Sahana Bajpaie

Sahana Bajpaie
Born Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Origin Santiniketan
Genres Rabindra Sangeet, fusion, folk
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Vocal, mouth organ, Tanpura, piano, keyboards
Years active 2007–present
Labels =Bengal Music Company, Hindustan Records Inreco
Associated acts Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Anupam Roy
Website sahanabajpaie.com

Sahana Bajpaie is an Indian singer-songwriter from Santiniketan and one of the prominent contemporary Rabindra Sangeet publisher in West Bengal,India.[1] By the age of 13 she started singing. In 2007, she released her debut album Notun Kore Pabo Bole, which was a collection of Rabindra Sangeet.[2] In 2014, she released her second solo album Shikawr, with other musician from West Bengal. Shahana's second Rabindra Sangeet album Ja Bolo Tai Bolo was released in 2015[3] and last solo Mon Bandhibi Kemone was released in 2016.[4]

In 2012, she made her first playback in Indian Bengali fantasy film Tasher Desh. Alongside Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, she has produced some popular Bengali songs.[5]

Early life and education

Bajpaie was born at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. She spent her childhood at Santiniketan and lived there till 2002. Both of her parents were professors of political science at the University of North Bengal. She took her first music lesson from her father Bimol Bajpaie and learned to sing at the age of thirteen. Later she succeed Bijoy Sinha, Chitra Roy, Shayamaly Banerjee, Chandan Manda and Mita Haque by receiving training under the Indian classical music and Rabindra Sangeet.[1] In 2005, Bajpaie joined BRAC University in Dhaka as a Lecturer in English. In May 2008, she left that for further studies at the SOAS, University of London.

Music career

In 2007, Bajpaie released her debut album Notun Kore Pabo Bole, which was a collection of Rabindra Sangeet.[2] It was released in March 6, 2007 from Bengal Music Company, Dhaka. The album created a stir in the music scenario of Bangladesh and West Bengal.

She released her second Rabindra Sangeet album Ja Bolo Tai Bolo which was released in September, 2015 from India and Bangladesh.[3]

Her third solo album Mon Bandhibi Kemone was released in 2016.[4] This is a collection of Bengali folk songs and music composed by Samantak Sinha and Satyaki Banerjee.[6]

After that she made a playback for Bengali film Under Construction.[7]

Playback

In 2013, Bajpaie made her debut playback in Bengali comedy film Hawa Bodol which was directed by Parambrata Chattopadhyay. In 2017, she made another playback for Bengali film Under Construction.[7]

Personal life

In 2000, Bajpaie married her childhood friend Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, a Bangladeshi musician, singer and composer. They got divorced in 2008.[5] Later Bajpaie married Richard Herrett and has a daughter. She now resides in London.[8] Currently she serves as a senior teaching fellow in Bengali in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia at SOAS South Asia Institute.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Playback

YearTitleFilmNoteRef.
2012Bolo Shokhi BoloTasher Desh
2013Mor BhabonareHawa BodolRabindra Sangeet, with Saptarshi Mukherjee
2014Tomay Gaan ShunaboUnder ConstructionRabindra Sangeet[2]
2014Poush ToderUnder ConstructionRabindra Sangeet[2]
2015ParalysedFamily Album

References

  1. 1 2 "An Interview with Sahana Bajpaie". Café Dissensus. October 17, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Shahana Bajpaie to make comeback after 7 years". The Independent. Dhaka. June 22, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Sahana Bajpaie launches her second Rabindrasangeet album in Kolkata". India Blooms. 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Sahana Bajpaie returns with folk album". The Daily Star. August 30, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Sahana lends voice to Arnob's music". Dhaka Tribune. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ Waheed, Karim (November 6, 2016). "Rediscovering Sahana Bajpaie". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Sahana Bajpaie and Arnob sing for film 'Under Construction'". Dhaka On Air. January 11, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "১০ বছর পর ঢাকায় সাহানা" [Sahana in Dhaka after 10 years]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  9. ↑ "South Asia Department". SOAS, University of London. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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