Armeen Musa () is a

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music director, composer, singer-songwriter, and actor. She is the first Bangladeshi composer to be part of a

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Nominated album, ''Shuruat'' by Berklee Indian Ensemble.

Career

During her teenage years, Armeen was deeply inspired by musicians like

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, and

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. Armeen started her first band at the age of 14 and released her debut album ''Aye Ghum Bhangai'' in 2008. She gained wider recognition with her hit single ''Bhromor Koiyo Giya'', a modern rendition of Radharaman Dutta's classic song. Armeen received training from her Guru Sujit Mustafa and graduated from the

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in 2014. Her passion for world music and western fusion led her to create her own choir band, the Ghaashphoring Choir, which performed in the second season of

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under her direction for

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’s ''Deora'' Armeen has had many notable achievements during her stay at

, including the opportunity to perform in front of

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. She was part of the Berklee Indian Ensemble that performed remakes of Rahman's songs during the occasion of his receiving a doctorate degree from the college. She also performed as part of the choir with

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, and Indian composer

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; both as part of Berklee’s student-artist exchange programs. Her album ''Live from Space'' was released in 2019. The album was composed of Armeen's own tracks and renditions of popular songs. It was recorded and completed with both audio and video done by Dewan Anamul Islam Raju and Tanzim Ahmed Bijoy respectively, in just two days. In 2022, Armeen made history by becoming the first Bangladeshi composer to be part of a

-nominated album, ''Shuruat'' by Berklee Indian Ensemble for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Global Music Album. The album featured a song composed by Armeen and written by her mother,

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, and

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. In 2023, Armeen made her debut in acting. Under the direction of Syed Jamil Ahmed, she performed as an actor in his theatre production of

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’s ''Ami Birangona Bolchi'' and as composer to the soundtrack, that was performed live by Ghaashphoring Choir in the Studio Theatre Hall at

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, June 2023. Apart from music, Armeen enjoys blogging about food, sharing her love for recipes and restaurant reviews on her IG account, 'dhakadelicacy'.

Personal life

Her Grandfather was

Mustafa Kamal Mustafa Kamal, Mostafa Kamal or variations may refer to: * Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal (1936–1989), professor of Bengali literature * AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha (born 1963), Major General of Bangladesh Army * Lotfi Mustafa Kamal (born 1952), Egyptian ...

and her Grandmother was Husne Ara Kamal. Armeen's family has a rich musical heritage. Her Great-Grandfather was the renowned Bengali folk singer

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, while her Great Uncle

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (; 8 December 1936 – 10 May 2025) was a Bangladeshi musicologist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh. Abbasi was the youngest son of folk singer-composer Abbas Uddin Ahmed. As of 2016, he ...

and Great Aunt

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are also highly regarded musicians.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Aye Ghum Bhangai'' (2008) * ''Finding Fall'' (2013) * ''Simultaneously'' (2015)

Live albums

* ''Live from Space'' (2019) * ''Being in love with the King of the World - Live in Sydney'' (2022)

Soundtrack albums

* '' Shongram'' (2014)

Singles

* ''Onek Din Por'' (2018) * ''Back for me'' (2023)

Collaborations

* ''Nishpaap Oporadh (Icons featuring Armeen Musa,'' 2004) * ''Bhromor Koio Giya (

Fuad al Muqtadir Fuad Almuqtadir is a Bangladeshi-American composer and arranger. Early life Fuad left Bangladesh in 1988 to New York city with his family. Fuad grew up with the NRB community of New York City where he learned about Bangladeshi culture and mu ...

featuring Armeen Musa,'' 2005) * ''Asha (

featuring Armeen Musa,'' 2005) * ''Ei Ki Beshi Na ( Yaatri featuring Armeen Musa,'' 2006) * ''Duur Theke (Armeen Musa and Nabila, Produced by

,'' 2007) * ''Ahobane (Rajib Rahman featuring Armeen Musa and Bawla,'' 2009) * ''Jaago Piya (Berklee Indian Ensemble featuring Armeen Musa,'' 2017) * ''Lilabali (

featuring Rubayat, Tashfee, Masha, Sovvota, Makhon, Jannat, Nandita, Armeen and Warda,'' 2022) * ''Deora (

Produced by

and Fazlu Majhi featuring Armeen Musa, Ghaasphoring Choir and Islam Uddin Palakar'' 2023)

Film playbacks

* ''Nodi Bhora Dheu-

Jiyo Kaka ''Jiyo Kaka'' () is a 2011 Indian Bengali comedy film directed by debutant Parambrata Chattopadhyay, the renowned film actor. Cast * Abhiraj * Rahul * Saswata Chattopadhyay * Koushik Ganguly * Rituparna Sengupta * Rudranil Ghosh * Rana Basu ...

OST'' (2011) * ''Brishty- Ice Cream (2016 film)'' * ''Raater Mazhar -

Eagoler Chokh ''Eagoler Chokh'' (, ; alternatively known as ''Goenda Shabor: Eagoler Chokh'') is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. It is the sequel to 2015 film ''Ebar Shabor'' and the second installment of ''Goenda ...

'' (2016) * ''Emon Kore Bolchi - Swapnajaal OST'' (2018) * ''Bhoi Korche- Bhoot Chaturdashi (film)'' (2019) * ''Nidraheen- Widow’s Shadow (film) (2025)''

References

External links

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