Bhawaiya

Kaushalya Roy

Call: 8597332070

Daughter of singer parents, Kausalya has Bhawaiya in her blood. Her first appearance as a Bhawaiya performer was at the age of 8. The mellifluous voice of Kausalya impressed Biren Roy, a legend in Bhawaiya music so immensely that he got her married to his son. She has been awarded at Block level at the State Bhawaiya Festival. Overpowering the financial issues, she along with her husband, have made their presence felt in the world of Bhawaiya songs.

Sunil Barman

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Sunil Barman of Coochbehar is a noted exponent of Bhawaiya music of recent times. Started learning music at the age of 7, his expertise lies in playing Dotara and Sarinda, string instruments related to Bhawaiya music. He was inspired by many local musicians but was groomed by the great Alauddin Sarkar. Sunil was awarded two times at the State Bhawaiya Festival. He can be regarded as one of the finest Bhawaiya composers of recent times. Sunil has a numerous music albums including ‘Maishal Bandhu’, ‘Sadher Nouka’, ‘Moner Asha’ etc. He is a famous Bhawaiya guru in North Bengal and teaches the traditional folk music to the young generation. Lastly it is important to mention that Sunil Barman feels himself very lucky as he got a golden opportunity to accompany with Pratima Pandey Barua, the world famous Bhawaiya songbird.

Malay Kinnar

Call: 7679432440

Malay Kinnar is an expert Dhol player who started learning to play the instrument at the age of 20. Trained by Balaram Hazra, a veteran Dhol player and a recipient of the Banga Ratna Award of the Government of West Bengal, Malay was conferred the same award in 2016. He also had the honor of performing before the former President of India, Late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. A regular artist for All India Radio and television channel Doordarshan, Malay has performed at events across India, in Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Goa and Assam. He has also performed in Bangladesh. Malay has also played for many Bhawaiya albums.

Nazrul Islam

Call: 7908744280

Najrul Islam is an accomplished Bhawaiya artist and composer as well. Singing from a very young age, he was trained under veterans like Subhash Chandra Das, Kumar Manabendra Narayan and Alauddin Sarkar. In 2001 and 2002, Najrul won the state-level Bhawaiya championship. Nazrul has many music albums including Bhaber Bhawaiya, Bhabnadir Bhawaiya and Moner Ayna and many of his songs are viral in social media. Najrul has performed across India including Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and has an immense contribution in safeguarding the heritage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMyn8cyDZmk

Jawaharlal Roy

Call: 9933765601

Jawaharlal Roy is a Bhawaiya Singer of Jalpaiguri. Learning from childhood, he first took his lesson from his guru Shailendranath Roy and later he was inspired by many famous Bhawaiya personalities including Dhaneswar Roy, Chaitanyadeb Roy etc. In his early days he was awarded many times at Block level at State Bhawaiya Festival, ChhatraYuva Festival etc. Talented Jawaharlal Roy is also well-versed in playing Dotara and Sarinda, musical instruments associated with Bhawaiya music of North Benga

Anjali Roy

Call: 7063518640

Learning from her childhood, Anjali Roy of Jalpaiguri is a talented Bhawaiya singer of North Bengal. She received her training from various Bhawaiya exponents including Siddheswar Roy, Chaitanya Roy and Kameswar Roy. She somehow has continued to pursue learning music as well as dotara, the string instrument with the utmost dedication even with many difficulties in her life. She has been awarded at Block level at the State Bhawaiya Festival in 2015. Anjali Roy is also a B high graded Bhawaiya artist in All India Radio.