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{{Short description|Bangladeshi folk singer}}
{{Short description|Bangladeshi folk singer}}
{{other people||Abdul Alim}}
{{other people||Abdul Alim}}
{{infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| honorific_prefix = The Emperor Of Folk Songs
| name            = Abdul Alim
| name            = Abdul Alim
| native_name      = আব্দুল আলীম
| native_name      = আবদুল আলীম
| native_name_lang = bn
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1931|07|27|df=y}}
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1931|07|27|df=y}}
| birth_place      = Talibpur, [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]], [[British India]]
| birth_place      = Talibpur, [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]], [[British India]]
| death_date      = {{death date and age|1974|09|05|1931|07|27|df=y}}
| death_date      = {{death date and age|1974|09|05|1931|07|27|df=y}}
| death_place      = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| death_place      = PG Hospital, [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| occupation      = playback singer
| occupation      = Playback Singer
| instruments      = Vocals
| instruments      = Vocals
| spouse          = Begum Jamila Khatun
}}
}}
'''Abdul Alim''' (27 July 1931 – 5 September 1974) was a Bangladeshi [[folk singer]].<ref name=dstar>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/07/25/d40725140190.htm|publisher=The Daily Star|title=Abdul Alim: The king of folk songs|author=Sadya Afreen Mallick|date=2004-07-25|accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> He won the [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] in 1975 for playback in ''Sujan Sakhi''. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1977 and [[Independence Day Award]] in 1997 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cabinet.gov.bd/site/view/all_independence_awardees|title=স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি/প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=List of the names of personnel and institutions who won the Independence Day Award|accessdate=2019-08-14|publisher=Government of Bangladesh}}</ref><ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|title=একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|accessdate=3 April 2019|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref>
'''Abdul Alim''' (27 July 1931 – 5 September 1974) was a Bangladeshi [[folk singer]].<ref name=dstar>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/07/25/d40725140190.htm|publisher=The Daily Star|title=Abdul Alim: The king of folk songs|author=Sadya Afreen Mallick|date=2004-07-25|accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> He won the [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] in 1975 for playback in ''Sujan Sakhi''. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1977 and [[Independence Day Award]] in 1997 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cabinet.gov.bd/site/view/all_independence_awardees|title=স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি/প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=List of the names of personnel and institutions who won the Independence Day Award|accessdate=2019-08-14|publisher=Government of Bangladesh}}</ref><ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|title=একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|accessdate=3 April 2019|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Alim migrated from [[Murshidabad]] to Dhaka after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, and joined the Dhaka Radio Station as a staff artiste. By the age of 14, he had recorded two songs. In Dhaka, he took lessons from [[Mumtaz Ali Khan (musician)|Mumtaz Ali Khan]] and Mohammed Hossain Khosru.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248391 | title=Tribute to Abdul Alim | work=The Daily Star | date=5 September 2012 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Mallick, Sadya Afreen}}</ref><ref name=dstar/> He got his breakthrough while performing songs at the [[Aliah University|Alia Madrasah]] in Calcutta. He was awarded five gold medals for his performances and contributions to music at the All Pakistan music conference in [[Lahore]].<ref name=voice>{{cite news | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/abdul-alim-a-voice-across-time-35580 | title=Abdul Alim: A voice across time | work=The Daily Star | date=3 August 2014 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Mallick, Sadya Afreen}}</ref>
Alim migrated from [[Murshidabad]] to Dhaka after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, and joined the Dhaka Radio Station as a staff artiste. By the age of 14, he had recorded two songs. In Dhaka, he took lessons from [[Mumtaz Ali Khan (musician)|Mumtaz Ali Khan]] and Mohammed Hossain Khosru.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248391 | title=Tribute to Abdul Alim | work=The Daily Star | date=5 September 2012 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Mallick, Sadya Afreen}}</ref><ref name=dstar/> He got his breakthrough while performing songs at [[Lp space|the]] [[Aliah University|Alia Madrasah]] in Calcutta. He was awarded five gold medals for his performances and contributions to music at the All Pakistan music conference in [[Lahore]].<ref name=voice>{{cite news | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/abdul-alim-a-voice-across-time-35580 | title=Abdul Alim: A voice across time | work=The Daily Star | date=3 August 2014 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Mallick, Sadya Afreen}}</ref>


Alim recorded over 300 Gramophone records.<ref name=dstar/> He sang playbacks in over 100 films.<ref name=dstar/> He recorded songs for [[Mukh O Mukhosh]], the first film to be produced in the erstwhile [[East Pakistan]].<ref name=voice/>
Alim recorded over 300 Gramophone records.<ref name=dstar/> He sang playbacks in over 100 films.<ref name=dstar/> He recorded songs for [[Mukh O Mukhosh]], the first film to be produced in the erstwhile [[East Pakistan]].<ref name=voice/>
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==Works==
==Works==
;Notable songs
;Notable songs
*"Nobi Mor Poroshmoni"
*"Premer Mora Jole Dube Na"
* ''Chirodin Pushlam Ak Achin Pakhi''
* ''Chirodin Pushlam Ak Achin Pakhi''
* ''Ei Je Duniya Kishero Lagia''
* ''Ei Je Duniya Kishero Lagia''
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* ''Mon-e Boro Asha Chhilo Jabo Modina-e''
* ''Mon-e Boro Asha Chhilo Jabo Modina-e''
* ''Shab Shakhire Par Korite Nebo Ana Ana''
* ''Shab Shakhire Par Korite Nebo Ana Ana''
* ''Ujaan Gang-er Naiyya''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/the-musical-legacy-of-abdul-alim | title=The musical legacy of Abdul Alim | publisher=The Daily Star | date=22 July 2013 | accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
* ''Ujaan Gang-er Naiyya''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/the-musical-legacy-of-abdul-alim | title=The musical legacy of Abdul Alim | publisher=The Daily Star | date=22 July 2013 | accessdate=1 October 2022}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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* Bachsas Awards (1972-1973)
* Bachsas Awards (1972-1973)


==Personal life and legacy==
==Personal life And Legacy==
Alim has three sons, Jahir Alim, Haider Alim and Asgar Alim and four daughters, Zohra Alim, Noorjahan Alim, Aktar Jahan Alim and Asia Alim.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/968107/আবদুল-আলীমকে-নিয়ে-আয়োজন | title=আবদুল আলীমকে নিয়ে আয়োজন | publisher=Prothom Alo | date=5 September 2016 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | language=Bengali}}</ref> Alim died on 5 September 1974, at [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University|PG Hospital]] in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/abdul-alim-beacon-folk-music-1280581 | title=Abdul Alim: A beacon of folk music | publisher=The Daily Star | date=5 September 2016 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Islam, Iftekharul}}</ref>
'''Alim Has Three Sons'''


His Wife Begum Jamila Khatun died on 13 October 2020 , at Yamagata Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  
''Jahir Alim , Azgar Alim , Haider Alim.''


A research-based book on Alim's life, titled ''Bangla Loko Sangeet-er Amar Kanthoshilpi Abdul Alim'' along with a DVD, titled ''Tomaro Lagiarey'', were launched in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/musical-legacy-the-legend-abdul-alim-192112 | title=Musical legacy of the legend Abdul Alim | publisher=The Daily Star | date=25 December 2015 | accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
'''And Four Daughters'''
 
''Akhter Jahan Alim , Asia Alim , Nurjahan Alim , Zohora Alim Nupur.''
 
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/968107/আবদুল-আলীমকে-নিয়ে-আয়োজন | title=আবদুল আলীমকে নিয়ে আয়োজন | publisher=Prothom Alo | date=5 September 2016 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | language=Bengali}}</ref> '''Alim''' died on 5 September 1974, at [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University|PG Hospital]] in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/abdul-alim-beacon-folk-music-1280581 | title=Abdul Alim: A beacon of folk music | publisher=The Daily Star | date=5 September 2016 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Islam, Iftekharul}}</ref>
 
His Wife '''Begum Jamila Khatun'''  (as known as '''Jamila Alim)''' died on 13 October 2020 , at Yamagata Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
 
A research-based book on Alim's life, titled ''Bangla Loko Sangeet-er Amar Kanthoshilpi Abdul Alim'' along with a DVD, titled ''Tomaro Lagiarey'', were launched in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/musical-legacy-the-legend-abdul-alim-192112 | title=Musical legacy of the legend Abdul Alim | publisher=The Daily Star | date=25 December 2015 | accessdate=1 October 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]
[[Category:Singers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Singers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:20th-century male singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi folk singers]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi folk singers]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi people of Indian descent]]

Latest revision as of 23:54, 8 November 2022


For other people with the same name, see Abdul Alim.
The Emperor Of Folk Songs
Abdul Alim
আবদুল আলীম
Born(1931-07-27)27 July 1931
Talibpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, British India
Died5 September 1974(1974-09-05) (aged 43)
PG Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation(s)Playback Singer
InstrumentsVocals

Abdul Alim (27 July 1931 – 5 September 1974) was a Bangladeshi folk singer.[1] He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1975 for playback in Sujan Sakhi. He was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1997 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2][3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Alim migrated from Murshidabad to Dhaka after the partition of India in 1947, and joined the Dhaka Radio Station as a staff artiste. By the age of 14, he had recorded two songs. In Dhaka, he took lessons from Mumtaz Ali Khan and Mohammed Hossain Khosru.[4][1] He got his breakthrough while performing songs at the Alia Madrasah in Calcutta. He was awarded five gold medals for his performances and contributions to music at the All Pakistan music conference in Lahore.[5]

Alim recorded over 300 Gramophone records.[1] He sang playbacks in over 100 films.[1] He recorded songs for Mukh O Mukhosh, the first film to be produced in the erstwhile East Pakistan.[5]

Works[edit | edit source]

Notable songs
  • "Nobi Mor Poroshmoni"
  • "Premer Mora Jole Dube Na"
  • Chirodin Pushlam Ak Achin Pakhi
  • Ei Je Duniya Kishero Lagia
  • Shorbonasha Padma Nodi
  • Holudia Pakhi Shonar Boron[5]
  • Naiya Rey Nayer Badaam Tuila
  • Duarey Aishachey Palki
  • Amare Shajay Dio Nowshar Shajey
  • Porer Jaiga Porer Jomi
  • Mon-e Boro Asha Chhilo Jabo Modina-e
  • Shab Shakhire Par Korite Nebo Ana Ana
  • Ujaan Gang-er Naiyya[6]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Personal life And Legacy[edit | edit source]

Alim Has Three Sons

Jahir Alim , Azgar Alim , Haider Alim.

And Four Daughters

Akhter Jahan Alim , Asia Alim , Nurjahan Alim , Zohora Alim Nupur.

[8] Alim died on 5 September 1974, at PG Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[9]

His Wife Begum Jamila Khatun (as known as Jamila Alim) died on 13 October 2020 , at Yamagata Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A research-based book on Alim's life, titled Bangla Loko Sangeet-er Amar Kanthoshilpi Abdul Alim along with a DVD, titled Tomaro Lagiarey, were launched in 2015.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sadya Afreen Mallick (2004-07-25). "Abdul Alim: The king of folk songs". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  2. ↑ "স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি/প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা" [List of the names of personnel and institutions who won the Independence Day Award] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  3. ↑ "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ" [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Mallick, Sadya Afreen (5 September 2012). "Tribute to Abdul Alim". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mallick, Sadya Afreen (3 August 2014). "Abdul Alim: A voice across time". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "The musical legacy of Abdul Alim". The Daily Star. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)" [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "আবদুল আলীমকে নিয়ে আয়োজন" (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Islam, Iftekharul (5 September 2016). "Abdul Alim: A beacon of folk music". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Musical legacy of the legend Abdul Alim". The Daily Star. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

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