Tapan Mahmud
Tapan Mahmud তপন মাহমুদ | |
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Born | 1952/1953 (age 67–69)[1] |
Genres | Rabindra Sangeet |
Instruments | Vocal, harmonium |
Tapan Mahmud is a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer.[2] He received Rabindra Padak from Bangla Academy in 2016.[3]
Career[]
In 1958, at the age of 5, Mahmud started taking music lessons from Narayan Chandra Saha, Fazle Nizami and Arabinda Bishwas. He rendered songs at the Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television as a special grade artist since 1969. During the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, he joined the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and also rendered voice as a Rabindra Sangeet artist for the Akashbani Radio of Kolkata.[1]
Mahmud started singing since the early 1970s.[4] He formed a cultural group, Boitalik.[4]
Mahmud served as the founder general secretary of Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha (RSSS) from 1988–2011 and then as the president of the organization. He has also served as a senior teacher of Rabindra Sangeet and later as principal of the Bulbul Lalitakala Academy during 1979–2008.[5]
Mahmud has released several albums.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "An Evening of Rabindra Sangeet by Mr. Tapan Mahmud at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre at Gulshan in chittagong". Assistant High Commission of India. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Hossain, Imam (14 April 2016). "All work and no play for Baishakh performers". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Deepita, Novera (7 August 2005). "Preserving Tagore's legacy : In conversation with Tapan Mahmud". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Tapan Mahmud to perform at IGCC". The Daily Star. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Chaity, Afrose (10 May 2013). "'An Evening of Rabindra Sangeet' at IGCC Friday". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- Living people
- 1950s births
- Bangladeshi male singers
- Rabindra Sangeet exponents
- Recipients of Bangla Academy Award
- 19th-century male singers