Renowned singer Habib Wahid will perform with his father, the legendary Ferdous Wahid, at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre today evening at 6:30pm. The programme “A Musical Evening” is organised by IGCC in association with the State Bank of India in Bangladesh, with Channel i as media partners.
Habib’s music has a distinctive demand and popularity among listeners and he is successful in taking his father’s musical legacy forward with his dexterity. Dhaka Tribune recently caught up with the singer:
What you are going to perform today?
First I would like to state how lucky I feel to be able to perform with my father today, it is a great honour and I am very proud of him.
Today I will perform many of my popular numbers such as “Bhalo Bashbo Bashbo,” “Dub,” “Bolo Kano Emon Hoy” and many more.
What are your upcoming projects?
Well currently I am occupied with live performances in the country and abroad. I will start to work on my new album soon and hopefully it will be released during eid-ul-azha, besides all these, I am working on a few jingles.
Habib believes that it is important to keep a low profile from the media to be able to concentrate on work, “A musician needs to be devoted to his craft and cell phones, Facebook etc are distractions I can do without. But, I love and respect my fans and therefore hosted a website where they have the opportunity to interact with me,” said Habib.
Habib is a composer and musician distinguished for his fusion of traditional Bengali folk music with contemporary urban and techno beats. He pursued Music and Audio Engineering courses at the School of Audio Engineering in London and released his first album “Krishno” – a unique mix of folk and modern electronic music that was an instant hit both in Britain and Bangladesh. His father Ferdous Wahid was the first to bring disco elements into Bangla songs.
Performing abroad, Habib has received much appreciation by the audience of countries such as USA, Sweden, Australia, Canada, UAE and Qatar. Besides winning several laurels for his musical compositions, Habib recentlywon the National Film Award for Best Music Composer in 2011.