Chandana Mazumdar Explained
| Chandana Mazumdar |
| Native Name: | চন্দনা মজুমদার |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Occupation: | Playback singer |
| Instrument: | vocals |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Birth Place: | Kumarkhali, Kushtia District |
Chandana Mazumdar is a Bangladeshi folk singer of the Lalon Geeti genre.[1] She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the film Monpura (2009).[2]
Early life and career
Mazumdar was born in Kumarkhali in Kushtia District to Nirmal Chandra Majumdar.[3] [4] She first took lessons from her father and later from the Nazrul singer Yakub Ali Khan and the Lalon singer Moksed Ali Shai.[3]
Mazumdar was employed as a singer with Bangladesh Television in 1979 and Bangladesh Betar in 1980.[3]
Mazumdar sang a song for the unreleased film Felani in 2013.[5]
Discography
- Bosonto Batashe[6]
- Tomar Aupar Neeley[7]
- Chokh Gelo Pakhi Re[8]
Personal life
Mazumdar has been married to the folk singer Kiron Chandra Roy since 1979.[3] Together they have a daughter.[3]
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: https://www.bbc.com/bengali/multimedia/2015/03/150306_mb_gaangolpo_chandana_majumdar. bn:লালনগীতির শিল্পী চন্দনা মজুমদার. BBC News বাংলা. bn-BD. Orchi Oindrila. 2015-03-06. 2020-01-06.
- Web site: http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২. bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২). bn. List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. 25 March 2019.
- News: A lifelong tryst with folk songs. 2010-09-16. The Daily Star. 2020-01-06.
- News: Chandana Majumdar. 2019-03-16. The Daily Star. 2020-01-06.
- News: https://www.banglanews24.com/entertainment/news/bd/209261.details. bn:ফেলানীর জন্য গাইলেন চন্দনা মজুমদার. Banglanews24.com . bn.
- News: http://www.jaijaidinbd.com/?view=details&type=single&pub_no=984&cat_id=1&menu_id=63&news_type_id=1&news_id=147230&archiev=yes&arch_date=18-10-2014. bn:নতুন বছরে চন্দনার অ্যালবাম. Jaijaidin . bn.
- News: http://www.manobkantha.com/2014/01/16/155235.html. bn:কিরণ-চন্দনার দুটি একক অ্যালবাম. Manobkantha . bn . 2016-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160730114711/http://www.manobkantha.com/2014/01/16/155235.html. 2016-07-30. dead.
- News: http://www.banglanews24.com/cat/news/141306/url. bn:কিরণ চন্দ্র রায় এবং চন্দনা মজুমদারের নতুন অ্যালবাম. BanglaNews24.com. bn. 2016-11-27. 2016-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127153816/http://www.banglanews24.com/cat/news/141306/url. dead.
- News: Tomar Aupar Neeley: Chandana Majumdar does justice to Lalon's songs. 2012-08-11. The Daily Star. 2019-12-25.
- News: http://www.kalerkantho.com/home/printnews/109497/2010-12-06. bn:বিজয় সরকার স্মরণে চন্দনা. Kaler Kantho . bn.
- News: Monpura best film for 2009. bdnews24. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2011-07-21. 2015-10-18.
