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{{Short description|Bangladeshi folk singer}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Farida Parveen
| name = Farida Parveen
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| image = Farida Parveen.jpg
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| background = solo_singer
| caption = Parveen at the Universal Sufi Festival 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|31|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|31|df=y}}
| origin = [[Natore]], [[East Bengal]] (now [[Bangladesh]])
| origin = [[Natore District]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| instrument = instrumental, vocal
| genre = [[Lalon]], folk
| genre = [[Lalon]], folk
| occupation = singer
| occupation = singer
| years_active = 1968&ndash;present
| instrument = instrumental, vocal
| years_active = 1968–present
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|awards=[[Ekushey Padak]] (1987)<ref name=dstar/>
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}}
'''Farida Parveen''' (born 31 December 1954)<ref name=fukoka>{{cite news |url=http://fukuoka-prize.org/en/laureate/prize/cul/parveen.php |title=Farida Parveen [ Arts and Culture Prize 2008 ] |publisher=Fukuoka |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi folk singer. Referred to as "the Queen of [[Lalon|Lalon song]],"<ref name="ds2Dec2017">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/through-the-eyes-farida-parveen-1499194 |title=Through the Eyes of Farida Parveen |last= |first= |date=2017-12-02 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2018-12-17 |quote=Farida Parveen is an indistinguishable name in the Bangladeshi folk music arena. Known as the Queen of Lalon songs, she was born at 31st December, 1954 in Natore, Bangladesh and was brought up in Kushtia.}}</ref> she received [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1987<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news |url=http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/ |script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ |publisher=Government of Bangladesh |language=bn |trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list |access-date=23 August 2017}}</ref> and [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for the film ''Andho Prem'' (1993).<ref name=nfa>{{cite web |url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২ |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) |language=bn |trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012) |website=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation |publisher=Government of Bangladesh |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
'''Farida Parveen''' (born December 31, 1954) is a [[Bangladesh]]i folk singer. She specializes in Lalon song and has helped its popularity in Bangladesh. She has won the [[Ekushey Padak]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Farida Parveen was born in [[Natore District|Natore]] and was brought up in [[Kushtia]]. Her father was a government Doctor. As a child she used to play a [[harmonium]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ghosh|first1=Avijit|title=Music knows no borders, says Bangladesh singer Farida Parveen|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Music-knows-no-borders-says-Bangladesh-singer-Farida-Parveen/articleshow/47557997.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref> In 1968, she was enlisted with Rajshahi Betar as a Nazrul singer.<ref name=dstar>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/07/27/d507271401129.htm|title=Lalon singer Farida Parveen is a class apart|publisher=The Daily Star|date=2005-07-27|accessdate=2012-06-24|author=Ershad Kamol}}</ref> Farida graduated from Kushtia Govt. College under [[Rajshahi University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://glitz.bdnews24.com/details.php?catry=2&showns=545|publisher=bdnews24.com|title='অচিনপাখি': ফরিদা পারভীন|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref>
Parveen was born in [[Natore District|Natore]] and was brought up in [[Kushtia]]. Her father worked in the health service. As a child she used to play a [[harmonium]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Avijit |title=Music knows no borders, says Bangladesh singer Farida Parveen |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Music-knows-no-borders-says-Bangladesh-singer-Farida-Parveen/articleshow/47557997.cms |newspaper=Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> In 1968, she was enlisted with Rajshahi Betar as a Nazrul singer.<ref name=dstar>{{cite news |author=Ershad Kamol |date=27 July 2005 |title=Lalon singer Farida Parveen is a class apart |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/07/27/d507271401129.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> She graduated from Kushtia Government College under [[Rajshahi University]].<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:'অচিনপাখি': ফরিদা পারভীন |url=http://glitz.bdnews24.com/details.php?catry=2&showns=545 |work=Glitz |publisher=bdnews24.com |language=bn |access-date=24 January 2013 |archive-date=11 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311061142/http://glitz.bdnews24.com/details.php?catry=2&showns=545 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Parveen first took lesson from Komal Chakrabarti. Later on, she received lessons in classical music from Ustaad Ibrahim Khan, Ustad Rabindranath Ray, Ustad Osman Goni and Ustad Motaleb Biswas. She then learnt Nazrul songs from Ustad Mir Muzaffar Ali and Ustad Abdul Qadir. She was introduced to Lalon music by Moksed Ali Shai.<ref name="ds2Dec2017" />


==Career==
==Career==
She started her career with [[Nazrul Geeti]]. In 1973, she performed the patriotic song ''Ei Padma Ei Meghna'' and the Lalon song ''Shatyo Bol Shupothey Chol''. Her other songs are ''Tomra Bhulei Gechho Mallikadir Naam'', ''Nindar Kanta Jodi'' and several [[Lalon]] classics. {{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} She sings mostly Lalon songs and is credited with spreading its popularity in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Farida Parveen to perform at IGCC|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/farida-parveen-perform-igcc-85798|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref> In 2014 she performed in a [[sufi]] festival organized by Bangladesh embassy and the Centre for Fine Arts in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|title='Sufi Night' in Belgium|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sufi-night-in-belgium-47822|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref> In 2015 she performed in [[New Delhi]] at an program organized by Bangladesh High commission on [[Pohela Boishakh]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Pallab|title=Naboborsho in Delhi|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/naboborsho-delhi-77637|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref>
Parveen started her career with [[Nazrul Sangeet]]. In 1973, she performed the patriotic song ''Ei Padma Ei Meghna'' and the Lalon song ''Shatyo Bol Shupothey Chol''. Her other songs are ''Tomra Bhulei Gechho Mallikadir Naam'', ''Nindar Kanta Jodi'' and several Lalon classics. {{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} She sings mostly Lalon songs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Farida Parveen to perform at IGCC |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/farida-parveen-perform-igcc-85798 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> In 2014, she performed in a [[sufi]] festival organized by Bangladesh embassy and the Centre for Fine Arts in Belgium.<ref>{{cite news |title='Sufi Night' in Belgium |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sufi-night-in-belgium-47822 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> In 2015, she performed in New Delhi at a program organized by Bangladesh High commission on [[Pohela Boishakh]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Pallab |title=Naboborsho in Delhi |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/naboborsho-delhi-77637 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref>


==Activism==
==Personal life==
Parveen was married to lyricist and composer [[Abu Zafar (lyricist)|Abu Zafar]] (1943–2024).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lyricist Abu Zafar no more |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/people/367305/%E2%80%98ei-padma-ei-meghna%E2%80%99-lyricist-abu-zafar-no-more|access-date=2024-12-06|work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en|date=2024-12-06}}</ref>
Farida also supports the anti-poverty campaign in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Wayback |date=20110726031910 |url=http://asiapacific.endpoverty2015.org/campaignprofile/country/bangladesh |title=Where we work: Bangladesh }}. asiapacific.endpoverty2015.org</ref>


==Awards==
==Works==
In 2008, she won the [[Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize]]<ref>[http://www.asianmonth.com/prize/english/form19/index.html Award Ceremony and Public Forums for 2008 | Fukuoka Prize]. Asianmonth.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-24.</ref> for Best Music in [[Japan]]. In 1987, she received [[Ekushey Padak]] and in 1993, she was given the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Showtime Desk|title=An evening of Lalon song with Farida Parveen|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2015/may/23/evening-lalon-song-farida-parveen|website=dhakatribune.com|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref>


===Songs===
==Some popular songs==
* Ei Padma Ei Meghna
* "Ei Padma Ei Meghna"
* Barir Kache Arshi Nogor
* "Barir Kache Arshi Nogor"
* Shatyo Bol Shupothey Chol
* "Shatyo Bol Shupothey Chol"
* Tomra Bhulei Gechho Mallikader Naam
* "Tomra Bhulei Gechho Mallikader Naam"
* Nindar Kata Jodi
* "Nindar Kata Jodi"
* Porga Namaz Jene Shune
* "Porga Namaz Jene Shune"


==Albums==
===Albums===
* Khachar Vitor Ochin Pakhi
* ''Khachar Vitor Ochin Pakhi''
* Kishoree Bou
* ''Kishoree Bou''
* Milon Hobe Koto Dine
* ''Milon Hobe Koto Dine''
* Nindar Kata
* ''Nindar Kata''
* Pap Punner Kotha
* ''Pap Punner Kotha''
* Shomoi Gele Shodhan Hobena
* ''Shomoi Gele Shodhan Hobena''
* Tomra Vule Gacho
* ''Tomra Vule Gacho''

==Awards==
* [[Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal]] (2019)
* [[Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize]] (2008)
* [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] (1993)<ref>{{cite news |title=An evening of Lalon song with Farida Parveen |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2015/may/23/evening-lalon-song-farida-parveen |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref>
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* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1987)
* [[Anannya Top Ten Awards]] (2008)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 7 December 2024

Farida Parveen
Parveen at the Universal Sufi Festival 2017
Parveen at the Universal Sufi Festival 2017
Background information
Born (1954-12-31) 31 December 1954 (age 69)
OriginNatore District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
GenresLalon, folk
Occupationsinger
Instrument(s)instrumental, vocal
Years active1968–present

Farida Parveen (born 31 December 1954)[1] is a Bangladeshi folk singer. Referred to as "the Queen of Lalon song,"[2] she received Ekushey Padak in 1987[3] and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Andho Prem (1993).[4]

Early life

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Parveen was born in Natore and was brought up in Kushtia. Her father worked in the health service. As a child she used to play a harmonium.[5] In 1968, she was enlisted with Rajshahi Betar as a Nazrul singer.[6] She graduated from Kushtia Government College under Rajshahi University.[7]

Parveen first took lesson from Komal Chakrabarti. Later on, she received lessons in classical music from Ustaad Ibrahim Khan, Ustad Rabindranath Ray, Ustad Osman Goni and Ustad Motaleb Biswas. She then learnt Nazrul songs from Ustad Mir Muzaffar Ali and Ustad Abdul Qadir. She was introduced to Lalon music by Moksed Ali Shai.[2]

Career

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Parveen started her career with Nazrul Sangeet. In 1973, she performed the patriotic song Ei Padma Ei Meghna and the Lalon song Shatyo Bol Shupothey Chol. Her other songs are Tomra Bhulei Gechho Mallikadir Naam, Nindar Kanta Jodi and several Lalon classics. [citation needed] She sings mostly Lalon songs.[8] In 2014, she performed in a sufi festival organized by Bangladesh embassy and the Centre for Fine Arts in Belgium.[9] In 2015, she performed in New Delhi at a program organized by Bangladesh High commission on Pohela Boishakh.[10]

Personal life

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Parveen was married to lyricist and composer Abu Zafar (1943–2024).[11]

Works

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Songs

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  • "Ei Padma Ei Meghna"
  • "Barir Kache Arshi Nogor"
  • "Shatyo Bol Shupothey Chol"
  • "Tomra Bhulei Gechho Mallikader Naam"
  • "Nindar Kata Jodi"
  • "Porga Namaz Jene Shune"

Albums

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  • Khachar Vitor Ochin Pakhi
  • Kishoree Bou
  • Milon Hobe Koto Dine
  • Nindar Kata
  • Pap Punner Kotha
  • Shomoi Gele Shodhan Hobena
  • Tomra Vule Gacho

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Farida Parveen [ Arts and Culture Prize 2008 ]". Fukuoka. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Through the Eyes of Farida Parveen". The Daily Star. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018. Farida Parveen is an indistinguishable name in the Bangladeshi folk music arena. Known as the Queen of Lalon songs, she was born at 31st December, 1954 in Natore, Bangladesh and was brought up in Kushtia.
  3. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ^ Ghosh, Avijit. "Music knows no borders, says Bangladesh singer Farida Parveen". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. ^ Ershad Kamol (27 July 2005). "Lalon singer Farida Parveen is a class apart". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  7. ^ 'অচিনপাখি': ফরিদা পারভীন. Glitz (in Bengali). bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Farida Parveen to perform at IGCC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ "'Sufi Night' in Belgium". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  10. ^ Bhattacharya, Pallab. "Naboborsho in Delhi". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Lyricist Abu Zafar no more". Dhaka Tribune. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  12. ^ "An evening of Lalon song with Farida Parveen". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2015.


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