Ziaur Rahman (musician)

Ziaur Rahman Zia, (Bengali: জিয়াউর রহমান জিয়াJiẏā'ura Rahamāna Jiẏā) (June 27, 1975)[1] is a Bangladeshi musician, composer, bassist,[2] songwriter, and architect popularly known as the founder[3] and leader of the Bangladeshi independent music group Shironamhin.[4] In addition, he plays bass guitar, cello, sarod and many other instruments for the compositions and do the production for Shironamhin band. Best known as Zia to young music enthusiasts, is one of today's crop of rock musicians.[5][6]

This article is about the Bangladeshi musician from Shironamhin band. For other uses, see Ziaur Rahman (disambiguation).

Ziaur Rahman Zia
জিয়াউর রহমান জিয়া
Background information
Birth nameZiaur Rahman Zia
Born (1975-06-27) June 27, 1975
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation(s)Songwriter, composer, bassist, architect
InstrumentsBass guitar, cello, sarod
Years active1990–present
LabelsRabbit Communication, G-Series, Laser Vision, Siren
Associated actsShironamhin
WebsiteOfficial website
Ziaur Rahman Zia performing on stage.

Musical career

Zia has been a fan of music from his early childhood.[7] He became a hardcore fan of metal music during his college life and used to collect VCPs of the music videos of popular bands.[8] Zia embarked on music composition in the early 90s with a few friends. In 1992 he established a thrash metal band named Thrashold and performed several live stage concerts.[9] However, the band had a short-lived existence. According to him, "Those days we used to practice off-track music, a genre ahead of its times."

In 1996, Zia formed band Shironamhin along with Jewel and Bulbul.[3] They used to sing at gossiping mode at TSC, Dhaka University, in their BUET campus and wherever they got a chance.[10] With their band, Zia went to the 2nd Benson & Hedges Star Search competition and won critical acclaim. Encouraged by the plaudits they released their first album Jahajee in 2004. The group's second album Ichchhe Ghuri released in 2006[11] and third, fourth and fifth album released in 2009, 2010 and 2013 respectively.[6]

In 2014, Zia with his band Shironamhin attended the Sri Lanka's most famous musical festival titled Galle Music Festival where they enthralled the audiences with their music.[12][13][14][15]

Instruments

Zia is skilled in playing Warwick infinity NT, Ibanez SR5000E Prestige, Hartke bass attack, Morley Pedals. Additionally, he plays bass guitar, cello, sarod and many other instruments for the compositions and does the production for Shironamhin band. For their self-titled album Shironamhin Shironamhin, he learnt playing violin, cello and contrabass.[16]

Works

Band albums

Mixed album songs
  • Neon Aloy Shagotom (2007)
  • Shopnochura 2 (2006)
  • Shopnochura 3 (2007)
  • Bondhuta (2008)
  • Rock 101 (2008)
  • WFP Campaign (2009)

Literary work

Zia released a new poetry book titled 'Nirbachito Gaankobita' (Selected song) in 2019 Ekushey Book Fair.[21]

References
  1. "Shironamhin - Ziaur Rahman". Shironamhin > The Official WebSite. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. "Reformed Shironamhin to release new album". Dhaka Tribune.
  3. "Shironamhin and Kumar Biswajit perform at IGCC". The Daily Observer.
  4. Jamil Mahmud (August 4, 2011). "Realism vs Romance". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  5. "Ziaur Rahman Zia". The Daily Star. November 10, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  6. Jamil Mahmud (June 15, 2008). "In conversation with Zia: A touch of contemporary music". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  7. ২০ বছরে শিরোনামহীন - আনন্দ আলো (in Bengali). March 17, 2016.
  8. নিজস্ব অ্যাপ নিয়ে হাজির শিরোনামহীন. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). May 16, 2014.
  9. "Ziaur Rahman Zia". The Daily Star. July 20, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  10. রবীন্দ্রসংগীত নিয়ে ‘শিরোনামহীন’. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  11. "Shironamhin launches its third album Bondho Janala". The Daily Star. February 15, 2009.
  12. "Shironamhin Rocks Lanka". The Daily Observer. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014.
  13. "Life Online - Galle Music Festival 2014". Daily Mirror. Sri Lanka.
  14. "Galle Music Festival 2014". Daily FT.
  15. "'Galle Music Festival 2014': Third season". Sunday Times. Sri Lanka.
  16. "Discography". shironamhin.net.
  17. "Shironamhin Rabindranath to be released on Eid". The Daily Star. August 28, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  18. অনেক চমক নিয়ে আসছে 'শিরোনামহীন'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  19. "Shironamhin to release self-titled album internationally". Priyo.com. May 28, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  20. "Shironamhin to release self-titled album". New Age. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  21. জিয়ার ‘নির্বাচিত গান কবিতা’ উন্মোচন. Daily Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved February 10, 2019.
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