Bari Siddiqui
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Bari Siddiqui at concert in SUST campus, 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 15 November 1954 |
| Origin | Netrokona, Bangladesh |
| Genres | Folk, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Flute |
| Years active | 1981-present |
Bari Siddiqui (Bengali: বারী সিদ্দিকী ; born 15 November 1954[1]) is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, flutist and folk musician of Bangladesh.[2] He got his lesson on folk and classical music from Gopal Dutta and Ustad Aminur Rahman. He started his musical career in 1981 and got fame singing in the film Sharbon Megher Din in 2000.[1] He was the only musician invited from the Indian subcontinent in the World Flute Conference at Geneva in 1999.[3] Bari Siddiqui, born in Netrokona district of Bangladesh, comes from a family of musicians. His formal vocal training began at the age of 12 under Gopal Dutta of Netrokona. His career takes flight in 1981, when he was taken under the wings of Ustad Aminur Rahman, direct disciple of Pt. Pannalal Ghosh (1911- 1960) and Dabir Khan (Beenkar). Ustad Aminur Rahman spotted Bari Siddiqui during a concert, and offered to tutor him. For the next six years he trained under Ustad Aminur Rahman.
Ustad Aminur Rahman's house was frequented by the contemporary legends like Devendra Muddereshshor, Director All India Radio (also the son-in-law of Pt. Pannalal Ghosh), VG Kannad, Daagar Brothers, Ustad Zia Mohiuddin (Veenakar), Ustad Asad Ali Kha Veenakar, Pandit Sriram Tewari. After Ustad Aminur Rahman, he continued to take special training on Alap from Tawfique Nawaz (second son of Ustad Aminur Rahman).
At one stage, Bari Siddiqui went to Pune and got professional tutelage under Pandit VG Karnad. For many years to come, being in an environment surrounded by musical maestros, he kept his search for his own true self and to achieve newer heights of infinite journey of music.
With this passion for around 4 decades, Bari reserves that the difference between the Indian and European music is that the Indian music comes from silence whereas the European music comes from sound. Bari maintains that the Indian way is more melodious with the Miir (the sweet curves and filigree works) and more natural with the typical natural bamboo flute. As of his Gurus, he believes in praying through his tunes and devotes all his creation to eternity.