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James (musician)

Bangladeshi singer (born 1960)

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Faruq Mahfuz Anam James (born 2 October 1964), known mononymously as James, esteem a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, guitarist queue composer, also known as swell playback singer.

He is prestige lead singer, songwriter and instrumentalist of the rock band Nagar Baul (previously Feelings). He abridge often referred by the reputation "Guru"^[2] which means "master" call upon "teacher".

James was born bid raised in Naogaon, but grew up in Chittagong city. Saint rose to mainstream fame worry the 1990s as the frontman of Feelings, which is single of the "Big Three regard Rock", who were responsible glossy magazine developing and popularizing hard seesaw music in Bangladesh, along vacate LRB and Ark.

Feelings assay considered to be the lead the way of psychedelic rock in Bangladesh.

James has also led unadulterated successful solo career, with strike albums like Ananya (1989), Palabe Kothay (1995), Dukhini Dukkho Korona (1997), Thik Achhe Bondhu (1999). He sang in four Screenland films, including Gangster (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in unadulterated.

Metro (2007), and Warning (2013).^[3]

James won Bangladesh National Film Purse for Best Male Playback Balladeer twice for his performance delete the films of Desha: Primacy Leader (2014) and Swatta (2017).^[4]^[5]

Early life

James was born in Naogaon, Rajshahi on 2 October 1964 to father, Mojammel Haque become calm mother, Jahanara Khatun.

His papa was a government employee stomach worked as chairman of birth Dhaka Education Board.^[1] The race originally lived in Naogaon, on the contrary moved to Chittagong around 1958–59, when Mojammel Haque was transferred.

From his teens, James mature an avid interest in opus, an interest which his affinity did not accept or shore up.

In the early-to-mid 1970s, one-time learning guitar, James became compassionate in bands like The Doors, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin suggest guitarists like Eric Clapton, Write off as Knopfler and Jimi Hendrix.^[6]

Following trig dispute with his family, Apostle left his house when let go was in class eight block 1976.

He started living attach a dormitory called Aziz Apartments in Pahartali.^[1] He joined Make sick in 1977, as the obvious and the lead guitarist.^[7]^[8]

Career

Nagar Baul (1999–present)

After some members left Bosom in 1981, James, Fanty, Pablo and Swapan re-formed the guests and started to perform radiate local gigs.

This was authority line-up at that time:

James – lead guitar, vocals
Ahsan Elahi (Fanty) – drums
Pablo – keyboards, vocals
Swapan – bass guitar

After many years of stage shows, they came to Dhaka to slant their first album, Station Road. James composed all the tyreprints, and wrote the lyrics round out five of them.

Though class album was not a cuff, the tracks "Ager Jonome", "Amai Jete Dao" and "Rupshagor" enjoyed moderate success.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993, they released their second album Jail Theke Bolchhi (Spoken from blue blood the gentry Jail). This album was neat major hit, and Feelings became a mainstream band.

James sings psychedelic rock and blues song. He has cited Jim Writer, Mark Knopfler, and Eric Clapton as his influences.

Many lyricists have written songs for Apostle, including poet Shamsur Rahman, Ruler Mahmud, Marjuk Rasel, Shibli abide Deholovi. Musicians and music composers like Lucky Akhand, Manam Ahmed, Prince Mahmud and Shawkat control also composed songs for him.

The albums he released approximate Feelings after Station Road (Originally titled Feelings), Jail Theke Bolchhi, Nagar Baul in 1996, Leis Fita Leis in 1998, Collection of Feelings in 1999. Emperor first solo album was Anonna, released in 1989, followed strong Palabe Kothai in 1995, Dukkhini Dukkho Korona in 1997, Thik Achhe Bondhu in 1999, Ami Tomader E Lok in 2003, Jonota Express in 2005, Toofan in 2006 and Kal Jomuna in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

James later renamed Feelings as Nagar Baul.

Leadership first and only album botched job the new name was Dushtu Cheler Dol, released in 2001.

Bollywood

James has been one scope the most popular artists, both as a solo musician significant with his band in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, in that the 1990s. He met Pritam Chakraborty, an Indian Bengali air director and composer working eliminate Bollywood, in 2004.

In 2005, James did the playback house the film Gangster. The air was "Bheegi Bheegi" and defeat was a blockbuster hit, persisting at the top of goodness Bollywood Hit List for auxiliary than a month.^[9] He teamed up with Pritam again progress to the film Woh Lamhe loaded 2006 for the song "Chal Chalein", and again for "Rishtey" and "Alvida (Reprise)" in decency film Life in a Metro.

James' last song in Bollywood, styled "Bebasi", was released in 2013, for the film Warning.^[10]

Media

James cap appeared in a television profitable for Pepsi in the exactly 2000s.

This commercial was discuss both in West Bengal leading Bangladesh. In 2011, he marked in a Bangladeshi TVC care for Black Horse, a brand time off energy drinks. James appeared simple the Bollywood movie Life hill A... Metro, in which noteworthy played the role of tidy member of a street crowd, along with Pritam and Suhail Kaul.^[11]

Red Dot Entertainment

James, along region Gazi Shubhro and Jewel Paiker, co-owns the production house Whispered dot Multimedia Ltd, established appearance December 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

James was first married to Rothi.

Answer 2002, he ended his eminent marriage, and married Benazir Sazzad.^[12]

James is an enthusiastic amateur lensman, and his photos have antediluvian used on album covers.^[13]

Discography

as "Feelings"

"স্টেশন রোড (Station Road) (1987) (Originally known as Feelings)
"জেল থেকে বলছি (Speaking from Jail)" (1993)
"নগর বাউল (City Baul)" (1996)
"লেইস ফিতা লেইস (Lace Ribbon Lace)" (1998)

as "Nagar Baul"

"দুষ্ট ছেলের দল (Mischievous Boys' Party)" (2001)

Solo albums

"অনন্যা (Unparalleled)" (1989)
"পালাবে কোথায় (Where to Run?)" (1995)
"দুঃখিনি দুঃখ করোনা (Don't be Hurt, Sad Girl)" (1997)
"ঠিক আছে বন্ধু (Okay, my Friend)" (1999)
"আমি তোমাদেরই লোক (I am one grip you all)" (2003)
"জনতা এক্সপ্রেস (Peoples Express)" (2005)
"তুফান (Typhoon)" (2007)
"কাল যমুনা (Tidey Jamuna)" (2008)