Armeen Musa
Armeen Musa আরমীন মূসা | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | armeenmusa |
Armeen Musa (Bengali: আরমিন মুসা) is a Bangladeshi music director, composer, singer-songwriter, and actor. She is the first Bangladeshi composer to be part of a Grammy Nominated album, Shuruat by Berklee Indian Ensemble.[1][2]
Career[edit]
During her teenage years, Armeen was deeply inspired by musicians like Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Sahana Bajpaie, and Anusheh Anadil.[3]
Armeen started her first band at the age of 14 and released her debut album Aye Ghum Bhangai in 2008. She gained wider recognition with her hit single Bhromor Koiyo Giya, a modern rendition of Radharaman Dutta's classic song.[4]
Armeen received training from her Guru Sujit Mustafa and graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2014. Her passion for world music and western fusion led her to create her own choir band, the Ghaashphoring Choir, which performed in the second season of Coke Studio Bangla under her direction for Pritom Hasan’s Deora[4]
Armeen has had many notable achievements during her stay at Berklee College of Music, including the opportunity to perform in front of A. R. Rahman. She was part of the Berklee Indian Ensemble that performed remakes of Rahman's songs during the occasion of his receiving a doctorate degree from the college.[4] She also performed as part of the choir with Bobby McFerrin[5], and Indian composer Clinton Cerejo; both as part of Berklee’s student-artist exchange programs.
Her album Live from Space was released in 2019.[3] The album was composed of Armeen's own tracks and renditions of popular songs. It was recorded and completed with both audio and video done by Dewan Anamul Islam Raju and Tanzim Ahmed Bijoy respectively, in just two days.[6]
In 2022, Armeen made history by becoming the first Bangladeshi composer to be part of a Grammy-nominated album, Shuruat by Berklee Indian Ensemble for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Global Music Album. The album featured a song composed by Armeen and written by her mother, Nashid Kamal, titled Jaago Piya. The song was performed alongside famous musicians such as Ustad Zakir Hossain, Shankar Mahadevan, and Shreya Ghoshal.[4]
In 2023, Armeen made her debut in acting. Under the direction of Syed Jamil Ahmed, she performed as an actor in his theatre production of Nilima Ibrahim’s Ami Birangona Bolchi and as composer to the soundtrack, that was performed live by Ghaashphoring Choir in the Studio Theatre Hall at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, June 2023.[7]
Apart from music, Armeen enjoys blogging about food, sharing her love for recipes and restaurant reviews on her IG account, 'dhakadelicacy'.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Her Grandfather was Mustafa Kamal and her Grandmother was Husne Ara Kamal. Armeen's family has a rich musical heritage. Her Great-Grandfather was the renowned Bengali folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed, while her Great Uncle Mustafa Zaman Abbasi and Great Aunt Ferdausi Rahman are also highly regarded musicians.[4]
Discography[edit]
Studio Albums[edit]
- Aye Ghum Bhangai (2008)
- Finding Fall (2013)
- Simultaneously (2015)
Live Albums[edit]
- Live from Space (2019)
- Being in love with the King of the World - Live in Sydney (2022)
Soundtrack albums[edit]
- Shongram (2014)
Singles[edit]
- Onek Din Por (2018)
- Lilabali (2022)
- Back for me (2023)
Film Playbacks[edit]
- Nodi Bhora Dheu- Jiyo Kaka OST (2011)
- Brishty- Ice Cream (2016 film)
- Raater Mazhar - Eagoler Chokh (2016)
- Emon kore bolchi - Swapnajaal OST (2018)
- Bhoi Korche- Bhoot Chaturdashi (film) (2019)
References[edit]
- ^ "Song by Armeen Musa and Nashid Kamal is part of an album that gets Grammy nomination". bdnews24. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Armeen Musa, Nashid Kamal get 2023 Grammy nomination". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Armeen Musa: There was a lot of pressure from my family to not be a musician". The Business Standard. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "The flame of grit and passion burns bright". tbsnews. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Musa meets McFerrin". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 Apr 2011.
- ^ Shahnewaz, Sadi Mohammad. "The Armeen Musa Band's 'Live from Space' takes off". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Ami Birangana Bolchi: A war narrative we're yet to own". Dhaka Tribune. Sadia Khalid Reeti. Retrieved 22 Jun 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Armeen Musa at IMDb
- Armeen Musa discography at Discogs
- Armeen Musa on Last.fm
- Armeen Musa on Spotify
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
