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'''Tapas Bapi Das''' (born 22 September 1958) is an Indian singer-songwriter, guitarist and music connoisseur.{{r|Oishi}} He was one of the founder members of the Bengali [[Rock music of West Bengal|rock]] band [[Moheener Ghoraguli]] established in 1975 in Kolkata.{{r|Datta}} Being one of his kind, he can rightfully be called 'Moheener Adi Ghora' ('Moheen's earliest horse').

[[File:MoheenerGhoraguli-group.jpg|thumb|Moheener Ghoraguli at [[Rabindra Sadan]] in 1979. Left to right: [[Raja Banerjee]], [[Pradip Chatterjee]], Tapas Das, [[Pranab Sengupta]], [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]] and [[Ranjon Ghoshal]].]]

Born on 22 September in 1958 Bapi's musical journey started from an early age. His taste in the melody is wide and diverse. He also considers his mother, Jyotsna Das as his first Guru or teacher. A self-taught guitarist Bapi learnt to dabble with the string instrument during his college life. In 1975 Bapi became a part of the first Bengali rock band [[Moheener Ghoraguli]], along with [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], [[Pradip Chatterjee]], [[Ranjon Ghoshal]], [[Bishwanath Chattopadhyay]], [[Abraham Mazumdar]], and [[Tapesh Bandopadhyay]].{{r|Dhar}}

In 2015, Bapi being the mastermind and mentor behind the generation next has formed a Bengali band called Moheen Ekhon O Bondhura{{r|Datta}} On 6 October,{{r|sholoanabangaliana}} he released an EP album titled ''[[Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura]]'' with [[Lagnajita Chakraborty]], [[Malabika Brahma]] and Titas Bhramar Sen.{{r|News18}} The album consists of five songs and a tribute album to Moheener Ghoraguli.