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Rabindra Sangeet (Bengali: রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; pronounced [robindɾo ʃoŋɡit]), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, [1] the first Indian [2] and also the first non-European to receive such recognition. [3]
The leading proponent of Bengali music is Rabindranath Tagore (known in Bengali as Robi Thakur and Gurudeb, the latter meaning "Respected Teacher" (in the Bengal of that time, the suffix 'deb' was an honorific, ascribed to people who enjoyed immense respect, but this title was primarily used by his students at Santiniketan, though many others ...
Ghazal: Popular folk music of Sufi genres, introduced from philosophy and religion in music practiced mainly by Bengali Muslims. Gombhira : Song (originated in Chapai Nawabganj and Malda ) performed with a particular distinctive rhythm and dance with two performers, always personifying a man and his grand father, discussing a topic to raise ...
Runa Laila (Bengali: রুনা লায়লা, Urdu: رونا لیلی; born 17 November 1952) [2] [3] is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s.
Khudiram Bose was the first Bengali rebel hanged by the British Government during the Indian National Movement. Khudiram took part in armed revolution against the British Raj, was sentenced to death, and hanged on 11 August 1908. [5] At that time he was only 18 years old. The song was written on the occasion of Khudiram's death.
As far as the Charyagiti (9th century), ragas have been used in Bengali music. Jaydev's Gita Govinda, Padavali Kirtan, Mangal Giti, Shyama sangeet, Tappa, Brahma Sangeet and Tagore songs have been inspired by Ragas. The use of North Indian ragas in Bangla songs began in 18th century. This trend gathered momentum during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Singer Abbas Uddin made the genre popular singing "Amay bhashaili re, amay dubaili re" and other popular numbers. In the 2000s, Malay Ganguly and Bari Siddiki were two most prominent Bhatiali singers. In the contemporary subcontinental music scene, Saurav Moni [2] is also eminently known as an international Bhatiali performer from India. He ...
Ami Banglay Gaan Gai (Bengali: আমি বাংলায় গান গাই) is a patriotic song by Bengali poet and composer and singer Pratul Mukhopadhyay.The song was elected as sixth greatest Bengali song of all time by BBC Bangla. [1]