Shusmita Anis Explained

Shusmita Anis
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Birth Name:	Shusmita Anis
Native Name Lang:	English
Birth Place:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Years Active:	1976–present

Shusmita Anis is a Bangladeshi singer, designer, and business executive. She sings Nazrul Sangeet and modern Bengali songs. She is the niece of the artist Firoza Begum.

Early life

Shusmita Anis started playing music with her aunt at the age of five. She specializes in her uncle's (Firoza Begum's husband, Kamal Dasgupta) songs. Since an early age, Shusmita Anis has been performing on Bangladesh Television (BTV). She won the first prize in Nazrul Sangeet in 1976 in the annual national competition of performing arts, Notun Kuri, produced by BTV.

Career

Firoza Begum directed Shusmita Anis' first three albums. Her first album of modern Bengali songs, A Tribute to Kamal Das Gupta, was released in 1998 by Raga Music, Kolkata, India. In 2006, HMV in Kolkata, India, released her second album of Nazrul Sangeet, Chand Herichey Chand Mukh Tar.^[1]

Agniveena, a record company in Bangladesh, released her third album, Sei Gaan Sei Sur 2007.

In 2008, Gaanchill Music, a record company in Bangladesh, released her fourth album of original Bengali songs, Ichche Nupur. Lyricist Asif Iqbal contributed to the album, while the music composition of two songs on the album was composed by Bangladeshi singers Nakib Khan and Kumar Bishwajit.

Her fifth album, titled Shishirer Sporshe Gatha / Sound of Seasons,^[2] was released in August 2015 by New Music Paradigm Company. Shusmita Anis dedicated the album to her aunt. The album was released both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, India. Composer Ibrar Tipu was the music director for this album. The album's making was supervised by tabla player Syed Meher Hossain, son of Ustad Zakir Hussain.

On 9 September 2015, commemorating the first anniversary of Firoza Begum's death, Shusmita Anis published an online extended play (EP) titled Mémoire Firoza Begum. The EP consists of original renditions of three songs, tuned by Firoza Begum. Shusmita Anis also launched the Firoza Begum Archive.^[3] These Begum works collections have been downloaded from Anis' website.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Discography

Albums

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1998	Modern Bengali Song – A Tribute to Kamal Das Gupta & Pranab Roy	Record Company: Raga Music, Kolkata, India
2006	Chad Heriche Chad Mukh Tar	Record Company: Saregama (HMV), Kolkata, India
2007	Sei Sur Sei Gaan	Record Company: Agniveena; Golden Voice Entertainment
2008	Ichche Nupur	Record Company: Gaanchill Music Releasing Label: Gaanchill Music; Golden Voice Entertainment
2015	Shishirer Sporshe Gatha/Sound of Seasons	Record Company: New Music Paradigm Company Releasing Label: G-series; Kaleidoscope
2016	Esho He Shojol Shyam Ghono Deya	Record Company: New Music Paradigm Company Releasing Label: Ganer Dali; Kaleidoscope

Modern Bengali Song – A Tribute to Kamal Das Gupta

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Raga Music, Kolkata, India	Piu Piu Gay Papiya		Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Tumi Amare Bhulibe Jani	Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Eshechilo Modhu Jamini	Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Ami Chonchola Jhorna Dhara	Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Sat Bhai Chompa Jagore	Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Ganer Pakhi	Mohini Chowdhury		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Kon Boner Kishor Elo	Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Mor Mon Chole Jay	Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Ghumiye Chilo Rajkumari	Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Amar Chayati Dekhechi	Pranab Roy		Firoza Begum

Chad Heriche Chad Mukh Tar

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Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Ogo Priyo Tobo Gaan	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Jheler Jole Ke Bhasale	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Ekela Gori Jalke Chale	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Nache Irani Meye	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Amaar Gharer Molin Dipaloke	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Jani Jani Priyo	Kazi Nazrul Islam		Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Bulbuli Nirob Nargis Bone	Kazi Nazrul Islam		Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Snigdha – Shyam Beni Borna	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Chad Hericha Chad Mukh Tar	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Firoza Begum
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Khelocho E Bishwaloye	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Firoza Begum

Sei Gaan Sei Sur

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Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Ghumaye Poreche Chaad Rojoni Ondhokar	Pranab Roy	Subal Dasgupta	Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Ak Hate Mor Pujar Thala	Pranab Roy	Sudhirlal Chakraborty	Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Koto Je Kotha Chilo Koto Je Chilo Gaan	Bimal Chandra Ghosh		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Jodi Aponar Mone Madhuri Mishaye	Shoilen Ray		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	E Pothe Jokhoni Jabe	Anil Bhattacharya	Sudhirlal Chakraborty	Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Tumi Je Bhalobeshechile	Pranab Roy	Sudhirlal Chakraborty	Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Duti Mon Ar Nei Dujonar	Shyamal Gupta	Satinath Mukhopadhyay	Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Ami Obuzher Moto Eki Korechi	Pulak Bandopadhyay		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Mone Koro Jodi Shob Chere Hay	Shyamal Gupta		Firoza Begum
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Ei Duniya Akhon Toh Ar	Pradip Goswami	Alauddin Ali	Firoza Begum

Icche Nupur

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Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Saat Sagor	Asif Iqbal	Ashiqur Rahman Santu	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Chorui	Asif Iqbal	Suman Kalyan	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Shopnoranga	Asif Iqbal	Naqueeb Khan	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Dhusor Smriti	Asif Iqbal	Kumar Bishwajit	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Baba	Asif Iqbal	Suman Kalyan	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Padmapata	Asif Iqbal	Naqueeb Khan	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Ichche Nupur	Asif Iqbal	Ashiqur Rahman Santu	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Bhule Jete Chai	Asif Iqbal	Suman Kalyan	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Koshto	Asif Iqbal	Ashiqur Rahman Santu	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Bhalobasi Deegun	Asif Iqbal	Suman Kalyan	Asif Iqbal
Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	Jagao Biswas	Asif Iqbal	Ashiqur Rahman Santu	Asif Iqbal

Shishirer Sporshe Gatha – Sound of Season

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Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Lal Tultuke Bou Jayre		Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Esho He Shojolo Shyamol Ghono Deya	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Pori Zafhrani Ghagri	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Cholre Cholre Chol	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Boishakhi Zhor Elo Elo Re	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Moner Rong Legeche	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Elo E Bonante	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Shukno Patar Nupur Paye	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Chomke Chomke	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Ami Jar Nupurer Chondo	Kazi Nazrul Islam		Ibrar Tipu

Esho He Shojol Shyam Ghono Deya

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Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Lal Tultuke Bou Jayre		Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Esho He Shojolo Shyamol Ghono Deya	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Pori Zafhrani Ghagri	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Cholre Cholre Chol	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Boishakhi Zhor Elo Elo Re	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Moner Rong Legeche	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Elo E Bonante	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Shukno Patar Nupur Paye	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Chomke Chomke	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Ibrar Tipu
Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	Ami Jar Nupurer Chondo	Kazi Nazrul Islam		Ibrar Tipu

Extended play

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September 2015	Mémoire Feroza Begum	Mixed	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Ami Nijere Jalaye Tomare Diyechi Alo		Firoza Begum/Kamal Dasgupta
September 2015	Mémoire Feroza Begum	Mixed	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Jodi Prithibi Panthonibash	Atanu Chakraborty	Firoza Begum
September 2015	Mémoire Feroza Begum	Mixed	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Amar E Ghor Bhangiyache Jeba, Ami Badhi Tar Ghor	Kobi Jasimuddin	Firoza Begum
December 2015	Basher Bashi	Modern Folk Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Khoma Koro Boter Chaya Basher Bashi	Moniruzzaman Monir	Sheikh Sadi Khan
December 2015	Basher Bashi	Modern Folk Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music ParadigmCompany	Ghate Jeta Amar Shudhu Icche Kore	Moniruzzaman Monir	Sheikh Sadi Khan
December 2015	Basher Bashi	Modern Folk Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music ParadigmCompany	Tor Buke Pani Ache	Moniruzzaman Monir	Mohammad Shah Newaz
January 2016	Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I	Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	New Music ParadigmCompany	Tomar Akhir Moto Akasher Duti Tara	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kamal Dasgupta
January 2016	Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I	Rabindra Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	New Music ParadigmCompany	Shokhi Bhabona Kahare Bole		Rabindranath Tagore
January 2016	Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I	Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music ParadigmCompany	Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin	Pranab Roy	Kamal Dasgupta
January 2016	Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I	Nazrul Sangeet	Shusmita Anis	New Music ParadigmCompany	Gobhir Nishithe Ghum Bhenge Jay	Kazi Nazrul Islam	Kamal Dasgupta
January 2016	Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I	Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music ParadigmCompany	Akhi Tare Bhole Jodi	Pobitro Mitro	Sudhirlal Chakraborty

Singles

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January 2016	Chupke Chupke Bol	Singles – Hindi Geet	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Chupke Chupke Bol Mayna	Faiyyaz Hashmi	Kamal Dasgupta
March 2016	Singles	Patriotic Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Ogo Jonmo bhumi	Moniruzzaman Monir	Azad Rahaman
April 2016	Singles	Modern Folk Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Chithi Dilana re Bondhu	Moniruzzaman Monir	Golam Mortaza
July 2016	Singles	Modern Folk Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Smritira Pohay Roddur	Mohammad Asafuddowlah	Mohammad Asafuddowlah
14 December 2016	Singles	Patriotic Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	E Pran Amar Bangladesh	Moniruzzaman Monir	Sheikh Sadi Khan, Anupam Roy
27 February 2017	Singles	Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis,Mohammed Shoyeb	New Music Paradigm Company	Keu Janok Ar Nai Januk	Adit Rahman	Adit Rahman
26 February 2018	Singles	Modern Bengali Song	Shusmita Anis	New Music Paradigm Company	Tomar Akash	Sohel Arman	Adit Rahman

Music videos

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2016	Jagao Biswas Prane Jagao	Suman Guha	Modern Bengali Song
2015	Lal Tultuke Bou Jayre	Gazi Shubhro	Nazrul Sangeet
2015	Esho He Shojolo Shamol Ghono Deya	Gazi Shubhro	Nazrul Sangeet
2016	Ghate Jeta Amar Shudhu Icche Kore	Suman Guha	Modern Folk Song
2016	Shukno Patar Nupur Paye	Yamin Elan
2016	Chomke Chomke	Yamin Elan	Nazrul Sangeet
2016	Boishakhi Zhor Elo Elo Re	Yamin Elan	Nazrul Sangeet
2016	Chupke Chupke Bol Mayna	Yamin Elan	Hindi Geet
2016	Ogo Jonmobhumi	Yamin Elan	Patriotic Song
2016	Gobhir Nishithe Ghum Bhenge Jay	Yamin Elan	Nazrul Sangeet
2016	Ogo Priyo Tobo Gaan	Yamin Elan	Nazrul Sangeet
2016	Nache Irani Meye	Yamin Elan	Nazrul Sangeet
2016	Tor Buke Pani Ache	Yamin Elan	Modern Folk Song
2016	Smritira Pohay Roddur	Yamin Elan	Modern Bengali Song
2016	Chithi Dilanare Bondhu	Yamin Elan	Modern Folk Song
2016	E Pran Amar Bangladesh	Gazi Shubhro	Patriotic Song
2017	Keu Janok Ar Nai Januk	Taneem Rahman Angshu	Modern Bengali Song
2018	Tomar Akash	Taneem Rahman Angshu	Modern Bengali Song

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amazon.com: Shusmita Anis: Digital Music. Amazon.com.
2. Web site: Shishirer Sporshe Gatha Sound of Seasons by Shusmita Anis. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405155516/https://melabel.lnk.to/ShishirerSporsheGatha. 5 April 2018.
3. Web site: Shusmita Anis . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160331001044/http://shusmitaanis.com/archive2.php . 31 March 2016 . 3 April 2016 . Shusmita Anis.
4. News: Observing the start of an emerging voice . The Daily Observer . 14 December 2018.
5. News: 9 September 2015 . Feroza Begum memorial on Channel i . The Daily Star . 14 December 2018.
6. News: 9 September 2015 . Lingering whispers of the nightingale . The Daily Star . 14 December 2018.
7. Web site: rightnews24.com . 14 December 2018 . www6.rightnews24.com.
8. News: bn:অনলাইনে ফিরোজা বেগমের সুর করা গান . bn . Prothom Alo . 9 September 2015 . https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/626062/%e0%a6%85%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%87%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8 . 14 December 2018.
9. News: 20 August 2015 . bn:কলকাতায় সুস্মিতা আনিসের ‘সাউন্ড অব সিজন্স’ . bn . The Daily Ittefaq . http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/entertainment/2015/08/20/67400.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121807/http://archive1.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/entertainment/2015/08/20/67400.html . 15 December 2018.
10. News: bn:কলকাতায় ফিরোজা বেগম স্মরণে অ্যালবাম . bn . Priyo.com . https://www.priyo.com/articles/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE . 14 December 2018.
11. News: Solo album of Shusmita Anis . The New Nation . 14 December 2018.
12. News: Sushmita pays tribute to Feroza Begum . New Age . 14 December 2018.
13. News: New Nazrul Sangeet album by Shusmita Anis released . The Independent . Dhaka . 14 December 2018.