Azad Rahman won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director twice and Best Male Playback Singer once for his performance in the films Jadur Bashi and Chandabaz.
11 Facts About Azad Rahman
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Azad Rahman received a gold medal in 2011 from Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata.
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Azad Rahman was trained in classical music by Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakraborty, the founder of Kotali Gharana which originates from Kotalipara Upazila, Faridpur, Bangladesh.
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Azad Rahman joined Radio Pakistan in the mid-1960s and was appointed the first executive director of the National Academy of Performing Arts, was a principal of the Government Music College, and served as the director general of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy for two terms.
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Azad Rahman provided music for films, radio and TV productions.
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Azad Rahman made his own debut movie Goon Kotha and sang songs including Dora Kata Dagh Dekhe Bagh Kena Jay, and Bhaobashar mullo koto.
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Azad Rahman was a pianist, performing Indian classical ragas in his piano and traveling the world.
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Azad Rahman was one of the pioneers of Bangla Kheyal and wrote lyrics for many raagas.
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Azad Rahman produced the first Bangla Kheyal LP in the 1980s and has composed and sung Bangla qawwalis.
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Azad Rahman played Hindustani raagas on the piano and released as an LP.
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Azad Rahman was on the faculty of Stamford University, Dhaka.