Today is the seventh anniversary of death of eminent singer and flautist Bari Siddiqui, who enthralled music lovers both at home and abroad during his long and illustrious music career.
Born on November 15, 1954, Bari Siddiqui was drawn to music at an early age. He learnt classical music under Ustad Gopal Dutt, Ustad Aminur Rahman, Babir Khan and Pannalal Ghosh. Later, he developed a passion for flute, and trained under eminent classical flautist VG Karnad in Pune, India.
A flautist of international repute, he performed in many countries, including France, Switzerland, Malaysia, Pakistan, Iran and Singapore.
He used to sing at small gatherings. In 1999, he came into the limelight as a singer rendering playback numbers in Humayun Ahmed鈥檚 film 鈥楽hraban Megher Din鈥�. All six songs, which Siddiqui sang for the film, received a huge response from the audience.
He rendered songs of many folk bards, including Ukil Munshi, Chan Mia and others.
Bari Siddiqui passed away on November 24, 2017.
He conquered the hearts of the music lovers rendering songs, including 鈥楶ubali Batase鈥�, 鈥楢mar Gaye Jato Duhkha Say鈥�, 鈥楲ilua Batase鈥�, 鈥楢mar Manda Swabhab鈥�, 鈥楧in Ratrir Hayna Milan鈥�, 鈥楳oner Duhkha鈥�, 鈥楻ajani Haisna Abasan鈥�, 鈥楢mi Ekta Jinda Lash鈥�, 鈥楳atir Deha鈥�, 鈥楴ashta Jiban鈥�, 鈥楤haber Deshe鈥� and 鈥楽huyachan Pakhi鈥�.
