Alaur Rahman ( bn, আলাউর রহমান; born 1960) is a Bangladeshi-born British singer.

Early life

Rahman was born in Alagdi, Jagannathpur,

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(now

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). He attended Madrasa, primary school and The Aided High School, where he would also sing

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, na'at,

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and other religious songs as well as songs dedicated to Bangladesh. In 1977, at the age of 14, Rahman came to the United Kingdom with his parents. He attended Pandit Horidas Ganguly School where he learned North Indian classical music.

Career

In 1985, Rahman appeared on

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programme ''Naya Zindagi, Naya Jeevan'' and sang ghazal and modern songs live. In the same year, Rahman recorded a 12-track debut album ''Smaranepare (Shoronay Poray)''. Rahman composed music for all 12-tracks, which were arranged by Qutbuddin and the lyrics were written by Abdul Mukit, Nurul Ghani, Delwar Khan and Shamsheer Qureshi. The album was produced and released by Jhankar Music. In 1986, he performed on

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(BTV). In 1992, he performed on television programme about he Bangladeshi community of East London. In the 1990s, Rahman became one of the leading singers in Britain's Bengali community and went on to sell numerous songs. His musical influences are

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, Ghulam Ali, Nurul Ghani and

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. Rahman moved onto making spiritual and religious music and was selected by

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to be the voice of the

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(call to prayer). Rahman has released 40 albums, which include

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and Bangla songs. His best of album ''Best of Alaur Rahman'' was released by Serengeti Sirocco. His songs are about the loss of a sense of belonging and the material conditions that underpin his life in Britain.

Awards

Rahman has won numerous awards globally. These have included awards from

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and

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, where he has won awards for being the best singer.

Personal life

In 1986, Rahman married Rozi Rahman. They have two sons Rabi and Raid, and a daughter Aniqa.

References

External links

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