Foad Nasser Babu Explained

Foad Nasser Babu
Native Name:	ফুয়াদ নাসের বাবু
Native Name Lang:	bn
Birth Date:	31 May
Instrument:	Keyboards
Genre:	Pop rock Soft rock Blues
Occupation:	Musician Songwriter Composer
Years Active:	19–present
Label:	Sargam Records Soundtek G-Series
Associated Acts:	Feedback Maqsoodul Haque Labu Rahman

Foad Nasser Babu (born 31 May)^[1] is a Bangladeshi music composer.^[2] He is the founder, band leader, music composer, Lyricist, singer and the keyboardist of Feedback, a Bangladeshi band.^{[3] [4]} He also plays piano, bass guitar and rhythm both in session music recordings and in the live shows. Melay Jaire is one of his best composition, written & melody composed by Maqsoodul Haque.

He composes music for radio and television commercials, theme and background score for drama, feature films, documentaries and songs for solo artists.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In Bangladesh, TV commercials (Jingle) has got a modern feel and thereafter propelled to the ultra-modern genre with his decades-long effort.

As a bass guitarist he has been performing with Runa Laila for the last four decades.

Career

In 1972, Babu composed his first song "Abar Eshechhe Shey Muktir Logno" - a Gono Sangeet (inspirational songs for the masses) written by Ahmed Bashir, performed by Shomonbo i Shilpi Goshthi. "Udashi Ey Mone" was his first recorded song.^[9]

Babu owns the recording studio Art of Noise in Dhaka.^[10]

Discography

Band

• উল্লাস (Cheers) (1987)
• মেলা (Carnival) (1990)
• বংগাব্দ ১৪০০ (Bengali Year 1400) (1994)
• বাউলিয়ানা (Bauliana) (1996)
• দেহঘড়ি (Body clock) (1997)
• ০২ (02)

Mixed

• Rongomela Vol.1^[11]
• Together
• Kiron
• Adda
• 6 Band Mixed '99
• Aloron
• Millennium

Notes and References

1. News: http://shangetangon.com/?p=3569. bn:আজ শ্রদ্ধেয় ফুয়াদ নাসের বাবু’র জন্মদিন…. bn. Today is the birthday of Foad Nasser Babu. May 31, 2017. July 9, 2017. shangetangon.com/.
2. News: Foad Nasser Babu: A Musician With A Message For Young Musicians. Nusrat Jahan Pritom. March 20, 2017. July 9, 2017. The Daily Sun.
3. News: "My greatest achievement is Feedback" - Foad Nasser Babu. 2019-06-01. The Daily Star. en. 2019-06-01.
4. News: Through the eyes of Foad Nasser Babu. June 17, 2017. July 9, 2017. Shawreen Rahman. The Daily Star.
5. News: FOAD NASSER BABU. The Daily Star. en. 23 January 2022.
6. News: Foad Nasser Babu: A legend of country's band music. Daily Sun. en. 23 January 2022.
7. News: "He taught me everything that I know about music" – Foad Nasser Babu. The Daily Star. en. 23 January 2022.
8. News: Foad Nasser Babu's four eras in music. The Daily New Nation. en. 23 January 2022.
9. News: 1 Minute Please!. Elita Karim. The Daily Star. March 18, 2016. July 9, 2017.
10. News: Digital sounds of music. October 20, 2006. July 9, 2017. The Daily Star. Elita Karim.
11. Web site: Rongomela, Vol. 1 - Mehedi - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn. 17 May 2016.