Bhawaiya

Nityananda Adhikary

Call: 9564168770

Nityananda Adhikari started learning Bhawaiya at the age of 16 and recently he is under the guidance of Guru Manabendra Narayan Roy, the famous exponent of Bhawaiya of North Bengal.Nityananda bagged many awards in his early years and went on to stand first at Block level at the State Bhawaiya Festival. Hewas also awarded in the Folk category of Chhatra-Yuva Utsav 2019, organized by the West Bengal Government. Talented Nityananda sings Bhawaiya song with playing Dotara, the string instrument by his own.

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

Krishna Chandra Mohanta

Call: 8147729459

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

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.

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.

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

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.