Bari Siddiqui





Singers and musicians have expressed deep shock at the death of eminent singer-flautist Bari Siddiqui.
Siddiqui passed away at around 2:30am early Friday at Square Hospital in Dhaka. He was admitted to the hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest on November 17. Siddiqui was 63.
A genius flautist and a widely known folk singer, Bari Siddiqui endeared himself to his friends and peers in the music scene by his simple yet powerful personality and passionate singing.
While talking to New Age, Siddiqui’s friends and peers in the music industry shared their memories of the singer, spoke about his achievements and termed Siddiqui’s death as a great loss.
‘If I say that Bari Siddiqui’s death is a great loss to the country’s music industry, it might sound cliche, but I really mean it. A singer and flautist like Bari Siddiqui is rarely born’, said Bari Siddiqui’s friend lyricist Shahidullah Farayezi.
‘Bari Siddiqui introduced a new dimension in the country’s music scene through his singing and flute recitals. The intense passion in his voice set him apart from other artistes. Besides, he was also a talented lyricist and skilled composer’, added Farayezi, who worked with Bari Siddiqui closely.
Octogenarian singer-folk researcher Mustafa Zaman Abbasi said Bari Siddiqui was a gifted singer-flautist. ‘I knew Bari Siddiqui when he was working as a flautist in Bangladesh Television. I did not know that he could sing too. When I listened to his songs I was astonished. He was indeed a gifted artiste’, said Abbasi.
Seasoned folk singer Indramohan Rajbangshi recalled Bari Siddiqui as ‘one of the most educated singer-musicians who had enviable knowledge on classical and folk music’.
‘I have known Bari Siddiqui for many years. He was already known as a talented flautist before he made a name for himself as a singer. When he started singing, he instantly won the hearts of the music lovers with his voice and the country instantly recognised him as one of the finest folk singers’, added Rajbangshi.
Singer Chandana Majumder said Bari Siddiqui will live forever in the hearts of the music lovers through his songs. ‘Bari Siddiqui introduced a number of folk bards and their songs to the country’s music scene. In our folk music, Bari Siddiqui will always be remembered as a bright shining star’, said Chandana Majumder.
Noted flautist Gazi Abdul Hakim said, ‘Bari Siddiqui was a talented flautist. His death is an irreparable loss to the country’s music scene’.
Born in Netrokona in 1954, Bari Siddiqui was introduced to music from an early age. He received classical music lessons under the tutelage of Ustad Gopal Dutt, Ustad Aminur Rahman, Babir Khan and Pannalal Ghosh at a young age.
He later became passionate about flute and trained under eminent classical flautist VG Karnad in Pune, India.
As a flautist, Siddiqui performed and earned acclaim at home and abroad.
In 1999, Siddiqui came into limelight as a singer with his playback songs in Humayun Ahmed’s film Shrabon Megher Din. Siddiqui sang six songs for the film and all the songs became instant hits.
From then on, Siddiqui has given music lovers many popular songs. Siddiqui will be remembered by his fans for his passionate singing and ability to combine classical ragas with folk songs.

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