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Nina Hamid নীনা হামিদ | |
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| Born | <!-- Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day for living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per WP:DOB --> Manikganj, Bangladesh |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
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Nina Hamid is a Bangladeshi folk singer.<ref>"Nina and MA Hamid on Maasranga Television tonight". The Daily Star. March 1, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2015.</ref> She is notable for the song "Amar Sonar Moyna Pakhi".<ref>"A treat for music enthusiasts in Panchagarh". The Daily Star. October 1, 2009.</ref> She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1994 by the government of Bangladesh.<ref name=ekushey>একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref>
Early life
Hamid was born to Abu Mohammad Abdullah Khan and Sofrun Nessa.<ref>Rowshan Ara Beauty. পল্লীগীতি সম্রাজ্ঞী নীনা হামিদ (in Bengali). Dainik Azadi. Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2015-08-07.</ref> Nina Hamid's ancestral home is in Naoda village of Manikganj District.Her father was a police officer.<ref>সোনার ময়না পাখি আসলে নীনা হামিদ. Newsg24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 December 2021.</ref><ref>গানের কোকিল নীনা হামিদ. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 4 November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2021.</ref>
Personal life
Hamid is married to modern singer MA Hamid. Dancer Farhana Chowdhury is Hamid's niece.<ref>Kavita Charanji (February 18, 2006). "Farhana Chowdhury: Folk and modern dance are her forte". The Daily Star. Retrieved August 7, 2015.</ref>
Works
Hamid is a Bangla Folk Music singer, primarily known for her renditions of songs composed by Bangladesh's folk-poet Jasim Uddin. Hamid's songs mainly depict the sadness, sorrows, pathos of village women. Among the most widely known of her works are "Amar Sonar Moina Pakhi", "Ujaan Ganger Naiyiaa", "Nao Ano Re Bhai", "Jogi Vikkha Loina", "Jare ja Chithi", "Amar Golar har Khule ne Na O Go Lolite", the latter being a prominent example of a bicched (living-apart) folk song.
She has also performed spiritual songs, including "Ailam ar Gelam, Khailam ar Shyilam, Vobe Dekhlam Shunlam Kichui Bujhlamna", a folk-spiritual song written by Kuti Mansur. Her other songs are:
- Amar Nithur Bondhur
- Amar Praan Binodiyare
- Amar Praner Bondhu Kon
- Amar Sonar Moyna Pakhi
- Amay Paar Koro Re Ore
- Dukkho Je Moner Majhe
- Sagor Kuler Naaiya Re
- Tomaro Lagiya Re Shoda
- Ujan Ganger Naaiya Tumi
References
External links
- Nina Hamid on IMDb