Ali Akbar Rupu Explained

Ali Akbar Rupu
Native Name:আলী আকবর রুপু
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Place:Bikrampur
Birth Date:1960
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation:Music composer
Years Active:1980-2018

Ali Akbar Rupu (died 22 February 2018) was a Bangladeshi music composer and music director.[1] He composed songs for Bangladeshi television magazines programme Ityadi and films including Rastar Chhele and Dui Biyai-er Kirti.[2] [3]

Career

Rupu started his career by working on 'An Accident' album in 1980. In 1982, he played guitar and keyboard in the band 'Uccharon'. He composed songs for most of the notable singers in Bangladesh.[4] Notable songs he composed include Kumar Bishwajit's "Ekdin Kannar rol uthbe amar barite", "Jare ghor dila songsar dila", "Jassu jemon mukhush pore probesh kore ghore", "dardiya", "e onchoyata", "Ek pashla bristi', Andrew Kishore's "Padma patar pani noy", Sabina Yasmin, Kanak Chapa and Samina Chowdhury's "Sob chaoya kache paoya" and Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury's "Kobitar moto meyeti, golper moto cheleti" etc.[5]

Personal life

Rupu was married to Nargis Akbar.[3] They had a son, Ali Afzal Sidney and a daughter, Fariha Naz Apon.[3] Rupu's father Ustad Mansur Ali was also a composer and violinist. His paternal uncle Dhir Ali Miah was a Ekushey Padak winning composer. Musician Alauddin Ali was his maternal uncle.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Composer Ali Akbar Rupu no more . The Daily Star . 18 November 2019 . en . 22 February 2018.
  2. News: bn:আলী আকবর রুপু আর নেই . https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/1436616 . Prothom Alo . 18 November 2019 . bn.
  3. News: 23 February 2018. Renowned musician Ali Akbar Rupu passes away. 5 July 2020. The Daily Star. en.
  4. News: bn:এক নজরে আলী আকবর রুপু . https://www.jagonews24.com/entertainment/news/411349 . Jago News 24 . bn . 18 November 2019.
  5. News: bn:চলে গেলেন আলী আকবর রুপু . https://www.jugantor.com/national/20411/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81 . Jugantor . bn . 18 November 2019.