“After the composition of the track “Chotto Ekta Matir Ghore,” Bari bhai came and sang the song. Siddiqui was an emotional human being, whose life was all about music. In order to ensure the continuance of the Baul tradition of music and culture to younger generations, Siddiqui established a Baul research centre, “Baul Bari,” near his village. The singer also extended his artistic quest to the screens and appeared in the drama “Pagla Ghora,” directed by Amol Palekar, in 2013. With a moving voice that tells of heart-felt pains and the pleasure of love, existence, humanity and more, Siddiqui earned the admiration of millions both in and out of Bangladesh. The folk maestro has voiced around 160 tracks throughout his career and released a folk album “Lokhkho Tara” in April 2000. The singer never had to look back after that and continued to sing in films and tele-films, as well as performing at concerts and on TV. Most of the songs became commercial successes and eventually landed him the “Bachsas Award” for his music direction and song “Showa Chan Pakhi.” However, Siddiqui got his first breakthrough with his songs in Humayun Ahmed’s 1999 film “Sharaban Megher Dine.” The songs “Amar Gaye Joto Dukkho Shoy,” “Pubali Batashe,” “Showa Chan Pakhi,” “Ogo Bhabijan,” “Manush Dhoro Manush Bhojo,” introduced Siddiqui to broader audiences. But after being inspired by author Humayun Ahmed, he entered into the music arena in the 1990s and made his debut television music program “Ronger Baroi,” which was produced by Humayun Ahmed. Siddiqui kicked off his career by joining Bangladesh Television in 1985. The crooner, who entered the musical realm with a flute, mastered his musical skills under the guidance of some of the finest musical gurus in Bangladesh and India, including the likes of Ostad Aminur Rahman, Ostad Gopal Dutt and Pandit VG Karnard. Siddiqui may not get a stately burial, tears, however, have fallen for the austere aficionado of spirituality and harmony around the country.īorn to a respected musical family in Netrokona, Siddiqui entered into the world of music at an early age. The demise of our very own “Showa Chan Pakhi” caused an outburst in his own realm. These areas are mostly on the Bihar-Bengal border.To make a peaceful transition into the flow of eternal life, Bari Siddiqui, the eminent folk singer, songwriter, flautist, musician, and above all a bona fide Baul, has departed from the world, defying the terrestrial life support he was put on some six days ago. Sources close to RJD have said the party was keen on contesting elections in areas which have a larger concentration of Hindi speaking people from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. However, nothing concrete has emerged from the meeting and RJD is likely to take a final decision after Abdul Bari Siddiqui and Shyam Rajak report to Tejaswi Yadav within a week. It is also unclear how many seats RJD is eyeing to contest in West Bengal if it forges an alliance with TMC. The meeting between RJD and TMC assumes significance in the backdrop that Lalu Prasad's party is exploring possibilities of an alliance with the ruling party in West Bengal for the upcoming elections.Īccording to sources, discussions were held between RJD leaders and Abhishek Banerjee over the possible alliance between both parties or RJD fighting elections as independent with the consent of TMC. Before meeting Abhishek Banerjee, who is handling the much of the election affairs of the TMC in West Bengal, both RJD leaders met poll strategist Prashant Kishor in Kolkata on Sunday.