Swani Zabayeer

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Swani Zubayeer (sometimes spelled as Sani Zubayer and Suny Zubayer) (born 2 December 1973) is a Bangladeshi Ghazal Singer, orchestral composer and music director.

He was awarded best music director in 40th Bangladesh National Film Award for his works in the film Anil Bagchir Ekdin, in 2015. He is the Chairman and Principal of the Royal Institute of Music Bangladesh. He studied music composition at the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm.

Early Life:

Swani Zubayeer was born in old Dhaka at the house of his maternal grandfather, Khan Muhammad Moinuddin, who was a poet. The house was full of music and literary rendezvous since many of the poets and singers used to come there every fortnightly. This particular event made a very profound music and literally impact in his upbringing. He learnt the first Do, Re, Me, Fa from his mother at the age of four. His mother used to sing Tagore song. He went to St. Gregory'S High School established in 1882. In his childhood, soccer was his world. Until he was 17, soccer was his world. Due to a severe knee injury he had to quit soccer. After completion of high school, he went to Notre Dame College.

Personal Life

Swani Zubayeer was born in Old Dhaka , Bangladesh. His given name is Zubayeer Alf E Swani. His father is Muhammad Hamidullah and Mother Khurshid Jahan, a prolific short story writer in Bengali. He is married to Farhana Jaman and has two daughters, Quafia Sonata Zubayeer and Sofia Zubayeer.

Musical Journey

Musical journey of Swani Zubayeer began in early 90'S, while he was a student of 11th grade in Notre Dame College. His first Guru in Indian Classical music was Shree Gobindo Robi Das, a family Friend to this family. With him, he started to learn the basics of North Indian Classical Music, the Tala, Laya and Nazrul songs. Later In 1992, he went to do his undergrad in India from Kumaun University, Nainital, India. Where he studied, Classical music, Geography and English Literature.His actual Taleem began there in New Delhi. He became a disciple of Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan and Ustad Jawad Ali Khan from Kasur Patiala Style of Singing. They are the Grandsons of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib (1901-1968). Taleem is still going on with them. He came back from India in 1995 and enrolled himself at The University of Dhaka. He completed his Masters in English Literature. In the year 1999 he went to study western Composition in Sweden. His first school was Gotlands School of Music Composition. There he finished his two years Diploma In Composition in 2001. His composition teacher was Henrik Strindberg, and with Mattias Svensson he studied music theory. During Those two years his compositions were played in Sound wave Festival (The Ljudvågor Festival; in Swedish). In 2001 after a tough competition, he managed to be in The Royal University College of Music in Stockholm (2001-2006). There his teachers were Prof. Bill Brunson, Prof. Lars Erik Rosselle, Prof. Par Lindgren, and Prof. Lars Ekstrom and Orjan Sandred in Electro Acoustic Music(EAM). He attended Master Classes with Terry Riley(USA), Gavin Brower(ENG), Jon Appleton(USA), Phil Woods(USA). He was awarded the Master Of Music. His range as a composer goes upto Chamber music to Orchestral Pieces and a Simple song. What makes him unique is that his profound Knowledge in both Indian Classical Music and Western Classical Music. Therefore his scores are different in the context of Articulation, Ornamentation, Form, Style, because he blends the two. So it is very difficult to find someone who has both of these Classical Education. In fact, Swani Zubayeer is the first man in history of South Asia who has Studied Western Classical Composition from any Western University and has been Awarded a Master in Music. In 2002 he got Inge and Einar Rosenberg foundation for Swedish Music and Gehrman Music Publishing Stipend Award in Composition Category.

Contribution in Film

In 2015, Swani Zubayeer wrote the Background Score and two Songs for a feature film Ghashful (The Flower of Grass). The same year he wrote another background score for another feature film Anil Bagchir Ekdin (A day in a life of Anil Bagchi) for which he won the 40th Bangladesh National Film Award as a Best Music Director and received the award from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina on July 24, 2017. He wrote the background score for two more movies during last 3 years. Kaler Putul, and Akhi O tar Bondhura. Currently he is working on his own institute The Royal Institute of Music Bangladesh, withe goal to crate a Symphony Orchestra for the first time in Bangladesh. His goal is also to develop the school going children's mind through music.[1]

Awards:

2015: Best Music Director in 40th Bangladesh National Film Award: Anil Bagchir Ekdin

Filmography as a composer:

2015: Ghashphul: The Flower of Grass

2015: Anil Bagchir Ekdin

2017: Ankhi O Tar Bandhura

2018: Kaler Putul

Music Album:

Swani Zubayeer has 8 albums to his credit. Saara(98), Apna Khayal(98), Nirjon Shakhhor(2003), Ojorsro Kobita(2006), Jugol Shondhi(2009), Adbhut Adhar Ek (2010), Keno Meghero Chhaya (Nazrul, 2011), Chader Shorobore (2014).

References

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