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.