Sahana Bajpaie

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Sahana Bajpaie
Born
Siliguri, West Bengal, India[ citation needed ]
EducationPhD in Music[ citation needed ]
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Singer, music researcher
Years active2000–present
Known for Rabindra Sangeet
Musical career
Origin Santiniketan
Genres
LabelsBengal Music Company, Hindustan Records Inreco
Website sahanabajpaie.com

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]

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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]

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 has been awarded PhD in Music at King's College London. [11] [ failed verification ]

Discography

Studio albums

EP

Singles

Playback

YearTitleFilmNoteRef.
2012"Bolo Shokhi Bolo" Tasher Desh Rabindra Sangeet
2013"Mor Bhabonare"

(w. Saptarshi Mukherjee)

 Hawa Bodol Rabindra Sangeet
2014"Tomay Gaan Shonabo" Under Construction Rabindra Sangeet [2]
"Poush Toder"Rabindra Sangeet [2]
2015"Paralysed"

(w. Anupam Roy)

Family AlbumMusic & Lyrics: Anupam Roy
2017"Meghei Chhilo Thikthikana" Shororipu Music: Debojyoti Mishra

Lyrics: Srijato

2018"Roopkotha" Rainbow Jelly Music: Nabarun Bose

Lyrics: Soukarya Ghosal

"Maharajo Eki Saje" Ek Je Chhilo Raja Rabindra Sangeet
2019"Shobai Chup" Konttho Music: Prasen

Lyrics: Dipangshu Acharya

2021"Mukh Pheray Na Mon"Alpo Holeo SottiMusic: Amit - Ishan

Lyrics: Barish

2022"Rong Dhoreche" Mahananda Music: Bickram Ghosh

Lyrics: Shubhendu Das Munshi

"Amar E Path"Rabindra Sangeet
"Baynabilashi"

(w. Samantak Sinha)

 X=Prem Music: Saptak Sanai Das

Lyrics: Dhrubojyoti Chakrabarty

2022"Shaajo Shaajao" Ballabhpurer Roopkotha Music: Debraj Bhattacharya

Lyrics: Anirban Bhattacharya

2023"Jibon Jakhon Chilo" Ardhangini Rabindra Sangeet
2024"Shawkaatore Oi" Padatik Rabindra Sangeet
2024"Ratri Eshe" Shororipu 2: Jotugriho Rabindra Sangeet
2025"Jakhan Esechile" Bhutopurbo Rabindra Sangeet
2025"Modhuro Tomar" Aamar Boss Rabindra Sangeet

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  3. ↑ "Sahana Bajpaie launches her second Rabindrasangeet album in Kolkata". India Blooms. 2015. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Sahana Bajpaie returns with folk album". The Daily Star . August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sahana lends voice to Arnob's music". Dhaka Tribune . February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sahana returns with - Ja Bolo Tai Bolo - Rabindra Sangeet album set for Dhaka launch". The Daily Star. 10 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Lakhotia, Srishti (11 May 2022). "Sahana Bajpaie On Her Journey From Shantiniketan To London I Interview". SheThePeople.
  8. ↑ Waheed, Karim (November 6, 2016). "Rediscovering Sahana Bajpaie". The Daily Star . Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "South Asia Department". SOAS, University of London. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Celebs get nostalgic on Father's Day". The Times of India . Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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