Zahidur Rahim

Zahidur Rahim (c. 1935 – 18 June 1978)[1] was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet exponent.[2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]

Zahidur Rahim
জাহেদুর রহিম
Bornc. 1935
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died18 June 1978(1978-06-18) (aged 42–43)
GenresRabindra Sangeet
InstrumentsVocals

Early life and education

Rahim moved to Dhaka in his early life. He graduated with a commerce degree from the University of Dhaka in 1957. He learnt music from musician Atiqul Islam and later at Bulbul Lalitakala Academy.[2]

Career

Rahim first worked in a private company and in the Education Department. He got admitted to Bulbul Lalitakala Academy and passed the music course with credit in 1961. He then joined the Academy as a faculty member. His first record of Tagore songs was published in 1972.[2]

Rahim was one of the founders of Chhayanaut. He taught in Chhayanaut, Agnibhina, Murchhana, Altaf Mahmud Sangit Niketan, Nazrul Parishad and others. He worked at Bangladesh Radio as a music producer until 1977.[2]

Abdul Wadud, Papia Sarwar, Roquaiya Hasina Neely and Iftekar Hossain Sohel were among Rahim's students.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "Commemorating Tagore artiste Zahidur Rahim on Desh TV". The Daily Star. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Rahim, Zahidur". In Islam, Sirajul; Khan, Mobarak (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. "A musical tribute to Zahidur Rahim". The Daily Star. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. "Abdul Wadud: A gifted, yet underexposed artiste". The Daily Star. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  6. "Geetosudha celebrates 21 years". The Daily Star. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  7. "The many shades of Rabindra Sangeet". The Daily Star. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  8. "Sohel's heightened music sense". The Daily Star. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
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