Rupali Guitar (sculpture)

Last updated
Rupali Guitar
Rupali Guitar (01).jpg
YearSeptember 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)
Medium Steel, Iron
Subject Music
Dimensions18 ft(5.5 m);4.5 ft diameter (1.4 m)
LocationAyub Bacchu Chottor,
Probortok Mor, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Coordinates 22°21′39″N91°49′43″E / 22.3608°N 91.8285°E / 22.3608; 91.8285
Owner Chittagong City Corporation

The Rupali Guitar is an iron and steel sculpture which was created in memory of Ayub Bachchu, a legendary singer from Bangladesh and founder of Bangladeshi band LRB. The sculpture takes its name from the title of a song from the album Ferari Mon (1996). It is situated in Probortok Mor in Chittagong. [1] The new name of Probortok Mor is Ayub Bachchu Chattar. The front of this sculpture is visible as it moves from the Golpahar Mor to the promoter turning point. The sculpture was unveiled on 18 September 2019. [2] [3] [4] [5] The sculpture was inaugurated by mayor A J M Nasir Uddin. [6] [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ayub Bachchu</span> Bangladeshi singer, musician, rockstar, guitarist and record producer

Ayub Bachchu was a Bangladeshi rock guitarist, composer, singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the Bangladeshi rock band LRB and earned success as the lead singer and the lead guitarist of the band. He is considered as one of the greatest singers of all time in Bangladesh and a pop culture icon He was one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi pop music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Love Runs Blind</span> Bangladeshi rock band

Love Runs Blind was a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Chittagong City by guitarist, singer and composer Ayub Bachchu. They are one of the most successful bands of Bangladesh. Since their formation, they have released thirteen studio albums, one live album and two compilation albums. They have also appeared in several mixed albums. They are considered to be among the pioneers of Bangladeshi hard rock music. They were originally formed as a hard rock band, but have experimented with many subgenres of rock and roll.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Souls (band)</span> Bangladeshi rock band

Souls is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Chittagong in 1972.

Panchlaish is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi rock music, or Bangla rock music, is a style of music in Bangladesh that is derived from British and American rock music, mixed with Bengali classical and adhunik musical styles from the 1960s. The genre was introduced in the 1960s by a few bands who began developing a distinctive rock sound of Bangladesh. Bangladeshi rock is commonly divided into two categories; the "East Pakistan" rock scene, and the "Bangladesh" rock scene. From the 1970s to the 2000s, it was one of the nation's most popular musical genres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">My TV (Bangladeshi TV channel)</span> Bangladeshi Television channel

My TV is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned and operated by V.M. International Limited. It began broadcasting on 15 April 2010, and is based in Hatirjheel, Dhaka. My TV was founded by the late Omeda Begum with the goal to spread the Bengali language and culture. The channel primarily broadcasts entertainment and news programming.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulbul Ahmed</span> Bangladeshi actor and director

Bulbul Ahmed was a Bangladeshi actor and director. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor award three times for his roles in the films Shimana Periye (1977), Badhu Biday (1978) and Shesh Uttar (1980). Besides, he was the producer of the film Rajlakshmi Srikanta (1987) which won the Best Film award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanzir Tuhin</span> Musical artist

Tanzir Tuhin is a Bangladeshi musician, singer-songwriter, actor, painter, and architect, best known as a longtime member of the independent music group Shironamhin. He joined the group as lead vocalist in 2000. Shironamhin subsequently achieved national success with their albums Bondho Janala, Shironamhin Rabindranath and Shironamhin Shironamhin. By the late 2000s, they had become one of the most well-known group in the rock music history of Bangladesh. Amid personal conflict, Tuhin left Shironamhin in 2017 and form a new band named Avash at the end of that year.

Rupali Saikate is a 1979 Bangladeshi film directed by Alamgir Kabir The film stars Bulbul Ahmed, Jayshree Kabir and Sharmili Ahmed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marzuk Russell</span> Bangladeshi poet, actor, model

Marzuk Russell is a Bangladeshi poet, model, and actor. He made his television debut by TV play Ayna Mohol was directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. He got mainstream acclaim after the self-titled role in the film Bachelor in 2004. Since then he acted in many television drama and worked for numerous television commercials. Marzuk also appeared on several music videos, such as Ghuri Tumi Kar Akashe Oro (2012), Smrity Katha (2017) etc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Love Point, Bangladesh</span> Memorial in Kaptai, Rangamati, Bangladesh

Love Point is a memorial of love. It is located at Polwell park, Rangamati, Bangladesh. It was built to honor a couple who died in a boat accident at Kaptai Lake.

<i>Shukh</i> (album) 1993 studio album by Love Runs Blind

Shukh is the third studio album by Bangladeshi rock band LRB. It was released on 24 June 1993 by Soundtek Electronics. It featured the hit song "Cholo Bodle Jai". The album is considered to be the most commercially successful album of the band and one of the greatest albums of Bangladesh, featuring songs like "Cholo Bodle Jai", "Rupali Guitar", "Gotokal Raate" and "Kemon Acho". It was the last album to feature drummer Habib Anwar Joy. Most of the lyrics in this album were written by Bappy Khan.

<i>Ferari Mon: Unplugged Live</i> 1996 live album by LRB

Ferari Mon: Unplugged Live is a live album by Bangladeshi rock band LRB. It was released on September 15, 1996 by Soundtek Electronics. The album features an acoustic performance recorded at Kinnari Restaurant in Dhaka on January 8, 1996. It also features Sunil Chandra Das, who plays violin in the album. It was the first live album by any Bangladeshi artist and the only live album of LRB.

"Cholo Bodle Jai" is a song by the Bangladeshi rock band LRB, released in mid-1993. It was both written and composed by Ayub Bachchu, for the band's third studio album "সুখ (Happiness)". It is often referred to as one of the greatest bangla rock songs.

Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park is a sculpture park located in Gazipur, Bangladesh. Stretching over 2 acres of land, the park is within a power plant of Summit Group. The park displays sculptures, artworks and mural created by Bangladeshi sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan. The park is the first open-air sculpture park in Bangladesh and it contains the longest mural of the country with a length of 340-feet. Sculptures and artworks at the park have been created on the overarching theme of fusion between art and industry. The artistic style of the sculptures at the park characterizes modernistic and contemporary genres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shuvro</span> Character in Humayun Ahmeds novels

Shuvro, sometimes transliterated as Shubhro or Śubhra, is a fictional character created by Bangladeshi writer Humayun Ahmed. Shuvro is one of Ahmed's recurring characters, who first appeared in the short story "Ekti Shada Gari". The character became popular, and Ahmed wrote six novels about Shuvro between 1990 and 2010, including Daruchini Dip, which was adapted as a film in 2007 starring Riaz as Shuvro.

Syed Md Tanvir Tareq is a Bangladeshi National Award Winner music composer, director, singer, writer and television anchor.He is Bangladeshi National Award Winner Music Composer, Singer, writer and Tv personality. He is working last 25 years in Bangladeshi cultural media. He wrote 300 song and composed which is sung by Bangladeshi Legendary Artist. He is eminent tv host. His hosting career 17 years. He appears highest remuneration as a host in any tv media. He worked as Head of Program at Asian TV (2018), He hosted so many programs which create highest TRP on that days. He has directed music for Ayub Bachchu, James, Hasan, Maksud, Bappa Mazumder, Fahmida Nabi, Khalid who are most popular artist in Bangladesh. Now a days Tanvir Tareq hosted the most popular FM Radio SHOW named `RATADDA WITH TANVIR’. This show on aired on most popular Fm station in Bangladesh JAGO FM 94.4. He Awarded National Film Award as best Music composer 2019, He awarded also two times Channel I music Award as a singer and music composer he won Dhallywood award in New York. As a renowned tv personality and music composer He received a Special award & certificate From Michigan City mayor Karen Majewski. Tanvir Tareq attended very special seminar with international actor Priyanka Chopra at ABC Channel of America. Tanvir Perform as a singer at United states Of America, Singapore, Oman, India. He is a famous Writer also. He wrote 14 books which is published by recognize publisher in Bangladesh. He is most popular Youtuber in Bangladesh. He has half a million subscriber on his self-titled channel & he achieve YouTube silver button award. His father is Syed Omar Faruk and his mother is Tahmina Faruk. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Composer for the film Maya: The Lost Mother (2019).

Ammajan is a Bengali film music released in 1999. This mother devotional song was used in the 1999 film Ammajan directed by Kazi Hayat. Ayub Bachchu has given voice to this song with lyrics and music by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul. Manna acted and lip-synced in the portrayal of this song in a scene in the film. Through this song, Ayub Bachchu became popular in Bengali films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ananta Prem Tumi Dao Aamake</span> 1997 Bangladeshi film song

"Ananta Prem Tumi Dao Aamake" is a Bengali-language romantic song recorded by Ayub Bachchu and Kanak Chapa. The song was used in the 1997 film Loot Toraj, directed by Kazi Hayat. in which it was lip-synced by actors Manna and Moushumi. The lyrics and music were written by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul. The song marked Bachchu's debut as a playback singer in Bengali films.

References

  1. "The Rupali Guitar strikes a chord". The Daily Star. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  2. আইয়ুব বাচ্চু স্মরণে ‘রূপালী গিটার’ উদ্বোধন আজ || শেষের পাতা. Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  3. চট্টগ্রামে আইয়ুব বাচ্চুর ‘রূপালী গিটার’ উদ্বোধন. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. "Guitar statue in memory of Ayub Bachchu to be inaugurated Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  5. "'Rupali Guitar' unveiled in memory of Ayub Bachchu". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  6. আইয়ুব বাচ্চুর স্মরণে 'রূপালি গিটার' ভাস্কর্যের উদ্বোধন. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  7. "'Rupali Guitar' unveiled in Chattogram". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-05-17.