A Bard, composer, singer: Bhupen Da - Page 2

Originally posted by: musicbug

Few know that, during his time at Columbia University, Hazarika was a friend of Paul Robeson, the great black American singer, actor and civil rights activist. Robeson's passionate crusade for social justice and black pride has permeated Bhupenda's own worldview. Inspired greatly by Robeson's powerful rendition of the song "Old Man River", Hazarika created his own moving ode to the Brahmaputra.

Also not to forget

'Ora jiban-er gaan gaite deye na shilpi sangrami Paul Robeson

Amra tomar-i gaan gayi, ora chaaye na ora chaaye na'

Like many other songs, this was first sung by Bhupen Hazarika and then again by Ruma Guhathakurata's Calcutta Youth Choir

Originally posted by: soulsoup

Who can forget 'oo ganga tumi' inspired by the Robeson!!

👏👏👏 Thanks for the article

Gulzar is the person who traslated this song to Hindi. What a fabulous translation. Not single word is misplaced from the assamese version. So nice and strong wording, one of my personal fav.

Originally posted by: jayc1234

Also not to forget

'Ora jiban-er gaan gaite deye na shilpi sangrami Paul Robeson

Amra tomar-i gaan gayi, ora chaaye na ora chaaye na'

Like many other songs, this was first sung by Bhupen Hazarika and then again by Ruma Guhathakurata's Calcutta Youth Choir

Jaya - you made me so nostalgic! Just few days to May Day! 😊

Exactly, these songs are just masterpieces.

How can you forgot 'Ek kali Du pattiya'. This is the song by which Dr. Hazarika has introduced the beauty of Assam to other parts of the country. The labour movement, unity in diversty blossomed in this composition.

Originally posted by: soulsoup

Jaya - you made me so nostalgic! Just few days to May Day! 😊

True Anol - these songs are gems...

I remember, we sang this song in the inter-house group song competition in our school (I was probably in class IX) and we bagged the first prize 😊

Check out this link, and it will help

Anolda, that song "ora jiboner gaan gayite deyna" is applicable here also 😉 I am getting all charged up j/k 😛

Can someone please upload the links or the songs .. Thanks. 😛

Originally posted by: ad_0112

Anolda, that song "ora jiboner gaan gayite deyna" is applicable here also 😉 I am getting all charged up j/k 😛

Can someone please upload the links or the songs .. Thanks. 😛

Adi,

Check my post.

Thanks appaji.

Originally posted by: apparaohoare

Adi,

Check my post.