Shireen Jawad (; born 10 August 1971) is a Bangladeshi British singer.

Early life

Jawad was born and brought up in

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London, England. Her first memories are of singing on her father's lap at the age of two She began singing

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songs from an early age as a hobby. She was encouraged by her father to learn music. Her first performances were at school. Her inspiration came from her late mother and father who used to play traditional Bangla folk music at home.

Career

Jawad qualified as a social worker before becoming a professional singer. At the age of 19, she had her first public performance and moved on to singing Bengali folk songs to larger audiences. She has performed at community functions and Melas across the UK, winning prizes at the 2002 Bethnal Green Festival and at the Asianet Talent Competition. In 2007, Jawad's debut album ''

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'' was released, co-recorded with

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the album features a collection of songs given to Jawad by her late mother. In 2009, her second album '' Mathwali'' was released by Laser Vision, which features a selection of songs Jawad collated from all regions of Bangladesh. In April 2013, her third album '' Rangeela'' was released by Laser Vision, featuring

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, Rumel, Rumman, Rafa and Raihan. Jawad has also worked with producers

and Fuad Almuktader. Jawad regularly performs in UK, Bangladesh and the US as well as Denmark, Italy and Spain. In August 2015, she performed at the

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in Birmingham. Jawad's main focus is traditional Asian folk and spiritual music.

Discography

Singles

Albums

References

External links

* * 1971 births Living people English Muslims English people of Bangladeshi descent Bengali-language singers Hindi-language singers English social workers Singers from London Laser Vision artists 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers {{UK-singer-stub