Deb Chowdhury
Deb Chowdhury is an Indian singer,[1] lyricist, composer,[2] cultural activist, researcher[3] and television anchor. Folk music is his primary choice of genre.[4] 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, working for promotion and exploration of different Indian folk songs. He is the only disciple of late Kalachand Darbesh, the last Darbesh of Bengal.[5] He is also associated with various social development, environment awareness & conservation projects.[6][7]
Early life[edit]
Deb was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. He graduated from Dinabandhu Andrews College, under University of Calcutta.[citation needed] His mother Shipra Chowdhury was a school teacher and father Manil Chowdhury is a former football player who played First Division in Kolkata Football leagues.[citation needed] He got his primary music lessons from his uncle late Pundit Chuni Lal Chowdhury.[citation needed] He considers Goutam Chattopadhyay as his first Guru, Guide and Philosopher.[8]
Career[edit]
He is an exponent of Folk songs of Bengal, He is the founder of popular band of India, Sahajiya Folk Band. He 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’[9] from HMV, sung by singer Ritika Sahani. He is a mentor and Music designer of Folk Genre in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (Zee Bangla), a musical program in Bengali Television.[10] He is a regular Anchor in Good Morning Akash (Aakash 8), a live musical show in Bengali Television.
References[edit]
- ^ "A working birthday for singer Deb Chowdhury". The Times of India. 2021-05-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "About Us | Sahajiyafolkband". 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 French). 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.
- ^ Tomake Ektu Dekhte Ichhe Kare, 1997-04-26, 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.