Swani Zubayeer was born on 2 December 1973 and is a Bangladeshi classical singer, composer and music director.
12 Facts About Swani Zubayeer
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Swani Zubayeer won Bangladesh National Film Awards in best music director category for the film Anil Bagchir Ekdin in 2015.
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Swani Zubayeer completed his Secondary School Certificate from St Gregory's High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate from Dhaka Notre Dame College.
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Swani Zubayeer learnt the basics of Indian classical music from his family friend Gobindo Ravi Das.
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Swani Zubayeer was trained in Indian classical music there by Mazhar Ali Khan and Jawaad Ali Khan.
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Swani Zubayeer studied 2 years for a Diploma degree in music composition from 1999 to 2001 at Gotland School of Music Composition.
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Swani Zubayeer's compositions were played in The Ljudvagor Festival when he was a student at that institution.
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Swani Zubayeer earned his post graduate degree in Western Classical Composition in 2006.
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Swani Zubayeer taught music composition at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka for five years.
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In 2003, Swani Zubayeer composed and arranged an orchestral work titled The Golden Land which was based on the seasons of Bangladesh and her nature.
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Swani Zubayeer started directing music in 2015 for films through Ghashphul: The Flower of Grass, a film directed by Akram Khan.
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Swani Zubayeer is currently running a music institute called Royal Institute of Music Bangladesh.