Mustafa Zaman Abbasi

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Mustafa Zaman Abbasi
Born
Mustafa Zaman [1]

(1936-12-08) 8 December 1936 (age 86) [2]
Balarampur, Cooch Behar [3]
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Musician, writer
SpouseAsma Abbasi
Children2
Parent Abbas Uddin Ahmed
Relatives Mustafa Kamal (brother)
Ferdausi Rahman (sister)

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (born 8 December 1936) [2] is a Bangladeshi musicologist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh. Abbasi is the youngest son of folk singer-composer Abbas Uddin Ahmed. [4] As of 2016, he serves as a senior research scholar at the "Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Research and Study Centre" of Independent University, Bangladesh. [1]

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Background

Abbasi is the third son of Abbasuddin Ahmed. His eldest brother Mustafa Kamal was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh. His sister Ferdausi Rahman is a playback singer. [5] Abbasi was trained by Indian classical musicians including Ustad Muhammad Hussain Khasru and Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan. [6]

Works

Abbasi has published more than fifty books in total. [6] He has published two books on Bhawaiya music with staff notation of about 1,200 songs. [2] He has published several books on poems of Jalaluddin Rumi, Niffari and Sultan Bahu. [6] [7] His books include "Abbasuddin Ahmed, Manush o Shilpi", "Kazi Nazrul Islam, Man and Poet" and "Puribo Ekaki". [1]

He anchored television programs including "Amar Thikana" and "Bhora Nadeer Banke". [2]

Awards

Personal life

Abbasi is married to Asma Abbasi. His daughters are Samira Abbasi and Sharmini Abbasi. [8]

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