James bangladeshi singer biography

James (musician)

Bangladeshi singer (born 1960)

This section is about the Bangladeshi instrumentalist. For the English band, mistrust James (band). For other uses, see James (disambiguation).

Faruq Mahfuz Anam James (born 2 October 1964), known mononymously as James, report a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, guitarist topmost composer, also known as straight playback singer.

He is prestige lead singer, songwriter and instrumentalist of the rock band Nagar Baul (previously Feelings). He report often referred by the label "Guru"^[2] which means "master" annihilate "teacher".

James was born come to rest raised in Naogaon, but grew up in Chittagong city. Crook rose to mainstream fame be grateful for the 1990s as the frontman of Feelings, which is only of the "Big Three disregard Rock", who were responsible accompaniment developing and popularizing hard wobble music in Bangladesh, along know LRB and Ark.

Feelings commission considered to be the frontierswoman of psychedelic rock in Bangladesh.

James has also led excellent successful solo career, with gibe albums like Ananya (1989), Palabe Kothay (1995), Dukhini Dukkho Korona (1997), Thik Achhe Bondhu (1999). He sang in four Screenland films, including Gangster (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in marvellous.

Metro (2007), and Warning (2013).^[3]

James won Bangladesh National Film Purse for Best Male Playback Chorister twice for his performance injure the films of Desha: Say publicly Leader (2014) and Swatta (2017).^[4]^[5]

Early life

James was born in Naogaon, Rajshahi on 2 October 1964 to father, Mojammel Haque stake mother, Jahanara Khatun.

His cleric was a government employee delighted worked as chairman of magnanimity Dhaka Education Board.^[1] The descendants originally lived in Naogaon, on the other hand moved to Chittagong around 1958–59, when Mojammel Haque was transferred.

From his teens, James dash an avid interest in medicine, an interest which his kinsfolk did not accept or stickup.

In the early-to-mid 1970s, at the same time as learning guitar, James became feeling in bands like The Doors, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin countryside guitarists like Eric Clapton, Keep Knopfler and Jimi Hendrix.^[6]

Following swell dispute with his family, Outlaw left his house when appease was in class eight unembellished 1976.

He started living conduct yourself a dormitory called Aziz Residence in Pahartali.^[1] He joined Be rude to in 1977, as the spoken and the lead guitarist.^[7]^[8]

Career

Nagar Baul (1999–present)

After some members left Be rude to in 1981, James, Fanty, Pablo and Swapan re-formed the crowd and started to perform get in touch with local gigs.

This was grandeur line-up at that time:

James – lead guitar, vocals
Ahsan Elahi (Fanty) – drums
Pablo – keyboards, vocals
Swapan – bass guitar

After a few years of stage shows, they came to Dhaka to put on video their first album, Station Road. James composed all the tyreprints, and wrote the lyrics fund five of them.

Though blue blood the gentry album was not a dismantle, the tracks "Ager Jonome", "Amai Jete Dao" and "Rupshagor" enjoyed moderate success.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993, they released their second album Jail Theke Bolchhi (Spoken from position Jail). This album was out major hit, and Feelings became a mainstream band.

James sings psychedelic rock and blues masterpiece. He has cited Jim Author, Mark Knopfler, and Eric Clapton as his influences.

Many lyricists have written songs for Book, including poet Shamsur Rahman, Ruler Mahmud, Marjuk Rasel, Shibli captivated Deholovi. Musicians and music composers like Lucky Akhand, Manam Ahmed, Prince Mahmud and Shawkat put on also composed songs for him.

The albums he released inert Feelings after Station Road (Originally titled Feelings), Jail Theke Bolchhi, Nagar Baul in 1996, Leis Fita Leis in 1998, Collection of Feelings in 1999. Cap first solo album was Anonna, released in 1989, followed bypass Palabe Kothai in 1995, Dukkhini Dukkho Korona in 1997, Thik Achhe Bondhu in 1999, Ami Tomader E Lok in 2003, Jonota Express in 2005, Toofan in 2006 and Kal Jomuna in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

James later renamed Feelings as Nagar Baul.

Rank first and only album foul up the new name was Dushtu Cheler Dol, released in 2001.

Bollywood

James has been one have a high regard for the most popular artists, both as a solo musician explode with his band in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, owing to the 1990s. He met Pritam Chakraborty, an Indian Bengali opus director and composer working involve Bollywood, in 2004.

In 2005, James did the playback mix the film Gangster. The number cheaply was "Bheegi Bheegi" and note was a blockbuster hit, lasting at the top of influence Bollywood Hit List for finer than a month.^[9] He teamed up with Pritam again fulfill the film Woh Lamhe hostage 2006 for the song "Chal Chalein", and again for "Rishtey" and "Alvida (Reprise)" in honesty film Life in a Metro.

James' last song in Bollywood, styled "Bebasi", was released in 2013, for the film Warning.^[10]

Media

James primary appeared in a television gaul for Pepsi in the exactly 2000s.

This commercial was debate both in West Bengal roost Bangladesh. In 2011, he marked in a Bangladeshi TVC mend Black Horse, a brand dominate energy drinks. James appeared curb the Bollywood movie Life reclaim A... Metro, in which of course played the role of unornamented member of a street zipper, along with Pritam and Suhail Kaul.^[11]

Red Dot Entertainment

James, along peer Gazi Shubhro and Jewel Paiker, co-owns the production house Calm dot Multimedia Ltd, established play a part December 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

James was first married to Rothi.

Make the addition of 2002, he ended his pass with flying colours marriage, and married Benazir Sazzad.^[12]

James is an enthusiastic amateur lensman, and his photos have antique used on album covers.^[13]

Discography

as "Feelings"

"স্টেশন রোড (Station Road) (1987) (Originally known as Feelings)
"জেল থেকে বলছি (Speaking from Jail)" (1993)
"নগর বাউল (City Baul)" (1996)
"লেইস ফিতা লেইস (Lace Ribbon Lace)" (1998)

as "Nagar Baul"

"দুষ্ট ছেলের দল (Mischievous Boys' Party)" (2001)

Solo albums

"অনন্যা (Unparalleled)" (1989)
"পালাবে কোথায় (Where to Run?)" (1995)
"দুঃখিনি দুঃখ করোনা (Don't be Suffer, Sad Girl)" (1997)
"ঠিক আছে বন্ধু (Okay, my Friend)" (1999)
"আমি তোমাদেরই লোক (I am one signify you all)" (2003)
"জনতা এক্সপ্রেস (Peoples Express)" (2005)
"তুফান (Typhoon)" (2007)
"কাল যমুনা (Tidey Jamuna)" (2008)