Naquib Khan
নকীব খান
Birth nameNaquib Uddin Khan
Born (1960-03-18) 18 March 1960
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Occupation(s)Singer, music composer, lyricist and director
Spouse(s)
Nusrat Khan
(m. 1993)

Naquib Uddin Khan (born 18 March 1960) is a Bangladeshi singer, music composer, lyricist and director.[1][2] He is the lead singer of the Bangladeshi band Renaissance, which he formed in 1985.

Early life

Khan was born on 18 March 1960 in Chunti Union of Lohagara Upazila of Chittagong District. His father's name is Ayub Khan and mother's name is Akhtar Jahan Khan

Career

Khan got involved with band music in his teenage years. He made his musical debut as a singer and pianist in a band called Balark. Then joined Souls in 1974. After his joining, they started composing songs with their own tunes and lyrics. After working in Souls for ten years, he left Chittagong and moved to Dhaka and formed a band called Renaissance in 1985. Three years later, in 1988, the band's debut album, Renaissance, was released. The second album was released in 1993 titled Tritio Bishsho, the third in 1998 titled Ekattorer Renaissance and the fourth album titled Ekush Shotoker Renaissance in 2004.

Personal life

Khan has two brothers named Pilu Khan and Jalaluddin Khan Zilu. Khan married Nusrat Khan in 1993 and has a daughter named Fabiha Khan and a son named Zarif Khan.

Discography

Solo

  • Shopno Jhorano (1989)
  • Brishtir Raat (2009)

Band

Song Album Band
Tore PutulerSuper Souls (1980)Souls
Mukhorito Jibon
Bhalo Lage Jochonar RateRenaissance (1988)Renaissance
Choto Bhelar Shathi
O Nodire
Ghum Nei
Ei Shob Bhalo Lage
Beche ThakaTritio Bishsho (1993)
Amar Ja Kichu
Bachar Moto Bachte
Neel Choya
Ar Deshot Jaiyo
Shukh Tumi Rongdhonu
Purbo DigonteEkattorer Renaissance (1998)
Joy Bangla
Karar Oi Louho Kopat
Bicharpoti Tomar Bichar
Badh Bhenge Dao
Hajar Bochor Pore
Nongor Tolo Tolo
Tumi Ki Aj BondhuEkush Shotoker Renaissance (2004)
Ekush Shotoke Gram Bangla
Ekush Shotoke Bangladesher Gonotontro
Rajnitir Fusion
Audhan Me Ei Jowan
Anjom Pey

References

  1. "The Renaissance of Naquib Khan". 27 August 2009.
  2. "On the ebb and flow of band music". 16 November 2018.
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