The Most Famous
MUSICIANS from Bangladesh
This page contains a list of the greatest Bangladeshi Musicians. The pantheon dataset contains 3,175 Musicians, 2 of which were born in Bangladesh. This makes Bangladesh the birth place of the 70th most number of Musicians behind Dominican Republic, and Singapore.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bangladeshi Musicians of all time. This list of famous Bangladeshi Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. S. D. Burman (1906 - 1975)
With an HPI of 51.76, S. D. Burman is the most famous Bangladeshi Musician. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. He was a member of the Tripura royal family, but his father was excluded from the throne. He started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one of the most successful and influential Indian film music composers. Burman composed the soundtracks for over 100 movies, including Bengali films and Hindi. Apart from being a versatile composer, he also sang songs in folk style of East Bengal and light semi-classical. His son, R. D. Burman, was also a celebrated music composer for Bollywood films. Burman's compositions were sung by the leading singers of the era, including Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum, Mukesh and Talat Mahmood. As a playback singer, Burman sang 14 Hindi and 13 Bengali film songs.
2. Allauddin Khan (1881 - 1972)
With an HPI of 47.52, Allauddin Khan is the 2nd most famous Bangladeshi Musician. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Ustad Allauddin Khan (8 October 1862 – 6 September 1972), was an Indian sarod player and multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of the most notable music teachers of the 20th century in Indian classical music. For a generation many of his students, across different instruments like sitar and violin, dominated Hindustani classical and became one of the most famous exponents of the form ever, including his son Ali Akbar Khan.
3. Vilayat Khan (1928 - 2004)
With an HPI of 43.33, Vilayat Khan is the 3rd most famous Bangladeshi Musician. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Ustad Vilayat Khan (28 August 1928[1] – 13 March 2004) was an Indian classical sitar player, considered by many to be the greatest sitarist of his age. Along with Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, and Imrat Khan, he is credited with the creation and development of gayaki ang (a technique that emulates the vocal melisma of Hindustani classical music) on the sitar. He recorded his first 78-RPM disc at the age of and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75. He has composed the music for several films, including Jalsaghar (1958), The Guru (1969), and Kadambari (1976). He had given a chance to newcomer Kavita Krishnamurthy in Kadambari which was the first song in her career.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Bangladeshi musicians born between 1881 and 1928. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Bangladeshi musicians include S. D. Burman, Allauddin Khan, and Vilayat Khan. As of April 2024, 1 new Bangladeshi musicians have been added to Pantheon including Allauddin Khan.
Deceased Bangladeshi Musicians
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S. D. Burman
1906 - 1975
HPI: 51.76
Allauddin Khan
1881 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Vilayat Khan
1928 - 2004
HPI: 43.33
