Mita Haque
| Mita Haque | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 53–54) |
| Genres | Rabindra Sangeet |
Mita Haque (born c. 1962)[1] is a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer.[2] She is listed as the Highest Grade artist of the Bangladesh Betar. She has 14 solo musical albums released from India and 10 musical albums released in Bangladesh.[1]
Career
Haque's mentors were Sanjida Khatun and her paternal uncle Waheedul Haq.[3] At age eleven, she participated at the International Children's Festival in Berlin. Later in 1976 she started taking formal music lessons from tabla player Mohammad Hossain Khan.[2]
Personal life
Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013).[4] She has a daughter Farhin Khan Joyeeta.
Haque runs a music school Surtirtha.[2] She also served as the head of the Rabindra Sangeet Department at Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan in Dhaka.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Mita Haq performs today at IGCC". The Daily Star. September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Mita Haque: Tagore's tunes always in mind". The Daily Star. July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Novera Deepita (August 13, 2003). "Mita and her melodies". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Novera Deepita (March 19, 2004). "Khaled and Mita: a couple that complement each other". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Takir Hossain (May 8, 2011). "150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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