some extent, yes, I do miss, yet, at times it occurs to me, what I am doing now is all right. The reason is, like everybody I do have to survive.
ON: As you were just telling about your maturity, what is the notable shift you see in yourself in this regard? I mean, are you doing something new that you did not try earlier
BM: Actually, I never compare what I am doing now with what I tired earlier regarding my work. I can tell you this way, my earlier compositions did have more weakness than the contemporary ones. That weakness persisted in my works tuned 4 years back, 2 years to even two month old. Every second I am trying to overcome it
ON: You are not only singing, playing or composing, but also promoting a few of youngster singers. Besides, you are doing jingles for commercials, and hosting a musical show on a satellite TV channel. Managing this 4 to 5 different business is quite a tough job. How your self-understanding while managing these works add to your experience? How you enjoy this?
BM: Frankly speaking, I miss it a lot and don’t know how long it will continue. What I mean is that I don’t get any spare time to talk to myself. It is beyond words to express how much this understanding between you and yourself is important. And self-analysis, if you like to put in a single word, is very much necessary. I am not getting any chance though the sense strongly prevails in me; the reason is my business. I have to go through volumes works everyday. What you have mentioned as 4 to 5 different fields are actually two types of work; one, music and secondly, anchoring or hosting, the latter I do not so regularly without hampering my profession. Basically, my main focus in on music. Composition, promotion, jingle, background music whatever you say are all music to me. I am working for my self, my Band Dolchchyut; in addition to that, I have been to work regularly for survival. Like very recently, I have composed a film song- all these ventures derive from a strong urge of existence, at the same time I always keep trying to make my job done as better as possible for me
ON: Can we take it for sure that the chance for another new album to come out within a year is very thin?
BM: If I do fine and live healthy, may be next year you could see another new solo album of mine coming out In the meantime, another one of Dolchchyut would be in the offing.
ON: You were just telling that you composed film music---
BM: Yes, a single song in the film titled, Shuvo Bibaho, directed by Debashish Biswas. The lyricist is Kabir Bakul.
ON: Where do you like to see yourself after 5 to 10 years from now?
BM: Anywhere time will take me to. Time is a very crucial factor.
ON: Aren’t you evading something? Like any dream deep inside you?
BM: Let my dreams be unheard and left inside me; for, some of those seem to be too unrealistic and difficult to realize. I have wishes to do many things but I give my answer to this type of question like that.
ON: You mentioned the importance of self-analysis, a few minutes back and lack of spare time. Even A R Rahman, Sumon Chattopadhayay or Nachiketa sometimes seemed to be typed. Their tune sounded pretty predictable. Like that, aren’t your compositions becoming predictable at times? What is your opinion when someone, say, a respected one says, Bappa is becoming predictable. Do you feel any challenge to go beyond your self at such comprehension?
BM: First of all, every single one you’ve just mentioned by name, is a hyper-talent musician, say A R Rahman or Sumon.Chattopadhyay. There exist some other factors as well. Say for example, Rahman is doing a film’s music and it’s director asks him to compose a number with a flavor he wants him to instill into it. In that case, Rahman, with all respect to him, might not refuse his director thinking, well; it’s not more than a single number, what’s the problem to comply with the director’s wish. This can be a reality, that composers usually go through and, secondly, every composer has got own signature or style, as you do write some poetry or lyrics you can feel it right away that you have weakness over some words or phrases that sporadically returns or exists in your write up. Likewise, the way I tune and compose song, I also have some signature curve, modulation that comes in repeatedly to different songs. As it happens, you call me typed or predictable.
Now come to the second question, have I ever tried to go past my self? I reckon you will get a good answer of it, if you listen to my latest solo, Din Bari Jaye. I don’t know how much I succeeded but I gave my best to overcome the problem of being typed, and challenged myself. I have had some adverse comments as well, like it’s no good, very bad composition, why are you coming out of your style etc. etc. and again I registered some positive comments as well. In fine, I made an attempt to reconstruct my musical self in that album
ON: Will you continue it further?
BM: I hope so
ON: Even, your lyrics have a particular type, some says, like, those are romantic. What do you think about it? At this current time as a few months earlier there loomed a demoralizing situation around you that still exerting a variety of pressures on common people’s life making survival a very hard fought one; are you ready to receive the reality in your lyrics if those depict the rude reality around us?
BM: Of course, why not. I might respond to this call of time. I have already felt it and ready to brace the reality in my lyrics. When a man is dieing of starvation, I just cannot sit back and compose love song.
ON: Any particular change in your personal life that is blissful, of happiness that you can share with us?
BM: Truly speaking, there is no event of happiness that belongs to me. Rather, I feel I am getting depressed day by day; it’s getting hard inside me. There are reasons for that I don’t want to disclose, only I would say, sense of happiness is sort of a relative thing. Sometimes I feel a lot happier as I enjoy a cup of tea in front of TV after a long night work in the studio. Sometimes it really feels good as I set out for Cox’s Bazaar or Rangamati. It’s a bit complex phenomenon.
ON: Last question, many internet users in home and abroad would log in to Onirbaan’s web page and see or listen to your interview. Some may feel interested to learn more about you. Do you have any further info for them?
BM: It’s very easy to find my info on the web. Just use the Google search engine, typing Bappa Majumdar. You will see many links popping up. Click the link named Kobita O Gaan, and you will find more or less an authentic profile of mine. And those who hasn’t listened to my latest album Din Bari Jaye, please go to the website names
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