Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (born 8 December 1936)
is a Bangladeshi musicologist. He was awarded
Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the
Government of Bangladesh. Abbasi is the youngest son of folk singer-composer
Abbas Uddin Ahmed
Abbasuddin Ahmed (27 October 1901 – 30 December 1959) was a Bengali folk song composer and singer born in the Bengal province of British India. He was known for Bhawaiya folk song which is a style commonly found in Rangpur District, Rangpur, ...
. As of 2016, he serves as a senior research scholar at the "Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Research and Study Centre" of
Independent University, Bangladesh.
Background
Abbasi is the third son of
Abbasuddin Ahmed
Abbasuddin Ahmed (27 October 1901 – 30 December 1959) was a Bengali folk song composer and singer born in the Bengal province of British India. He was known for Bhawaiya folk song which is a style commonly found in Rangpur, Undivided Goalp ...
. His eldest brother
Mustafa Kamal was the
Chief Justice of Bangladesh. His sister
Ferdausi Rahman
Ferdausi Rahman (; born 28 June 1941) also known as Ferdausi Begum is a Bangladeshi playback singer. She is the daughter of folk singer Abbas Uddin. She sang some popular film songs for Pakistani films also in the 1960s especially working with th ...
is a playback singer. Abbasi was trained by Indian classical musicians including Ustad Muhammad Hussain Khasru and
Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan.
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Works
Abbasi has published more than fifty books in total.[ He has published two books on Bhawaiya music with staff notation of about 1,200 songs.][ He has published several books on poems of Jalaluddin Rumi, Niffari and Sultan Bahu.][
He anchored television programs including ''"Amar Thikana"'' and ''"Bhora Nadeer Banke"''.][
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Awards
* Ekushey Padak (1995)
* Apex Foundation Award
* Natyasobha Award
* Bengal Centenary Award
* Abbasuddin Gold Medal
* Manik Mia Award
* Sylhet Music Award
* Lalon Parishad Award[
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Personal life
Abbasi is married to Asma Abbasi. His daughters are Samira Abbasi and Sharmini Abbasi.
References
Living people
1936 births
Bangladeshi male musicians
Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts
Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy
Bangladeshi people of Indian descent
Musicians from West Bengal
St. Gregory's High School and College alumni
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