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{{Short description|Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, musician and record producer}}
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| education = {{ubl|[[Visva-Bharati University]]|[[University of Calcutta]]}}
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| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Sahana Bajpaie]]|2000|2008|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Sunidhi Nayak]]|2020}}}}
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'''Shayan Chowdhury Arnob''', known professionally as '''Arnob''', is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, musician, painter, filmmaker, animator and producer. Arnob is the lead singer of his own band Arnob & Friends.


'''Shayan Chowdhury Arnob''' (born 27 January 1978) is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, musician, painter, filmmaker, animator and producer. Arnob was the founding member of the [[indie folk]] band [[Bangla (band)|''Bangla'']] which later went hiatus for internal reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-28 |title=Let there be dissent: Bangladeshi musician Shayan Chowdhury Arnob on his new album |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/let-there-be-dissent-bangladeshi-musician-shayan-chowdhury-arnob-on-his-new-album/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Arnob continued performing with some of the band members as '''''Arnob and Friends.'''''
Arnob was the founder of [[indie folk]] band [[Bangla (band)|''Bangla'']] which stayed active for a decade before going into hiatus in the late 2000s. Arnob continued performing with some of the band members as ''Arnob and Friends''. He also briefly collaborated with ''Prayer Hall'', a Bangladeshi rock band.<ref name="Shazu2">{{cite web |last=Shazu |first=Shah Alam |title=21 Anniversary Supplement |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2012/anniversary_2012/section1/9.htm |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Daily Star Archive}}</ref>


Arnob gained nationwide recognition as a solo artist for his title track ''[[She Je Boshe Ache]]'' for the 2004 TV drama ''Offbeat''.<ref name="Shazu2" /> The song also appeared in his first solo album ''[[Chaina Bhabish]],'' released in 2005.<ref name="Shahnewaz 2019">{{cite web |last=Shahnewaz |first=Sadi Mohammad |date=27 January 2019 |title=Celebrating Arnob with his timeless hits |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/celebrating-arnob-his-timeless-hits-1693606 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> This album was followed by his two notable solo albums ''[[Hok Kolorob]] and'' ''[[Doob (album)|Doob]],'' cementing his position as a prominent musician in Bangladesh''.'' In 2009, Arnob released his first live album ''[[Arnob & Friends Live]]'', which featured songs from his international tour in October 2008.<ref name="Shahnewaz 2019" /> {{As of|2022}}, Arnob released seven solo albums, and composed [[film score]]s for several notable [[Bengali language]] films, which include ''[[Monpura]]'', [[Jaago (2010 film)|''Jaago'']], ''[[Aynabaji]]'' and ''[[Under Construction (film)|Under Construction]]''.<ref name="IMDb 2022">{{cite web |date=17 May 2022 |title=Shayan Chowdhury Arnob |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4909012/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
Arnob gained nationwide recognition as a solo artist for his title track ''[[She Je Boshe Ache]]'' for the 2004 TV drama ''Offbeat''.<ref name="Shazu2">{{cite web |last=Shazu |first=Shah Alam |title=21 Anniversary Supplement |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2012/anniversary_2012/section1/9.htm |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Daily Star Archive}}</ref> The song also appeared in his first solo album ''[[Chaina Bhabish]],'' released in 2005.<ref name="Shahnewaz 2019">{{cite web |last=Shahnewaz |first=Sadi Mohammad |date=27 January 2019 |title=Celebrating Arnob with his timeless hits |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/celebrating-arnob-his-timeless-hits-1693606 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> This album was followed by his two renowned solo albums ''[[Hok Kolorob]] and'' ''[[Doob (album)|Doob]],'' cementing his position as a prominent musician in Bangladesh''.'' In 2009, Arnob released his first live album ''[[Arnob & Friends Live]]'', which featured songs from his international tour in October 2008.<ref name="Shahnewaz 2019" /> {{As of|2022}}, Arnob released seven solo albums, and composed [[film score]]s for several notable [[Bengali language]] films, which include ''[[Monpura]]'', [[Jaago (2010 film)|''Jaago'']], ''[[Aynabaji]]'' and ''[[Under Construction (film)|Under Construction]]''.<ref name="IMDb 2022">{{cite web |date=17 May 2022 |title=Shayan Chowdhury Arnob |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4909012/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=IMDb}}</ref>


In 2022, Arnob produced the inaugural season of ''[[Coke Studio Bangla]]'', the Bangladeshi incarnation of the ''[[Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program)|Coke Studio]]'' franchise.<ref name=":0" />
In 2022, Arnob produced the inaugural season of ''[[Coke Studio Bangla]]'', the Bangladeshi incarnation of the ''[[Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program)|Coke Studio]]'' franchise.<ref name=":0" />
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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
===Early years===
===Early years===
Arnob was born in Dhaka on 27 January 1978, to painter couple Swapan Chowdhury and Suraiya Chowdhury.<ref name="Somoy News">{{cite web |title=Somoy Tv News |url=https://www.somoynews.tv/pages/details/211756/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Somoy News |language=bn}}</ref> Swapan Chowdhury was a member of the traveling music band that participated in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971, and was featured in the documentary ''[[Muktir Gaan]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Fayza |last=Haq |date=16 December 2004 |title=Swapan Chowdhury's vision of the warfront |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/12/16/d41216140390.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref> Arnob's uncle [[Tapan Chowdhury (singer)|Tapan Chowdhury]], was a prominent solo-artist and a member of the Bangladeshi rock band [[Souls (band)|Souls]].<ref name=star>{{cite news |author=Zia Nazmul Islam |date=24 May 2014 |title=Arnob, More Than a Musician |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arnob-br-more-than-a-musician-25206 |access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref> He is a cousin to Bangladeshi actress, model and singer [[Rafiath Rashid Mithila]].<ref name=":1" />
Arnob was born in Dhaka on 27 January 1978, to painter couple Swapan Chowdhury and Suraiya Chowdhury.<ref name="Somoy News">{{cite web |title=Somoy Tv News |url=https://www.somoynews.tv/pages/details/211756/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Somoy News |language=bn}}</ref> Swapan Chowdhury was a member of the traveling music band that participated in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971 and was featured in the documentary ''[[Muktir Gaan]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Fayza |last=Haq |date=16 December 2004 |title=Swapan Chowdhury's vision of the warfront |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/12/16/d41216140390.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref> He is a cousin to Bangladeshi actress, model, and singer [[Rafiath Rashid Mithila]].<ref name=":1" />


Arnob started schooling at [[Willes Little Flower School]] in Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tinpahar.com/article/363|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511073851/http://www.tinpahar.com/article/363|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2014|title=Siddarth Sivakumar: In conversation with Arnob|publisher=Tin Pahar|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> However, in 1985, at the insistence of his mother, Arnob was admitted to [[Patha Bhavana]], a school affiliated with Vishva Bharati at [[Santiniketan]], West Bengal, India.<ref name="star" /> While at Patha Bhavana, he took lessons in [[Esraj]] and taught himself to play keyboard and guitar. He was also exposed to a wide range of musical styles, ranging from western music to the local baul traditions, and started composing music with his friends at this time.<ref name="Somoy News" /> However, in a 2014 interview to a Bangladeshi magazine, he confessed:{{blockquote| I never thought I would take music as a profession! Even at school, I was the worst in music.<ref>{{cite news |first=Karim |last=Waheed |date=15 August 2008 |title='Monpura': Rustic soul wrapped in urban sensitivity |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=50463 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>}}
Arnob started schooling at [[Willes Little Flower School]] in Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tinpahar.com/article/363|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511073851/http://www.tinpahar.com/article/363|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2014|title=Siddarth Sivakumar: In conversation with Arnob|publisher=Tin Pahar|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> However, in 1985, at the insistence of his mother, Arnob was admitted to [[Patha Bhavana]], a school affiliated with Vishva Bharati at [[Santiniketan]], West Bengal, India.<ref name=star>{{cite news |author=Zia Nazmul Islam |date=24 May 2014 |title=Arnob, More Than a Musician |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arnob-br-more-than-a-musician-25206 |access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref> While at Patha Bhavana, he took lessons in [[Esraj]] and taught himself to play keyboard and guitar. He was also exposed to a wide range of musical styles, ranging from western music to the local baul traditions, and started composing music with his friends at this time.<ref name="Somoy News" /> However, in a 2014 interview to a Bangladeshi magazine, he confessed:{{blockquote| I never thought I would take music as a profession! Even at school, I was the worst in music.<ref>{{cite news |first=Karim |last=Waheed |date=15 August 2008 |title='Monpura': Rustic soul wrapped in urban sensitivity |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=50463 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>}}


===1990s===
===1990s===
====1995–1999: Visva Bharati University and the formation of Bangla====
====1995–1999: Visva Bharati University and the formation of Bangla====
After completing high school education, Arnob enrolled in the [[Visva Bharati University]] in 1995 to study at the Fine Arts Academy (Kala bhavana). In 1998, when he was a fourth-year student, he formed an [[indie folk]] [[Fusion music|fusion]] band named [[Bangla (band)|Bangla]]. His family friend [[Anusheh Anadil]] learned about his project while visiting Shantiniketan and joined the band a vocalist.<ref name="New Age arnob">{{cite news |title=Shayan Chowdhury Arnob |work=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]] |url=http://www.newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=122&id=892 |url-status=dead |access-date=13 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005130117/http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=122&id=892 |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> Anusheh brought in bassist Buno to the band, who had prior experience in folk fusion. With the new lineup, the band had their first performance in [[Kolkata Book Fair]] in January 1999.<ref name="Congo">{{cite web |title=Congo Square Website |url=http://www.congosq.org/bangla.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711020134/http://www.congosq.org/bangla.html |archive-date=11 July 2012 |access-date=12 June 2013 |publisher=Congosq.org}}</ref>
After completing high school education, Arnob enrolled at [[Visva Bharati University]] in 1995 to study at the Fine Arts Academy (Kala Bhavana). In 1998, when he was a fourth-year student, he formed an [[indie folk]] [[Fusion music|fusion]] band named [[Bangla (band)|Bangla]]. His family friend [[Anusheh Anadil]] learned about his project while visiting Shantiniketan and joined the band as a vocalist.<ref name="New Age arnob">{{cite news |title=Shayan Chowdhury Arnob |work=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]] |url=http://www.newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=122&id=892 |url-status=dead |access-date=13 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005130117/http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=122&id=892 |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> Anusheh brought in bassist Buno, who had prior experience in folk fusion. With the new lineup, the band had their first performance at the [[Kolkata Book Fair]] in January 1999.<ref name="Congo">{{cite web |title=Congo Square Website |url=http://www.congosq.org/bangla.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711020134/http://www.congosq.org/bangla.html |archive-date=11 July 2012 |access-date=12 June 2013 |publisher=Congosq.org}}</ref>


===2000s===
===2000s===
====2000–2007: Relocation to Dhaka, debut album of Bangla and going solo====
====2000–2007: Relocation to Dhaka, debut album of Bangla and going solo====
Arnob returned to Dhaka in 1999.<ref name="ektaar">{{cite web |title=Shayan Choudhury Arnob |url=http://www.ektaarmusic.com/ektaarmusic/artists/arnob |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425063157/http://www.ektaarmusic.com/ektaarmusic/artists/arnob |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=13 June 2013 |publisher=ektaarmusic.com}}</ref> The same year instrumentalists Kartik, Shantunu and Nazrul joined ''Bangla''.<ref>{{cite web |title=No boundaries – Kaartik talks about his liberated approach to music |url=http://www.amadergaan.com/?p=5129 |access-date=13 June 2013 |publisher=Amadergaan.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Md. Nazrul Islam- The rhythms of Dhol and life |url=http://www.newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=209&id=1533 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921101558/http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=209&id=1533 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=13 June 2013 |work=New Age}}</ref> The band had their first formal concert at [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton Hotel]] in Dhaka in October,1999.<ref name="ektaar" />
Arnob returned to Dhaka in 1999.<ref name="ektaar">{{cite web |title=Shayan Choudhury Arnob |url=http://www.ektaarmusic.com/ektaarmusic/artists/arnob |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425063157/http://www.ektaarmusic.com/ektaarmusic/artists/arnob |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=13 June 2013 |publisher=ektaarmusic.com}}</ref> The same year, instrumentalists Kartik, Shantunu and Nazrul joined ''Bangla''.<ref>{{cite web |title=No boundaries – Kaartik talks about his liberated approach to music |url=http://www.amadergaan.com/?p=5129 |access-date=13 June 2013 |publisher=Amadergaan.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Md. Nazrul Islam- The rhythms of Dhol and life |url=http://www.newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=209&id=1533 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921101558/http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=209&id=1533 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=13 June 2013 |work=New Age}}</ref> The band had their first formal concert at the [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton Hotel]] in Dhaka in October 1999.<ref name="ektaar" />


In 2002, ''Bangla'' took part in "the Benson and Hedges Star Search" competition, and Arnob received the Award for Best Instrumentalist for playing esraj.<ref name="ektaar" /> The same year, ''Bangla'' released its debut album, ''Kingkortobbobimurho''.<ref name="Anusheh and Buno">{{cite news |date=13 October 2006 |title=Heart to heart |work=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/10/13/d610131401105.htm |access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref>
In 2002, ''Bangla'' took part in "the Benson and Hedges Star Search" competition, and Arnob received the Award for Best Instrumentalist for playing esraj.<ref name="ektaar" /> The same year, ''Bangla'' released its debut album, ''Kingkortobbobimurho''.<ref name="Anusheh and Buno">{{cite news |date=13 October 2006 |title=Heart to heart |work=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/10/13/d610131401105.htm |access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref>


In 2004, his first solo song 'She Je Boshe Ache' was released as the title track of the teleplay-off Beat, which started at 36:55 of the teleplay.<ref>{{Citation|title=Off Beat {{!}} Bangla Natok {{!}} Tahsan, Joya Ahsan, Intekhab Dinar {{!}} Afsana Mimi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a8UxLGG00Q|language=en|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> In the fall of 2004, Arnob signed a contract with [[Ektaar Music Ltd|Ektaar]] for one year. He started the recording of his debut album, Chaina Bhabish, in March 2005 in the EML studio in [[Gulshan Thana|Gulshan]], Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2012|title=glitz – A bdnews24.com Entertainment Production|url=http://glitz.bdnews24.com/details.php?catry=%273%27&showns=47|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617160841/http://glitz.bdnews24.com/details.php?catry=%273%27&showns=47|archive-date=17 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2008-11-08-voa5-94425594/1395404.html|title=Arnob with the Voice of America|date=16 March 2020|publisher=VOA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624172157/http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2008-11-08-voa5-94425594/1395404.html|archive-date=24 June 2013}}</ref> It ended in May and the album was released on 1 June 2005. Two songs in the album was written by Arnob, "She Je Boshe Ache" and "Chuya Chuyi".<ref name="CB">{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/11/10/d611101403104.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212224315/http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/11/10/d611101403104.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2012|title=Arnob about Chaina Bhabish|work=The Daily Star|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
In 2004, his first solo song, 'She Je Boshe Ache', was released as the title track of the teleplay-off Beat, which started at 36:55 of the teleplay.<ref>{{Citation|title=Off Beat {{!}} Bangla Natok {{!}} Tahsan, Joya Ahsan, Intekhab Dinar {{!}} Afsana Mimi| date=27 May 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a8UxLGG00Q|language=en|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> In the fall of 2004, Arnob signed a contract with [[Ektaar Music Ltd|Ektaar]] for one year. He started the recording of his debut album, Chaina Bhabish, in March 2005 in the EML studio in [[Gulshan Thana|Gulshan]], Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2012|title=glitz – A bdnews24.com Entertainment Production|url=http://glitz.bdnews24.com/details.php?catry=%273%27&showns=47|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617160841/http://glitz.bdnews24.com/details.php?catry=%273%27&showns=47|archive-date=17 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2008-11-08-voa5-94425594/1395404.html|title=Arnob with the Voice of America|date=16 March 2020|publisher=VOA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624172157/http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2008-11-08-voa5-94425594/1395404.html|archive-date=24 June 2013}}</ref> It ended in May, and the album was released on June 1, 2005. Two songs in the album were written by Arnob, "She Je Boshe Ache" and "Chuya Chuyi".<ref name="CB">{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/11/10/d611101403104.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212224315/http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/11/10/d611101403104.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2012|title=Arnob about Chaina Bhabish|work=The Daily Star|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>


Arnob began 2006 by signing with a new label, Bengal Music Company. His next album, ''[[Hok Kolorob]]'', was recorded in 2005 in BMC studio, which mostly contained songs by Taufiqe Riaz. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}} One track on this album, "Tomar Jonno" was written by Sahana Bajpaie and composed by Arnob. The self-titled song, "Hok Kolorob" was called by many a protest song. It was used as a slogan in the [[2014 Jadavpur University protests|2014 Jadavpur University Students movement]].<ref name="Hok.Kolorob">{{cite news|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/supplementary/anandaplus/interview-of-hok-kolorob-artist-shayan-chowdhury-arnob-1.147811|title=The artist of Hok Kolorob: Shayan Chowdhury Arnob in Kolkata|publisher=Anandabazar|date=20 May 2015|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="HK">{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/v/s/www.livemint.com/Leisure/MCyrGxjLDLfIiMaRV80n4M/The-second-life-of-a-Bangladeshi-song.html?facet=amp&amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D|title=Another Life of Hok Kolorob|work=LiveMint|first=Mahid|last=Ul Ibad|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> About that he said to Indian Express: "My politics is a gut reaction, guided by practicality rather than an ideology. I don’t consider myself to be a political person, I couldn’t say if I am right-wing or left-wing. Things have to make sense for me to throw my weight behind it".<ref name="dissent">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/let-there-be-dissent-bangladeshi-musician-shayan-chowdhury-arnob-on-his-new-album/lite/#aoh=15824778671374&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s|title=Arnob: Let There Be Dissent|work=The Indian Express|date=16 March 2020}}</ref> In this album, Arnob has co-written four songs alongside Taufiqe, Sahana and Milita and wrote only one full song, "Chalak Tumi". The same year, Arnob won two [[Channel i Music Awards]]: "Best Album Artwork" award for the artwork of ''Hok Kolorob'' and "Best Rock Album" award for his participation in Prayer Hall's album ''Bujhcho''. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}} He also composed many songs in Sahana's debut album ''[[Notun Kore Pabo Bole]]'', which was released in 2007.
Arnob began 2006 by signing with a new label, Bengal Music Company. His next album, ''[[Hok Kolorob]]'', was recorded in 2005 in a BMC studio and mostly contained songs by Taufiqe Riaz. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}} One track on this album, "Tomar Jonno" was written by Sahana Bajpaie and composed by Arnob. The self-titled song "Hok Kolorob", was written by [[Rajib Ashraf]]. It was called by many a protest song. It was used as a slogan in the [[2014 Jadavpur University protests|2014 Jadavpur University Students movement]].<ref name="Hok.Kolorob">{{cite news|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/supplementary/anandaplus/interview-of-hok-kolorob-artist-shayan-chowdhury-arnob-1.147811|title=The artist of Hok Kolorob: Shayan Chowdhury Arnob in Kolkata|publisher=Anandabazar|date=20 May 2015|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="HK">{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/v/s/www.livemint.com/Leisure/MCyrGxjLDLfIiMaRV80n4M/The-second-life-of-a-Bangladeshi-song.html?facet=amp&amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D|title=Another Life of Hok Kolorob|work=LiveMint|first=Mahid|last=Ul Ibad|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> About that, he said to the Indian Express: "My politics is a gut reaction, guided by practicality rather than ideology. I don’t consider myself to be a political person; I couldn’t say if I am right-wing or left-wing. Things have to make sense for me to throw my weight behind it".<ref name="dissent">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/let-there-be-dissent-bangladeshi-musician-shayan-chowdhury-arnob-on-his-new-album/lite/#aoh=15824778671374&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s|title=Arnob: Let There Be Dissent|work=The Indian Express|date=16 March 2020}}</ref> In this album, Arnob has co-written four songs alongside Taufiqe, Sahana and Milita and only one full song, "Chalak Tumi". The same year, Arnob won two [[Channel i Music Awards]]: "Best Album Artwork" award for the artwork of ''Hok Kolorob'' and the "Best Rock Album" award for his participation in Prayer Hall's album ''Bujhcho''. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}} He also composed many songs for Sahana's debut album, ''[[Notun Kore Pabo Bole]]'', which was released in 2007.{{fact|date=June 2023}}


====2008–2009: ''Doob'' and world tour====
====2008–2009: ''Doob'' and world tour====
Arnob's early April 2008 album, ''[[Doob (album)|Doob]]'' contained mostly new songs and more [[Amplifier|electrically amplified rock]] songs than his previous albums. The album featured many contemporary artists like, Sahana Bajpaie, Zohad Reza Chowdhury ([[Nemesis (Bangladeshi band)|Nemesis]]), the Mak, Idris Rahman, Saad and Andrew Morris. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}}This album also marks as his first to feature a [[rabindra sangeet]], "Noyon Tomare". "Shopno Debe Doob", a song written by Sahana was included in the ''Poems Collection of Shonkho Ghosh''. Many critics said that "it didn't match the success and popularity of his previous albums".
Arnob's early April 2008 album, ''[[Doob (album)|Doob]]'' contained mostly new songs and more [[Amplifier|electrically amplified rock]] songs than his previous albums. The album featured many contemporary artists like Sahana Bajpaie, Zohad Reza Chowdhury ([[Nemesis (Bangladeshi band)|Nemesis]]), Mak, Idris Rahman, Saad, and Andrew Morris. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}}This album also marks his first to feature a [[rabindra sangeet]], "Noyon Tomare". "Shopno Debe Doob", a song written by Sahana was included in the ''Poems Collection of Shonkho Ghosh''. Many critics said that "it didn't match the success and popularity of his previous albums".{{fact|date=June 2023}}


In the mid-2008, Arnob backed up by Nazia Ahmed (vocals), Resalat Dhrubo (bass guitars), Jibon (drums) and Nazrul (dhol) took part in a world tour, organised by Drishtipat and sponsored by [[HSBC]]. The tour only contained five concerts in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], New York City, [[Texas]], Toronto and London. The concert was arranged to raise money for Drishtipat's project "Child Domestic Workers Education" and some other development projects in Bangladesh. In November 2009, Arnob released a live album named ''[[Arnob & Friends Live|Arnob & Friends Live: Songs from the World Tour '08]]'' from BMC.<ref name="worl">{{cite news|url=
In mid-2008, Arnob, backed up by Nazia Ahmed (vocals), Resalat Dhrubo (bass guitars), Jibon (drums), and Nazrul (dhol), took part in a world tour, organized by Drishtipat and sponsored by [[HSBC]]. The tour only contained five concerts in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], New York City, [[Texas]], Toronto, and London. The concert was arranged to raise money for Drishtipat's project "Child Domestic Workers Education" and some other development projects in Bangladesh. In November 2009, Arnob released a live album named ''[[Arnob & Friends Live|Arnob & Friends Live: Songs from the World Tour '08]]'' from BMC.<ref name="worl">{{cite news|url=
http://www.insidedesi.com/2008/10/28/arnob-unheard-voices/|title=Arnob: The Unheard Voices World Tour 2008|publisher=Inside Desi|first=Mahid|last=Ul Ibad|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> In 2009, he started his own record label named Adhkana Records. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}} .
http://www.insidedesi.com/2008/10/28/arnob-unheard-voices/|title=Arnob: The Unheard Voices World Tour 2008|publisher=Inside Desi|first=Mahid|last=Ul Ibad|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> In 2009, he started his own record label, Adhkana Records. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}} .


===2010s===
===2010s===
[[File:Arnab in Dallas,2012B (1 of 1).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Arnob pictured in 2012, while performing in [[Dallas]], Texas]]
====2010–present: ''Rod Boleche Hobe'' to ''Ondho Sohor''====
====2010–present: ''Rod Boleche Hobe'' to ''Ondho Shohor''====
Arnob's fourth studio album, ''[[Rod Boleche Hobe]]'' was released in October 2010.<ref name="Somoy News" /> Recorded and released from his own label, Adhkhana Studio, the CD booklet of this album featured artworks and poems by Arnob. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Arnob's fourth studio album, ''Rod Boleche Hobe,'' was released in October 2010.<ref name="Somoy News" /> Recorded and released from his own label, Adhkhana Studio, the CD booklet of this album featured artwork and poems by Arnob. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}}


Arnob recorded a whole [[rabindra sangeet]] album in the [[popular music]] scene, ''[[Adheko Ghume]]''. It was released by BMC in June 2012 and was recorded in Adhkhana studio. It was a tribute to [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and a homage to his life at Santiniketan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adheko Ghume: Arnob's tribute to Tagore |url=http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-08-04&nid=19456 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[New Age (Bangladesh)]] |accessdate=2013-04-17 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227030534/http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-08-04&nid=19456 |archivedate=2013-12-27}}</ref>
Arnob recorded a whole [[rabindra sangeet]] album in the [[popular music]] scene, ''[[Adheko Ghume]]''. It was released by BMC in June 2012 and was recorded in Adhkhana studio. It was a tribute to [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and a homage to his life at Santiniketan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adheko Ghume: Arnob's tribute to Tagore |url=http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-08-04&nid=19456 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[New Age (Bangladesh)]] |accessdate=2013-04-17 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227030534/http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-08-04&nid=19456 |archivedate=2013-12-27}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
While attending Patha Bhavana at Santiniketan, Arnob met [[Sahana Bajpaie]]. The couple were married in 2000.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Between 2005 and 2008, Sahana contributed lyrics to Arnob's songs and sang backup vocal in some of them, while Arnob directed music for Sahana's debut album, ''[[Notun Kore Pabo Bole]]<ref>{{cite news |date=3 February 2014 |title=Sahana lends voice to Arnob's music |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/feb/03/sahana-lends-voice-arnobs-music#sthash.uWl3z4ld.dpuf |url-status=dead |access-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220094112/http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/feb/03/sahana-lends-voice-arnobs-music#sthash.uWl3z4ld.dpuf |archive-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>''. The couple were divorced in the fall of 2008. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Arnob started dating Indian singer Sunidhi Nayak in 2019, and married her in October 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Rahi|first=Mazharul|date=29 October 2020|title=Arnob Marries Sunidhi|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/arnob-and-sunidhi-tie-the-knot-1985629|work=The Daily Star|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name="unb.com.bd 2020">{{cite web |date=28 October 2020 |title=Arnob ties the knot with fellow artist Sunidhi in Kolkata |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Entertainment/arnob-ties-the-knot-with-fellow-artist-sunidhi-in-kolkata/59638 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=unb.com.bd}}</ref>
While attending Patha Bhavana at Santiniketan, Arnob met [[Sahana Bajpaie]]. The couple were married in 2000.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Between 2005 and 2008, Sahana contributed lyrics to Arnob's songs and sang backup vocal in some of them, while Arnob directed music for Sahana's debut album, ''[[Notun Kore Pabo Bole]]<ref>{{cite news |date=3 February 2014 |title=Sahana lends voice to Arnob's music |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/feb/03/sahana-lends-voice-arnobs-music#sthash.uWl3z4ld.dpuf |url-status=dead |access-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220094112/http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/feb/03/sahana-lends-voice-arnobs-music#sthash.uWl3z4ld.dpuf |archive-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>''. The couple were divorced in the fall of 2008. {{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Arnob started dating Indian singer Sunidhi Nayak in 2019, and married her in October 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Rahi|first=Mazharul|date=29 October 2020|title=Arnob Marries Sunidhi|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/arnob-and-sunidhi-tie-the-knot-1985629|work=The Daily Star|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name="unb.com.bd 2020">{{cite web |date=28 October 2020 |title=Arnob ties the knot with fellow artist Sunidhi in Kolkata |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Entertainment/arnob-ties-the-knot-with-fellow-artist-sunidhi-in-kolkata/59638 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=unb.com.bd}}</ref>


On religion, Arnob told the ''[[Indian Express]]'' that "For people of our generation, religion was never a big deal....Bangladesh is a republic with an Islamic majority. Why would you insist on non-Islamic people adhering to the same religious injunctions? Why not leave it to choice?".<ref name="dissent" /> He is an amateur football player and holds a green belt in Karate.<ref name="Saba 2012">{{cite web |last=Saba |first=Anika |date=5 October 2012 |title=New Age |url=http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=122&id=892 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005130117/http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=122&id=892 |archive-date=2012-10-05 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Newspaper}}</ref>
On religion, Arnob told the ''[[Indian Express]]'' that "For people of our generation, religion was never a big deal....Bangladesh is a republic with an Islamic majority. Why would you insist on non-Islamic people adhering to the same religious injunctions? Why not leave it to choice?".<ref name="dissent" /> He is an amateur football player and holds a green belt in Karate.<ref name="Saba 2012">{{cite web |last=Saba |first=Anika |date=5 October 2012 |title=New Age |url=http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=122&id=892 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005130117/http://newagebd.com/supliment.php?sid=122&id=892 |archive-date=2012-10-05 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Newspaper}}</ref>
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* ''[[Doob (album)|Doob]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Doob (album)|Doob]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Arnob & Friends Live]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Arnob & Friends Live]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Rod Boleche Hobe]]'' (2010)
* ''Rod Boleche Hobe'' (2010)
* ''[[Adheko Ghume]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Adheko Ghume]]'' (2012)
* ''Khub Doob'' (2015)
* ''Khub Doob'' (2015)
* ''Ondho Shohor'' (2017)
* ''Ondho Shohor'' (2017)
* ''[[Arnob & Friends 2]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Arnob & Friends 2]]'' (2024)


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/526OE3oezxDPkbueSKXHi0?nd=1 Shayan Chowdhury Arnob] on [[Spotify]]
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 18 November 2024

Shayan Chowdhury Arnob
Arnob in 2022
Born (1978-01-27) 27 January 1978 (age 46)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Education
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • artist
Years active2002–present
Spouses
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 2000; div. 2008)​
  • Sunidhi Nayak
    ​
    (m. 2020)​
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Labels
  • Adhkana
  • BMC

Shayan Chowdhury Arnob (born 27 January 1978) is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, musician, painter, filmmaker, animator and producer. Arnob was the founding member of the indie folk band Bangla which later went hiatus for internal reasons.[1] Arnob continued performing with some of the band members as Arnob and Friends.

Arnob gained nationwide recognition as a solo artist for his title track She Je Boshe Ache for the 2004 TV drama Offbeat.[2] The song also appeared in his first solo album Chaina Bhabish, released in 2005.[3] This album was followed by his two renowned solo albums Hok Kolorob and Doob, cementing his position as a prominent musician in Bangladesh. In 2009, Arnob released his first live album Arnob & Friends Live, which featured songs from his international tour in October 2008.[3] As of 2022, Arnob released seven solo albums, and composed film scores for several notable Bengali language films, which include Monpura, Jaago, Aynabaji and Under Construction.[4]

In 2022, Arnob produced the inaugural season of Coke Studio Bangla, the Bangladeshi incarnation of the Coke Studio franchise.[5]

Life and career

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Early years

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Arnob was born in Dhaka on 27 January 1978, to painter couple Swapan Chowdhury and Suraiya Chowdhury.[6] Swapan Chowdhury was a member of the traveling music band that participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 and was featured in the documentary Muktir Gaan.[7] He is a cousin to Bangladeshi actress, model, and singer Rafiath Rashid Mithila.[8]

Arnob started schooling at Willes Little Flower School in Dhaka.[9] However, in 1985, at the insistence of his mother, Arnob was admitted to Patha Bhavana, a school affiliated with Vishva Bharati at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.[10] While at Patha Bhavana, he took lessons in Esraj and taught himself to play keyboard and guitar. He was also exposed to a wide range of musical styles, ranging from western music to the local baul traditions, and started composing music with his friends at this time.[6] However, in a 2014 interview to a Bangladeshi magazine, he confessed:

I never thought I would take music as a profession! Even at school, I was the worst in music.[11]

1990s

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1995–1999: Visva Bharati University and the formation of Bangla

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After completing high school education, Arnob enrolled at Visva Bharati University in 1995 to study at the Fine Arts Academy (Kala Bhavana). In 1998, when he was a fourth-year student, he formed an indie folk fusion band named Bangla. His family friend Anusheh Anadil learned about his project while visiting Shantiniketan and joined the band as a vocalist.[12] Anusheh brought in bassist Buno, who had prior experience in folk fusion. With the new lineup, the band had their first performance at the Kolkata Book Fair in January 1999.[13]

2000s

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2000–2007: Relocation to Dhaka, debut album of Bangla and going solo

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Arnob returned to Dhaka in 1999.[14] The same year, instrumentalists Kartik, Shantunu and Nazrul joined Bangla.[15][16] The band had their first formal concert at the Sheraton Hotel in Dhaka in October 1999.[14]

In 2002, Bangla took part in "the Benson and Hedges Star Search" competition, and Arnob received the Award for Best Instrumentalist for playing esraj.[14] The same year, Bangla released its debut album, Kingkortobbobimurho.[17]

In 2004, his first solo song, 'She Je Boshe Ache', was released as the title track of the teleplay-off Beat, which started at 36:55 of the teleplay.[18] In the fall of 2004, Arnob signed a contract with Ektaar for one year. He started the recording of his debut album, Chaina Bhabish, in March 2005 in the EML studio in Gulshan, Dhaka.[19][20] It ended in May, and the album was released on June 1, 2005. Two songs in the album were written by Arnob, "She Je Boshe Ache" and "Chuya Chuyi".[21]

Arnob began 2006 by signing with a new label, Bengal Music Company. His next album, Hok Kolorob, was recorded in 2005 in a BMC studio and mostly contained songs by Taufiqe Riaz. [citation needed] One track on this album, "Tomar Jonno" was written by Sahana Bajpaie and composed by Arnob. The self-titled song "Hok Kolorob", was written by Rajib Ashraf. It was called by many a protest song. It was used as a slogan in the 2014 Jadavpur University Students movement.[22][23] About that, he said to the Indian Express: "My politics is a gut reaction, guided by practicality rather than ideology. I don’t consider myself to be a political person; I couldn’t say if I am right-wing or left-wing. Things have to make sense for me to throw my weight behind it".[24] In this album, Arnob has co-written four songs alongside Taufiqe, Sahana and Milita and only one full song, "Chalak Tumi". The same year, Arnob won two Channel i Music Awards: "Best Album Artwork" award for the artwork of Hok Kolorob and the "Best Rock Album" award for his participation in Prayer Hall's album Bujhcho. [citation needed] He also composed many songs for Sahana's debut album, Notun Kore Pabo Bole, which was released in 2007.[citation needed]

2008–2009: Doob and world tour

[edit]

Arnob's early April 2008 album, Doob contained mostly new songs and more electrically amplified rock songs than his previous albums. The album featured many contemporary artists like Sahana Bajpaie, Zohad Reza Chowdhury (Nemesis), Mak, Idris Rahman, Saad, and Andrew Morris. [citation needed]This album also marks his first to feature a rabindra sangeet, "Noyon Tomare". "Shopno Debe Doob", a song written by Sahana was included in the Poems Collection of Shonkho Ghosh. Many critics said that "it didn't match the success and popularity of his previous albums".[citation needed]

In mid-2008, Arnob, backed up by Nazia Ahmed (vocals), Resalat Dhrubo (bass guitars), Jibon (drums), and Nazrul (dhol), took part in a world tour, organized by Drishtipat and sponsored by HSBC. The tour only contained five concerts in Washington, New York City, Texas, Toronto, and London. The concert was arranged to raise money for Drishtipat's project "Child Domestic Workers Education" and some other development projects in Bangladesh. In November 2009, Arnob released a live album named Arnob & Friends Live: Songs from the World Tour '08 from BMC.[25] In 2009, he started his own record label, Adhkana Records. [citation needed] .

2010s

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Arnob pictured in 2012, while performing in Dallas, Texas

2010–present: Rod Boleche Hobe to Ondho Shohor

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Arnob's fourth studio album, Rod Boleche Hobe, was released in October 2010.[6] Recorded and released from his own label, Adhkhana Studio, the CD booklet of this album featured artwork and poems by Arnob. [citation needed]

Arnob recorded a whole rabindra sangeet album in the popular music scene, Adheko Ghume. It was released by BMC in June 2012 and was recorded in Adhkhana studio. It was a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore and a homage to his life at Santiniketan.[26]

In May 2015, Arnob's sixth studio album Khub Doob came out from Adhkhana Studio.[6]

Arnob's first documentary film, Introspection, was on his father Swapan Chowdhury for one of his exhibitions on his water color series hosted by Bengal foundation.[citation needed]

In 2017, Arnob released his seventh solo album Ondho Shohor on the smartphone-based music streaming service Yonder Music. The album featured 17 eclectic tracks that included original tracks, previously released movie soundtracks and Tagore song renditions, as well as three English language songs.[27][28]

Bangladeshi streaming service Chorki released a documentary biographical film on Arnob's musical career, titled Adhkhana Bhalo Chele, Adha Mostaan, in 2021.[29]

In 2022, Arnob collaborated with a number of prominent and emerging Bangladeshi artists to produce the inaugural season of Coke Studio Bangla.[5]

Personal life

[edit]

While attending Patha Bhavana at Santiniketan, Arnob met Sahana Bajpaie. The couple were married in 2000.[citation needed] Between 2005 and 2008, Sahana contributed lyrics to Arnob's songs and sang backup vocal in some of them, while Arnob directed music for Sahana's debut album, Notun Kore Pabo Bole[30]. The couple were divorced in the fall of 2008. [citation needed] Arnob started dating Indian singer Sunidhi Nayak in 2019, and married her in October 2020.[8][31]

On religion, Arnob told the Indian Express that "For people of our generation, religion was never a big deal....Bangladesh is a republic with an Islamic majority. Why would you insist on non-Islamic people adhering to the same religious injunctions? Why not leave it to choice?".[24] He is an amateur football player and holds a green belt in Karate.[32]

Discography

[edit]

See also

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References

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