Bhawaiya

Himadri Dewri

Call: 9434885357

A young and promising Bhawaiya singer from Tufangunj in Coochbehar, Himadri has performed all over West Bengal and several other states of India. He stood first in West Bengal’s state-level Bhawaiya competition thrice — in 1994, 1997 and 1999. Himadri is a regular radio and TV artist. He was invited to perform in the United States by The Bangladeshi Community of New York in 2007. Himadri has sung in music albums including Bhaber Bhawaiya and Bhabnadir Bhawaiya. For more details, click on the link mentioned below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkmBn66lJY8

Sukheswar Dewri

Call: 8967499600

Sukheswar Dewri is a Bhawaiya Guru and and activist working for the revival of the genre. The practice of Bhawaiya music runs in his family, but his father did not want him to take up singing due to financial issues in the family. The love for the music did not deter him though. While in college, he set up theatre groups with his friends and included Bhawaiya songs in the presentations. That was the time when popular film songs were driving the traditional Bhawaiya to a back seat. The plays performed in the regional dialect, with Sukheswar in the lead role, attracted common people to the then declining Bhawaiya. Sukheswar Dewri has trained and initiated many next generation singers in the tradition and his son Himadri is one of them.

Jawaharlal Roy

Call: 9933765601

Jawaharlal Roy is a Bhawaiya Singer of Jalpaiguri. Learning from childhood, he first took his lesson from his guru Shailendranath Roy and later he was inspired by many famous Bhawaiya personalities including Dhaneswar Roy, Chaitanyadeb Roy etc. In his early days he was awarded many times at Block level at State Bhawaiya Festival, ChhatraYuva Festival etc. Talented Jawaharlal Roy is also well-versed in playing Dotara and Sarinda, musical instruments associated with Bhawaiya music of North Benga