Habib Wahid

Habib Wahid
Background information
Native name হাবিব ওয়াহিদ
Born October 15, 1979 (Age 37)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Genres Pop,Film score, techno, fusion,rock
Occupation(s) Composer, record producer, singer, musician
Instruments keyboards, vocals, guitar
Years active 2000–present
Labels Sangeeta, Ektaar, Laser Vision, Deadline music
Associated acts Kaya, Helal, Shireen, Nancy
Website habibwahid.com

Habib Wahid is an internationally known Bangladeshi composer, musician and singer. He works on modern Pop music,EDM and a fusion of traditional Bengali folk music with contemporary techno and urban beats. His music is mainly influenced by British Bangladeshis, while he was living in the UK as a student.

He is the son of the 1970s musician Ferdous Wahid. He has also produced music in Indian Bengali movies. He is the biggest Bangladeshi pop star of time.

Early and Personal Life

Wahid was born and brought up in Dhaka Bangladesh. He attended South Breeze School in Dhanmondi. His father, Ferdous Wahid, was a pop singer during the 1970s and 1980s. A few years later, he went to England in pursuit of higher education and studied music and audio engineering at the School of Audio Engineering in London. He is also a solo singer.[1] At first he married RJ Lubaina, but later they divorced in 2003. Wahid is married to Rehan.[2] He has a son named Aleem Wahid.

Career

Habib Wahid made his debut with the album Krishno.[3] He started to work with other Asian music producers such as Karsh Kale. He had already produced and planned his music, however he needed a vocalist to develop his new album. While living in London, he was searching for the vocalist Kaya, a Sylheti restaurant owner.[4] In 2003, Habib released his first album Krishno, which proved to be a success in Britain and Bangladesh The album Krishno had a mix of folk and modern electronica music, introducing a new genre to the Dhaka music arena.

In the next few years, he released six albums — Maya (2004), Moina Go (2005), Shono (2006), Panjabiwala (2007), Bolchi Tomake (2008) and Obosheshe (2008). He has featured new voices in all of his albums. Besides Kaya, he has showcased singers such as Helal, Julee, Nirjhor, Shireen and Nancy in these albums. Habib debuted as a vocal in "Moina Go" where he performed two soft singles, Din Gelo and Esho Brishti Namai. He also has his father, Ferdous Wahid singing a song in that album. On June 1, 2011 Habib's 8th album Ahoban! was released.[5] The album consists 9 tracks in which three are duet songs with Nancy and Kona and one was sung by Ferdous Wahid. Habib has released another album named Shadhin in December (2012)

Besides album work, Habib created a number of jingles for the products of Banglalink, Citycell, Pran-up, Meril Beauty Soap and others.

He also has composed songs for movies such as Hridoyer Kotha, Akash Chowa Bhalobasha, Chandragrohon, I Love You, Eito Prem, Third Person Singular Number, Amar Ache Jol, etc. Habib makes songs that "has the essence from the roots of Bangla music", says Kumar Bishwajit while recording a song under direction of Habib Wahid in a movie called Projapoti.

Wahid performed his first concert in Melbourne on 26 May 2012 and another one in Sydney on 3 June 2012.

He has a distinctive music style which is the fusion of western urban music and Bengali folk music.

Discography

Studio album

Playback career

Singles

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ বাবা হলেন হাবিব ওয়াহিদ. Prothom Alo (in Bangla). 2012-12-24. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Kajalie Shehreen Islam. "Face to Face with Habib". BanglaMusic. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  5. ↑ "Let's move with Habib's Ahobaan". Amader Gaan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21.
  6. 1 2 http://www.bdmorning.com/entertainment/23932
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ ইউরোপে ‘হারিয়ে ফেলা ভালোবাসা’
  9. ↑ Monjur Kader (2013-01-31). "ন্যান্সি-তুহিন সঙ্গে হাবিব". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-31.

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