Eminent folk singer and flautist Bari Siddiqui passed away

The 63-year old singer Siddiqui had been kept on life support there since the night of November 17 after suffering a heart attack. The singer of popular songs like “Shua Chan Pakhi” and “Amar Gaye Joto Dukkho Shoy” left behind his wife, two sons, a daughter, and a host of relatives, friends, well-wishers and followers to mourn his death. Siddiqui, born to a musical family in Netrokona on November 15, 1954, trained in music from a young age under Ustad Gopal Dutt, Ustad Aminur Rahman, Babir Khan and Pannalal Ghosh during the formative years of his life. He also began playing the bansuri (bamboo flute) and trained under noted classical flautist VG Karnad in India. Siddiqui came to mainstream attention in 2000 with the release of Humayun Ahmed's film “Shrabon Megher Din”. However, his music career began much earlier, back in the 70s. He continued to sing in films and tele-films as well after that, along with performing at concerts and on TV. He further released several music albums. He has worked extensively with lyricist Shahidullah Farayezi and has performed and conducted workshops in France, Switzerland, Malaysia, Pakistan, Iran and Singapore.

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