Khoda Box | |
Honorific Suffix: | Sain |
Birth Date: | 1928 |
Birth Place: | Jahapur village, Alamdanga Upazila, Chuadanga District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Occupation: | Baul musician |
Khoda Box (1928 – January 15, 1990) was a Bangladeshi Baul singer and composer.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1990 for his contribution to Baul music.[2]
Box began singing at the age of ten. He was a regular singer of Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television.[1] He spent most of his life at Lalon's shrine. He took part in establishing Lalon's shrine at Cheuriya in Kushtia.[1]
Box composed around 900 Baul songs.[1]
Box was married to Rahela Khatun. They had a son Baul Abdul Latif Shah.[1] In 1997, Khondokar Riazul Huq edited a book Moromi Kobi Khoda Box Shahconsisting 148 songs by Box.[3]