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Padma dheu re | Firdous Ara
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:03:50
Publish Date: 2021-07-06 12:17:14
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Ferdous Ara is a Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer.

Ara, nicknamed Marine, was born in Brahmanbaria District to A.H.M. Abdul Hai, a classical singer of the early 1950s, and Mosharrefa Begum. She has two sisters, Jannat Ara and Hure Jannat. She completed her bachelor's and master's in History from the University of Dhaka.

In 1973, Ara started her career as a regular vocal artist in Bangladesh Radio and afterward in Bangladesh Television. She has released numerous albums of Nazrul Sangeet, contemporary and patriotic songs. In 1985, her first album was released by SARGAM. She became the first person in Bangladesh whose music video of Nazrul Sangeet was released.

Ara teaches Nazrul songs at the Nazrul Institute, University of Dhaka and Dhaka Music College. She founded a music school, Sur Saptak in 2000. She contributed as a background vocal in films, documentaries, and drama. She sang in a movie titled Meher Nigar by Impress Telefilm.

Ara sang at the Gala Concert at Royal Albert Hall, London on an invitation of Inner London Education Authority in 1986. She also performed in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

Ara authored the books Sangeet Bhubaney Nazrul (Nazrul in Music World) and Sanchitar Katha Barta (Conversation of Sanchita). She also hosts Sanchita on Channel i and Ei Shomoy on nTV, both are television programs about Nazrul. (Source Wikipedia)

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