Rezwana Choudhury Bannya
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Rezwana Choudhury Bannya | |
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 Bannya performing in Long Island, NY, USA (April 2012). | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 13 [1] Rangpur, Bangladesh [1] |
| Origin | Dhaka |
| Genres | Rabindra Sangeet |
| Occupation(s) | singer, associate professor[2] |
| Instrument(s) | vocal, harmonium, esraj |
| Website | www |
Rezwana Choudhury Bannya is a Bangladeshi singer. She is an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, the songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. In 2002, Bannya was awarded Ananda Sangeet Puroshkar for being the best female Rabindra Sangeet artist. [citation needed]
Early life
Bannya completed her initial training from Chhayanot in Bangladesh. In the interim she had been admitted to the Bulbul Academy but her training there was cut short in 1971 by the Bangladesh Liberation War. At Visva-Bharati University, exponents such as Kanika Banerjee, Nilima Sen, Ashesh Bandopadhyay and Santideb Ghosh were her mentors. [citation needed] In addition, she learned other forms of Bengali music such as the folk Kirtan and the classical Tappa. [citation needed] Among instruments, she can play the harmonium and the esraj. [citation needed]
Career
Bannya is currently an associate professor in the Department of Music at the University of Dhaka.[2] She also founded Shurer Dhara in 1992, a school for learning music in Dhaka. [citation needed]
Awards
Bannya won Sangeet Samman Puroshkar from the Ministry of Culture, India in 2013.[3]
References
- ^ a b Bannya's official website
- ^ a b The University of Dhaka, Department of Music
- ^ "বন্যাকে 'সংগীত সম্মান পুরস্কার'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 04-01-2013.
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