Bari Siddiqui Biography
Bari Siddiqui is a renowned musician, songwriter and banshee
player of Bangladesh.
Bari Siddiqui was born on 15 November 1954 in a musical family
in Netrokona district of Bangladesh.
He mainly sings rural folk and spiritual songs.
He is best known for his songs 'Shua Chan Pakhi',
'Amar Gaye Jat Dukh Soy', 'Sare Tin Haat Kabor',
'Pubali Batase', 'Tumi Thako Karagare', 'Rajni',
'Ogo Bhabijan Nau Bawa', 'Manush Dharo Manush Bhajo'
etc.
He started learning music from his family in his childhood.
At the age of just 12, his formal training began under
Netrokona artist Ustad Gopal Dutt.
He came into direct contact with numerous talented artists
including Ustad Aminur Rahman, Dabir Khan,
Pannalal Ghosh. Ustad Aminur Rahman observed Bari Siddiqui
during a concert and offered him training.
He trained under Ustad Aminur Rahman for the next six years.
In the seventies, he joined the District Shilpakala Academy.
On the advice of Ustad Gopal Dutt, he started studying
classical music.
Later, he became interested in flute and trained in classical music
on the flute. In the nineties, he went to Pune, India, and took
training from Pandit V.G. Karnad. After returning home,
he started singing songs combining folk songs with classical music.
