Raja Hossain Khan (1938 – March 6, 1989), was a music director, composer and

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player from

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. He came from a musical family, and was the nephew of multi-instrumentalist and music teacher

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Early life and training

Born in Brahmanbaria as the youngest son of Nayeb Ali Khan, he began his music lessons in violin with his father. Later he went to

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to continue his higher training from his cousin

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player, under whom he studied for a period of three years. He then took music lessons from Ali Akbar Khan, another cousin, and also from his eldest brother Khadem Hossain Khan.

discography

;composer *''Dheu Er Por Dheu'' (1970) *''Shasti'' (1984) ;background score *''Jahan Baaje Shehnai'' (1968)

Career

Raja Hossain Khan then joined Dhaka Radio ( Bangladesh Betar) as a ‘Staff Artist’. He was also associated in the film industry, and was music director for a number of movies. He was accorded State Award for music direction in the film ''Surjagrohon''. He tuned a large number of popular songs for National Radio and Television (BTV). He also visited a number of other countries as a member of cultural delegations. Raja Hossain had three sons named Palash Khan, Titas Khan, and Plabon Khan. He died in a tragic road accident on March 6, 1989.

References

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