Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury (born 25 October 1952) is a Bangladeshi classical and modern singer.

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 25 October 1952 (13 January; according to certificate) at Khayinakut village at

Shibpur Upazila Shibpur () is an upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Shibpur is located at . It has 65,094 households and total area 217.71 km2. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shibpur U ...

Narsingdi District Narsingdi District () is a district in central Bangladesh. It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital. It is a part of Dhaka Division. The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kish ...

of the then

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(now

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). He completed his

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from Nabakumar Institution in 1967 and

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from

Dhaka College Dhaka College (), informally known as DC, is a public educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in the subcontinent. It offers Honours degree, honours and Master's degree ...

in 1969. He graduated from

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 ...

. Chowdhury received his first training from Ustad Ayatullah Khan at his young age. Later on he was trained by the Ustad

Amanat Ali Khan Ustad Amanat Ali Khan (; ; 1922 – 18 September 1974) was a Pakistani classical vocalist from the Patiala gharana tradition of music and is widely regarded as one of the finest classical and ''ghazal'' singers of all time. Together with ...

and Ustad

Bade Fateh Ali Khan Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan (; (20 April 1935 - 4 January 2017) was among the foremost Khyal vocalists in Pakistan, and a leading exponent of the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. He was the younger of the legendary singing duo Amanat Ali an ...

at Patiala gharana.

Career

Chowdhury performed for the first time in 1985 at

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in a live program titled ''Amar joto gaan'' by

Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal (11 March 1936 – 23 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi songwriter, poet, essayist, critic and presenter. In his early life, he was a singer on East Bengal radio and television. He was a professor of Bengali literature at ...

. He performed in Singapore and Malaysia in March 1979. His first song as a playback singer was in the film ''Gahi Kahi Sangit Kahi'' directed by

Ehtesham Ehtesham ur Rahman (1927 – 17 February 2002), known as Captain Ehtesham, was a Bangladeshi and Pakistani film director. On his death in 2002 he was described as a pioneer of the film industry in Dhaka, and one of Bangladesh's leading directors ...

Students

Tanzir Tuhin Tanzir Chowdhury Tuhin (born 26 September 1974) is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi musician, singer-songwriter, actor, painter, and architect, best known as a longtime member of the independent music group Shironamhin. He joined the group as lead vo ...

Discography

* ''Jibanananda'' * ''Adhonik Bangla Gaan-1'' * ''Shapane'' * ''Ustad Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Niaz Mohammad 1952 births Living people 20th-century Bangladeshi male singers 20th-century Bangladeshi singers University of Dhaka alumni People from Narsingdi District G-Series (record label) artists 21st-century Bangladeshi male singers 21st-century Bangladeshi singers