Foad Nasser Babu

Foad Nasser Babu
ফুয়াদ নাসের বাবু
Born (1960-05-31) 31 May 1960
Genres
  • Pop rock
  • Soft rock
  • Blues
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Songwriter
  • Composer
Instrument
Years active1972–present
Labels

Foad Nasser Babu (born 31 May 1960)[1] is a Bangladeshi music composer.[2] He is the founder, band leader, music composer, lyricist, singer and the keyboardist of Feedback, a Bangladeshi band.[3][4] He also plays piano, bass guitar, and rhythm both in session music recordings and live shows.

He composes music for radio and television commercials, theme and background score for drama, feature films, documentaries and songs for solo artists.[4][5][6][7][8]

Babu composed station ID music for Channel 1 and Desh TV.

As a bass guitarist he has been performing with Runa Laila for the last four decades.

Career

In 1972, Babu composed his first song "Abar Eshechhe Shey Muktir Logno" - a Gono Sangeet (inspirational songs for the masses) written by Ahmed Bashir, performed by Shomonbo i Shilpi Goshthi. "Udashi Ey Mone" was his first recorded song.[9]

Babu owns the recording studio Art of Noise in Dhaka.[10]

Discography

Band

  • উল্লাস (Cheers) (1987)
  • মেলা (Carnival) (1990)
  • বংগাব্দ ১৪০০ (Bengali Year 1400) (1994)
  • বাউলিয়ানা (Bauliana) (1996)
  • দেহঘড়ি (Body clock) (1997)
  • ০২ (02)

Mixed

  • Rongomela Vol.1[11]
  • Together
  • Kiron
  • Adda
  • 6 Band Mixed '99
  • Aloron
  • Millennium

References

  1. ^ আজ শ্রদ্ধেয় ফুয়াদ নাসের বাবু’র জন্মদিন… [Today is the birthday of Foad Nasser Babu] (in Bengali). shangetangon.com/. May 31, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Nusrat Jahan Pritom (March 20, 2017). "Foad Nasser Babu: A Musician With A Message For Young Musicians". The Daily Sun. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  3. ^ ""My greatest achievement is Feedback" - Foad Nasser Babu". The Daily Star. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  4. ^ a b Shawreen Rahman (June 17, 2017). "Through the eyes of Foad Nasser Babu". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "FOAD NASSER BABU". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Foad Nasser Babu: A legend of country's band music". Daily Sun. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ ""He taught me everything that I know about music" – Foad Nasser Babu". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Foad Nasser Babu's four eras in music". The Daily New Nation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ Elita Karim (March 18, 2016). "1 Minute Please!". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  10. ^ Elita Karim (October 20, 2006). "Digital sounds of music". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  11. ^ "Rongomela, Vol. 1 - Mehedi - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". 17 May 2016.