Foad Nasser Babu (born 31 May)[1] is a Bangladeshi music composer.[2] He is the founder, band leader, music composer, Lyricist, singer and the keyboardist of Feedback, a Bangladeshi band.[3][4] He also plays piano, bass guitar and rhythm both in session music recordings and in the live shows. Melay Jaire is one of his best composition, written & melody composed by Maqsoodul Haque.

Foad Nasser Babu
ফুয়াদ নাসের বাবু
Born31 May
Genres
  • Pop rock
  • Soft rock
  • Blues
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Songwriter
  • Composer
Instrument
Years active19–present
Labels

He composes music for radio and television commercials, theme and background score for drama, feature films, documentaries and songs for solo artists.[4][5][6][7][8]


In Bangladesh, TV commercials (Jingle) has got a modern feel and thereafter propelled to the ultra-modern genre with his decades-long effort.

As a bass guitarist he has been performing with Runa Laila for the last four decades.

Career

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In 1972, Babu composed his first song "Abar Eshechhe Shey Muktir Logno" - a Gono Sangeet (inspirational songs for the masses) written by Ahmed Bashir, performed by Shomonbo i Shilpi Goshthi. "Udashi Ey Mone" was his first recorded song.[9]

Babu owns the recording studio Art of Noise in Dhaka.[10]

Discography

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Band

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  • উল্লাস (Cheers) (1987)
  • মেলা (Carnival) (1990)
  • বংগাব্দ ১৪০০ (Bengali Year 1400) (1994)
  • বাউলিয়ানা (Bauliana) (1996)
  • দেহঘড়ি (Body clock) (1997)
  • ০২ (02)

Mixed

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  • Rongomela Vol.1[11]
  • Together
  • Kiron
  • Adda
  • 6 Band Mixed '99
  • Aloron
  • Millennium

References

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  1. ^ আজ শ্রদ্ধেয় ফুয়াদ নাসের বাবু’র জন্মদিন… [Today is the birthday of Foad Nasser Babu] (in Bengali). shangetangon.com/. May 31, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Nusrat Jahan Pritom (March 20, 2017). "Foad Nasser Babu: A Musician With A Message For Young Musicians". The Daily Sun. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  3. ^ ""My greatest achievement is Feedback" - Foad Nasser Babu". The Daily Star. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  4. ^ a b Shawreen Rahman (June 17, 2017). "Through the eyes of Foad Nasser Babu". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "FOAD NASSER BABU". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Foad Nasser Babu: A legend of country's band music". Daily Sun. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ ""He taught me everything that I know about music" – Foad Nasser Babu". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Foad Nasser Babu's four eras in music". The Daily New Nation. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ Elita Karim (March 18, 2016). "1 Minute Please!". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  10. ^ Elita Karim (October 20, 2006). "Digital sounds of music". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  11. ^ "Rongomela, Vol. 1 - Mehedi - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". 17 May 2016.
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