Kiran Chandra Roy Explained

Kiran Chandra Roy is a Bangladeshi Baul folk singer. In 1997, he won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer and the BACHSAS Best Singer Award for his performance in the film Dukhai.^[1] ^[2] He is also a lyricist and music composer.

Background and education

Roy took formal music lessons from Khandaker Nurul Alam for 14 years.^[3] ^[1] He took part in the first Bangladesh folklore workshop. He was a student of Bengali literature at the University of Dhaka and Jagannath University.^[3]

As of 2005, Roy released 15 solo albums and rendered playback in over 20 films.^[4]

News: Kiran Chandra Roy performs at IGCC. February 26, 2014. December 17, 2016. The Daily Star.

Web site: KIRAN CHANDRA ROY . Bengal Publication . December 17, 2016 . July 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726103733/http://www.bengalfoundation.org/music/artist-bio.php?singerid=76 . dead .
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). March 25, 2019. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Government of Bangladesh.
News: 'I think of myself as an actor as well, when I perform' – Kiran Chandra Roy. Zahangir Alom. October 21, 2014. December 17, 2016.
News: Interview with Kiran Chandra Roy : Living and breathing folk songs. Ershad Kamol. July 20, 2005. December 17, 2016. The Daily Star.
News: Songs of the soul . Alom . Zahangir . January 17, 2014 . The Daily Star . December 17, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220152407/http://dev.thedailystar.net/songs-of-the-soul-7056 . dead .