JAGJIT SINGH!

                                                                     JAGJIT SINGH 

  (1941-2011)

      A TRIBUTE  

 

Ghazal king Jagjit Singh, the soul-stirring voice behind 'Hazaron khwaishe aisi', 'Ye kaghaz ki kashti and 'Jhuki jhuki si nazar', has passed away but his ghazals will continue to enthrall the music lovers world over for many years to come. The 70-year-old singer alongwith his wife Chitra almost rediscovered the ghazal genre for common Indian in 70s and 80s. Singh, a Padma Bhushan recipient, was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, on February 8, 1941.

After graduation, he shifted base to Mumbai, to explore career in the world of music. In the next decade and half, he earned nationwide fame as ghazal singer and music composer. He sang in several languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali.

His personal life, though, was marked by a tragedy: His only son, Vivek, died in a car accident in 1990 when he was just 18.

james biography!

    Even people in villages relate to my music: James

Birth name	Mahfuz Anam
Also known as	Guru; James
Origin	Nauga, Bangladesh
Genres	Psychedelic rock, rock, hard rock
Instruments	Guitar, bass, vocals, khamok, flute, violin, keyboards, drums, saxophone
Years active	1987-present
Associated acts	Feelings; Nagar Baul

 

Mahfuz Anam

Guru; James

Nauga, Bangladesh

Psychedelic rock, rock, hard rock

Guitar, bass, vocals, khamok, flute, violin, keyboards, drums, saxophone

1987-present

Feelings; Nagar Baul

Ssbina Yasmin Biography

                        Sabina Yasmin                   

She established her position in the late 70s and early 80s with numerous patriotic songs and folk songs as well. Over the years she has also recorded with the composers of India including the R. D. Burman and sang duet with famous Indian singer Kishore Kumar.
She has made numerous concert tours in the UK, US, Canada, Italy, France, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan and Australia. In addition as a member of the Bangladesh National Cultural Delegations she has performed in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, India, UAE, Uzbekistan, Greece, Germany, Sweden and Norway.

                      James (Nagar Baul)

 

James the pioneer of psychedelic rock in Bangladeshi music. But his musical diversity includes various genres of rock music and blues music. Originally a lead singer and guitarist, he has always been known for his solo projects. His presence in rock music has been prolonged; his influence on those of successive generations has been profound. He became affectionately called Guru by his innumerable fans^{[according to whom?]}.

James performed Bheegi Bheegi for the Indian movie, Gangster, inspired by Prithibi by Moheener Ghoraguli.

James is now^[when?] busy with his bands making world tour in North America and Europe. He is also attending in Bollywood again with another song for another movie. His recent album is Tufan and Kaal Jomuna. James also co-owns a production house, along with Gazi Ahmed Shuvro called "Red Dot" which is