Bhawaiya

Timir Baran Das

Call: 7477869953

Timir Baran Das of Topshikhata in Alipurduar has been singing Bhawaiya since childhood. He has learnt from his mother and later from Bidhan Chandra Ray. Apart from Bhawaiya, he sings Bhatiyali songs. He has stood second in Rajya Bhawaiya Sangeet Pratijogita in 2001 and 2015 and won the first prize in 2016. An exponent of Bhawaiya, Timir Baran Das teaches the traditional folk music to the young generation

Krishna Chandra Mohanta

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Krishna Chandra Mohanta of Alipurduar is a Bhawaiya exponent and teaches the traditional folk music to young generation.

Kaushalya Roy

Call: 8597332070

Daughter of singer parents, Kausalya has Bhawaiya in her blood. Her first appearance as a Bhawaiya performer was at the age of 8. The mellifluous voice of Kausalya impressed Biren Roy, a legend in Bhawaiya music so immensely that he got her married to his son. She has been awarded at Block level at the State Bhawaiya Festival. Overpowering the financial issues, she along with her husband, have made their presence felt in the world of Bhawaiya songs.

Sukheswar Dewri

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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.

Abinash Roy

Call: 7063060966

Abinash Chandra Roy is a leading exponent of the Dotara string instrument in West Bengal. Born in 1968, he started playing Dotara at the age of 16. He was inspired by many local musicians but was groomed by the Late Gangadhar Das. Abinash is a regular artist of All India Radio for over 25 years now. He also plays regularly for the Doordarshan television channel. Abinash has performed across India, in Delhi, Rajasthan, Pune and Tripura, apart from Bangladesh. He also performed at the Sur Jahan World Peace Music Festival in Kolkata. He has played for many albums, including a series on Bhawaiya folk songs.

Sunil Barman

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Sunil Barman of Coochbehar is a noted exponent of Bhawaiya music of recent times. Started learning music at the age of 7, his expertise lies in playing Dotara and Sarinda, string instruments related to Bhawaiya music. He was inspired by many local musicians but was groomed by the great Alauddin Sarkar. Sunil was awarded two times at the State Bhawaiya Festival. He can be regarded as one of the finest Bhawaiya composers of recent times. Sunil has a numerous music albums including ‘Maishal Bandhu’, ‘Sadher Nouka’, ‘Moner Asha’ etc. He is a famous Bhawaiya guru in North Bengal and teaches the traditional folk music to the young generation. Lastly it is important to mention that Sunil Barman feels himself very lucky as he got a golden opportunity to accompany with Pratima Pandey Barua, the world famous Bhawaiya songbird.

Pratima Das

Call: 6296963279

An experienced Bhawaiya singer of Coochbehar, Pratima Das has been learning music from her childhood. She was groomed by the popular duo and exponents of Bhawaiya Music, guru Kumar Manabendra Narayan Roy and Malati Roy. She bagged many awards in his early years and went on to stand second in Rajya Bhawaiya Competition in 1998 and 2005. Her mesmerized voice along with her dotara (string instrument) playing make her Bhawaiya songs more soothing to the listeners. In her childhood, she was a regular artist at All India Radio (Shishumahal).

Nazrul Islam

Call: 7908744280

Najrul Islam is an accomplished Bhawaiya artist and composer as well. Singing from a very young age, he was trained under veterans like Subhash Chandra Das, Kumar Manabendra Narayan and Alauddin Sarkar. In 2001 and 2002, Najrul won the state-level Bhawaiya championship. Nazrul has many music albums including Bhaber Bhawaiya, Bhabnadir Bhawaiya and Moner Ayna and many of his songs are viral in social media. Najrul has performed across India including Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and has an immense contribution in safeguarding the heritage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMyn8cyDZmk

Mousumi Barman

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Mousumi Roy is a young rising Bhawaiya artist of Jalpaiguri and she has been learning music since her childhood. She has taken her musical lessons from several Bhawaiya gurus like Santosh Barman, Durga Roy, Dipti Roy etc. In the year 2015, she managed to secure her positions in various Bhawaiya music competitons organized in North Bengal, like first position in AbbasuddinMedhaProtijogita, second and first position in the Folk and Bhawaiyacategory respectively in Chhatra-Yuva Utsav. The multi-talented Mousumi Roy can play some musical instruments like Dotara and Sarinda, string instruments related to Bhawaiya music. In 2019 she became a graded Bhawaiya artist in All India Radio.

Suvash Barman

Call: 9800019118

Suvash Barman is in the world of Bhawaiya for over 30 years and his guru was late Dhaneswar Das. He went on to stand first in the Folk category of Chhatra-Yuva Utsav 2015-2016, organized by the West Bengal Government. Now he is engaged in teaching the authentic Bhawaiya music to the young generation. Suvash Barman along with his wife Jyotsna are a popular duo of Bhawaiya music and they perform regularly the traditional musical theatre of North Bengal by forming a group with their students.