Bengali music comprises a long tradition of religious and secular song-writing over a period of almost a millennium. Composed with lyrics in the Bengali language, Bengali music spans a wide variety of styles.
Rabindra Sangeet, also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Indian and also the first non-European to receive such recognition. Tagore was a prolific composer with approximately 2,232 songs to his credit. The songs have distinctive characteristics in the music of Bengal, popular in India and Bangladesh.
Kanika Banerjee was a Bengali Rabindra Sangeet singer.
Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta is a Bengali musician and exponent of Rabindra Sangeet.
Suchitra Mitra was an Indian singer, composer, artist exponent of Rabindra Sangeet or the songs of Bengal's poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore, professor, and the first woman Sheriff of Kolkata. As an academic, she remained a professor and the Head of Rabindra Sangeet Department at the Rabindra Bharati University until 1984. Mitra was a playback singer in Bengali films and was associated for many years with the Indian People's Theatre Association.
Kalim Sharafi was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer. He joined at Indian independence movement. He gave his ideas in several publications regarding politics, culture, and Tagore. He is regarded as one of the best Rabindra Sangeet singers in the subcontinent.
Santidev Ghose was an Indian author, singer, actor, dancer and maestro of Rabindra Sangeet.
Nilufar Yasmin was a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet, Rajanikanta Geeti, Dwijendra Geeti and Atul Prasdi genre. She was the fourth of five Yasmin sisters of Bangladesh music. Her siblings are Farida Yasmin, Fauzia Yasmin, Nazma Yasmin, and Sabina Yasmin. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the film Shuvoda (1986).
Shreya Guhathakurta is an Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer.
Bratati Bandopadhay or Bratati Banerjee is a Bengali language elocutionist. She is the founder head of Kabyayan, an institution for practising elocution and Bratati Parampara, an organization that works on elocution and other forms of performing arts. She recites works of old and contemporary Bengali poets like Rabindranath Tagore, Nazrul Islam, Sukumar Ray and Shankha Ghosh to name a few.
Badrunnesa Dalia is a Bangladeshi mainstream Nazrul Sangeet and Rabindra Sangeet singer, performer and a music teacher. She is noted for her versatility as a multi-genre artist (singer).
Adity Mohsin is a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer.
The 17th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo took place on 8 May 2015 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of 2014–15 film awards season.
Papia Sarwar is a Bangladeshi singer. She is an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, the songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. She earned Rabindra Award from Bangla Academy in 2013, Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2015 and Ekushey Padak in 2021.
Anima Roy is a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer and profsor of music at Jagannath University.
The following is a list of notable people associated withVisva- Bharati University and/or Santiniketan, a neighbourhood in Bolpur city in West Bengal, India:
Sangit Bhavana, of Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, started functioning as a part of Kala Bhavana in 1919 and as a separate institution in 1933. It was established by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Tagore University of Creative Arts is a private university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The vice-chancellor of the university is Syed Mohammad Shahed.
Shwapnil Shojib is a Bangladeshi singer, actor, and anchor. He works on Rabindra Sangeet, folk music and independent music. His full name is Sharif Md Sojib. He was a child virtuoso and has received several national awards. His first stage performance was at the age of five, along with his aunt. He is also a popular anchor of Bangladeshi Channel i. He is listed singer of Bangladesh Betar and BTV. Shwapnil was the first official entry for North American Bengali Conference (NABC) in 2015 from Bangladesh. His first solo album, THE TAGORE TREASURY for G Series, was produced by Agniveena. After that, he released singles "Neel Otol", "Bhanga Goray Rabindranath", "Amar Mukti", "Sunil Sagore" etc.
Samiul Islam Poluck is a Bangladeshi reciter. He is a gold medalist at Jatiyo Shikkha Shoptaho in 2001. His full name is A F M Samiul Islam. UNESCO honored his interpretation of Kazi Nazrul Islam's poem "Bidrohi" for its centennial celebration. He is featured in India's music labels like Saregama and Hisdusthan Records. He is an artist of Bangladesh Television.
