Saidur Rahman Boyati (born 1931) is a Bangladesh folk singer of
Baul
The Baul ( bn, বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism, Vaishnavism and Tantra from Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls cons ...
genre.
He was awarded
Shilpakala Padak
Shilpakala Padak is an award instituted by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) to recognize ten established artists for their contributions to the fields of Bangladeshi arts, theater, music, dance, instrumental music, folk music and film and other ...
in 2013 and
Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1995.
Background and career
Saidur Rahman Boyati started his education at Paschim Hasli Primary School in Manikganj. In 1959, he failed the matriculation examination and did not study afterward.
The war of liberation for independence started in 1971. Rahman joined the war of liberation. He used to write various songs and poems to give courage to his comrades.
At a reception given to
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...
in 1972, Saidur Rahman Bayati sang a song he had written about him.
Personal life
Rahman married Saleha Begum in 1986. They had three sons and a daughter. Their eldest son Abul Bashar Abbasi is also a musician. He sings on radio and television.
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Living people
1931 births
People from Manikganj District
Bangladeshi folk singers
20th-century Bangladeshi male singers
20th-century Bangladeshi singers
Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy
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