Ferdous Ara
Ferdous Ara ফেরদৌস আরা | |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1973–present[2] |
Ferdous Ara is a Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer and winner of the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Ara, nicknamed Marine, was born in Brahmanbaria District to A.H.M. Abdul Hai, a classical singer of the early 1950s, and Mosharrefa Begum.[1][2] She has three sisters, Jannat Ara, Nur-e-Jannat and Hur-e-Jannat.[6] She completed her bachelor's and master's in History from the University of Dhaka.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1973, Ara started her career as a regular vocal artist in Bangladesh Radio and afterward in Bangladesh Television. She has released numerous albums of Nazrul Sangeet, contemporary and patriotic songs.[6] In 1985, her first album was released by SARGAM. She became the first person in Bangladesh whose music video of Nazrul Sangeet was released.[6]
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Ara teaches Nazrul songs at the Nazrul Institute, University of Dhaka and Dhaka Music College. She founded a music school, Sur Saptak in 2000.[6] She contributed as a background vocal in films, documentaries, and drama. She sang in a movie titled Meher Nigar by Impress Telefilm.[5]
Ara sang at the Gala Concert at Royal Albert Hall, London on an invitation of Inner London Education Authority in 1986. She also performed in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.[2]
Ara authored the books Sangeet Bhubaney Nazrul (Nazrul in Music World) and Sanchitar Katha Barta (Conversation of Sanchita).[5] She also hosts Sanchita on Channel i and Ei Shomoy on nTV, both are television programs about Nazrul.
Albums
[edit | edit source]- First tape with 12 Nazrul songs, Sargam (1985)
- Long play and tape, Nazrul Institute (1986) (Nazrul geeti)
- Shaon-A-Rathe, His Master's Voice (Nazrul geeti) (1999)[2]
- Tumi Ashley Jey Ki Bhalo Lagey, Saregama (Nazrul and Modern songs mixed album)
- Tumi Ki Dokhina Pobon, Saregama (2005)
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Ara is married to Rafiqul Mohammed, a government officer(retired 2018). Together they have a son, Faisal Mohammed who was designated as one of the first Bangladeshi Sexton Scholar in the field of Electrical Engineering from Dalhousie University, Canada (2016/2017) and a daughter, Fahmi Ferdous.[2]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Bachsas Award[citation needed]
- TRAB Award[citation needed]
- Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Gold Medal[citation needed]
- Channel I Lifetime Achievement Award[6]
- Nazrul Award (2017)[7]
- Channel i Music Lifetime Achievement Awards 2024[8]
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External links
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- Living people
- People from Brahmanbaria district
- Bengali musicians
- 21st-century Bangladeshi women singers
- Bangladeshi film score composers
- University of Dhaka alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Dhaka
- Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singers
- 20th-century Bangladeshi women singers
- Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in 2025
- Bangladeshi singer stubs