Sahana Bajpaie | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Master's Degree[citation needed] |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, music researcher |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Known for | Rabindra Sangeet |
| Parent | Shri Bimal Bajpaie Smt. Uma Das Bajpaie[citation needed] |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Santiniketan |
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| Labels | Bengal Music Company, Hindustan Records Inreco |
| Website | sahanabajpaie |
Sahana Bajpaie (born 6 February) is an Indian singer-songwriter and a contemporary Rabindra Sangeet vocalist in Bengali.[1] Born in Siliguri and brought up in Santiniketan, Sahana started singing by the age of three. She released her debut album Notun Kore Pabo Bole in 2007 from Dhaka, Bangladesh, which was a collection of Rabindra Sangeet.[2] Her second album Shikawr released in 2014 with several musicians from West Bengal. Sahana's second Rabindra Sangeet album Ja Bolo Tai Bolo was released in 2015[3] and the latest solo album, Mon Bandhibi Kemone in 2016.[4]
In 2012, she made her first playback in the Indian Bengali fantasy film Tasher Desh directed by Q. Alongside Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, she has written several songs.[5]
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Music career
Rabindra Sangeet
Since her music career Bajpaie released two Rabindra Sangeet albums. Notun Kore Pabo Bole was her debut album which was released on 6 March 2007, from Bengal Music Company, Dhaka.[2] The album contained representation and arrangement of Tagore-songs.[citation needed]
Bajpaie's second solo album, Ja Bolo Tai Bolo, was released in September 2015. It is a collection of twelve Rabindra Sangeet recorded in London and Kolkata.[6] Guitarist Oliver Weeks, pianist Zoe Rahman, and her brother, wind instrumentalist Idris Rahman, arranged three of the songs.[7]
Later years
Her third solo album Mon Bandhibi Kemone released in 2016, was a collection of folk songs of Bengal, which Bajpaie and her associates had collected and arranged them in a contemporary format.[4] Music arrangement of this album was done by Samantak Sinha and Satyaki Banerjee.[8]
Playback
In 2012, she made her first playback in the Indian Bengali fantasy film Tasher Desh.[citation needed] In 2013, Bengali comedy film Hawa Bodol which was directed by Parambrata Chattopadhyay.[citation needed] In 2016, she made a playback for the Bengali film Under Construction, and sang for Family Album by Mainak Bhaumik, which was a tune by Anupam Roy. In 2018, she sang for two films Ek Je Chhilo Raja, a film by Srijit Mukherjee and Rainbow Jelly, by Soukarya Ghosal.[citation needed] More recently, in the Shiboprasad and Nandita directed, Kontho, she sang the song, Shawbai Chup.[9]
Personal life
Sahana resides in London, where she serves as a senior teaching fellow in Bengali in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia at SOAS South Asia Institute.[10] She is currently pursuing her PhD in ethnomusicology at King's College London.[11][failed verification]
Discography
Studio albums
- Notun Kore Pabo Bole (2007)
- Shikawr (2014)
- Ja Bolo Tai Bolo (2015)
- Mon Bandhibi Kemone (2016)
Playback
| Year | Title | Film | Note | Ref. |
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| 2012 | "Bolo Shokhi Bolo" | Tasher Desh | ||
| 2013 | "Mor Bhabonare" | Hawa Bodol | Rabindra Sangeet, with Saptarshi Mukherjee | |
| 2014 | "Tomay Gaan Shunabo" | Under Construction | Rabindra Sangeet | [2] |
| "Poush Toder" | Under Construction | Rabindra Sangeet | [2] | |
| 2015 | "Paralysed" | Family Album | Original Bengali Song with Anupam Roy | |
| 2017 | "Meghei Chhilo Thikthikana" | Shororipu | Original Bengali Song | |
| 2018 | "Roopkotha" | Rainbow Jelly | Original Bengali Song | |
| "Maharajo Eki Saje" | Ek Je Chhilo Raja | Rabindra Sangeet | ||
| 2019 | "Shobai Chup" | Konttho | Original Bengali Song | |
| 2022 | "Rong Dhoreche" | Mahananda | Original Bengali Song | |
| "Amr E Path" | Rabindra Sangeet | |||
| "Baynabilashi" | X=Prem | Original Bengali Song |
References
- ^ Ghosh, Bhaswati (17 October 2015). "An Interview with Sahana Bajpaie" (Interview). Café Dissensus. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Shahana Bajpaie to make comeback after 7 years". The Independent. Dhaka. June 22, 2015. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sahana Bajpaie launches her second Rabindrasangeet album in Kolkata". India Blooms. 2015. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sahana Bajpaie returns with folk album". The Daily Star. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sahana lends voice to Arnob's music". Dhaka Tribune. February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sahana returns with - Ja Bolo Tai Bolo - Rabindra Sangeet album set for Dhaka launch". The Daily Star. 10 September 2015.
- ^ Lakhotia, Srishti (11 May 2022). "Sahana Bajpaie On Her Journey From Shantiniketan To London I Interview". SheThePeople.
- ^ Waheed, Karim (November 6, 2016). "Rediscovering Sahana Bajpaie". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sahana Bajpaie and Arnob sing for film 'Under Construction'". Dhaka On Air. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "South Asia Department". SOAS, University of London. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ^ "Celebs get nostalgic on Father's Day". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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