Deb Chowdhury
Deb Chowdhury is an Indian singer[1], lyricist, composer, cultural activist[2] and television presenter. Folk music is his primary choice of genre.[3] He is working for the Indigenous Art & Culture of India for the last 25 years. He also is a documentary film maker. He is the founder-director of Sahajiya Foundation.[4] He is also associated with various social development, environment awareness & conservation projects.[5][6]
Early Life
Deb was born in a musical family of Kolkata, West Bengal. He graduated from Dinabandhu Andrews College, under University of Calcutta. His mother, Shipra Chowdhury, was a school teacher, and his father, Manil Chowdhury, is a former football player who played First Division in Kolkata Football leagues. He received his primary music lessons from his uncle, late Pundit Chuni Lal Chowdhury. He considers Goutam Chattopadhyay as his first Guru, guide, and philosopher.[7]
Career
He is an exponent of Bengal’s folk songs. He is the founder of the popular band, Sahajiya Folk Band. He has scored many feature films, telefilms, and theatre projects as a music director. His only released Bengali album as a lyricist & composer so far, ‘Tomake Ektu’ from HMV, was sung by singer Ritika Sahani. He is a mentor and music designer for the Folk Genre in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (Zee Bangla), a musical program in Bengali Television.[8] He is a regular Anchor on Good Morning Akash (Aakash 8), a live musical show in Bengali Television.
References
- ↑ "A working birthday for singer Deb Chowdhury". The Times of India. 2021-05-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ "Sahajiya band members step up work to preserve Bengal's dying folk art forms". The Times of India. 2021-08-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ "City musicians celebrate the beauty of baul melodies". The Times of India. 2022-07-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ "Sahajiya Foundation- Folk Music Foundation". sahajiya.org. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ "Deb Chowdhury, along with members of his band, Sahajiya, comes forward to help bauls in Birbhum and Burdwan". The Times of India. 2021-07-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ "লকডাউনে আর্থিক কষ্টের সম্মুখীন লোকশিল্পীদের পাশে দেব এবং সহজিয়া". unishkuri.in (in français). Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "Mohiner Ghoraguli: মহীনের সেই ঘোড়াগুলি ছুটে চলেছে আজও গানে গানে, দেবের কথায় ও সুরে গৌতমের স্মৃতিচারণ". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "'পদ্মপলাশের জয় আসলে বাংলা ভাষার জয়', বিতর্কের মাঝে মুখ খুললেন প্রশিক্ষক দেব". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-12-25.
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