Anusheh Anadil

Народився 26 бер. 1977 р. · Dhaka, Bangladesh

Anusheh Anadil is a Bangladeshi musician, artist, cultural activist, and social entrepreneur. She was the lead vocalist of “Bangla”, one of the leading bands of Bangladesh, which only recently disbanded. She is now the lead singer of the band—“Bahok”. She received training, as a child, in north Indian classical music under the late Sarangi Maestro of Kolkata, Ustad Sagiruddin Khan, and discovered her love for the Baul music form of Bangladesh. Since “Bangla’s” beginning in 1998, Anusheh has had enormous success, not only as a vocalist, but also for her bold attitude and casual appearance that has made her a role model for many young women across Bangladesh. Anusheh’s music has been appreciated by many great musicians across the globe. She has worked with legends like Jonas Hellborg (Mahavishnu Orchestra) and has featured in Susheela Raman’s ‘Music for Crocodiles’. She has recorded a song with the band “Indian Ocean” of Delhi for Abhik Mukhopadhay’s film Bhoomi. She has worked with Pandit Tanmoy Bose on a project called “Baul and Beyond”. She has lent her voice for the Tollywood movies ‘Kaler Rakhal’ and ‘Icche’. Anusheh continues to learn classical music under the guidance of her Guru Ma, Kalpana Bhattacharya. Anusheh won “The Musical Journalist’s Award” in 2006, and Annanya’s “Sreshtho 10 Nari” (Top 10 woman of Bangladesh) Award in 2007, both for her fight against religious intolerance through music. For her creative achievements in the field of music and craft, and for promoting liberal thinking in Bangladesh, Anusheh was selected as one of the two recipients of the first Meeto Memorial Award 2009. LINKTV (USA) produced a documentary on Anusheh, as one of the new voices of musicians and artistes and a young creative person from the Muslim world. In 2011 Anusheh won the Pratidin Telly Samman Award for the singing the title song of ZEE Bangla serial ‘Subarnalata’.