Happy Akhand (12 October 1960 – 28 December 1987) was a
Bangladeshi rock singer and songwriter. He was one of the pioneering rock musicians in Bangladesh. He was the founding member of the rock band
Miles. He is sometimes referred to as the ''Prince of Bangladeshi Music''.
His notable songs include the title "
আবার এলো যে সন্ধ্যা (The Evening is Here Again)", "কে বাঁশি বাজায় রে? (Who's Playing the Flute?)" and more. He died on 28 December 1987, at the
age of 27 years.
Early life
Happy Akhand was born on 12 October 1960
in Patla Khan Lane,
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
,
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...
(now in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
). He started learning guitar at the age of 10. He started his music career with the help of his elder brother
Lucky Akhand. In 1972, he joined the band ''
Spondan'' as a keyboard player. In 1979, he founded the rock band ''
Miles'' along with
Farid Rashid.
Discography
Solo
Film score
Band (Miles)
Spondan
Filmography
References
External links
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1960 births
1987 deaths
Musicians from Dhaka
20th-century Bangladeshi male singers
20th-century Bangladeshi singers
Place of death missing
Bangladeshi guitarists
20th-century guitarists