Habib Wahid

Habib Wahid
Background information
Native name হাবিব ওয়াহিদ
Born (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979
Origin Bangladeshi
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • Record Producer
  • Singer
  • Musician
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Years active 2000–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website habibwahid.com

Habib Wahid is a Bangladeshi composer, musician and singer. He works on modern Pop music, EDM and a fusion of traditional Bengali folk music with contemporary techno and urban beats. His music is mainly influenced by British Bangladeshis, while he was living in the UK as a student. He is the son of the 1970s singer Ferdous Wahid. He has also produced music in Indian Bengali movies. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Projapoti (2011).

Early life

Habib Wahid was born and brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He attended South Breeze School in Dhanmondi. His father, Ferdous Wahid, was a pop singer during the 1970s and 1980s. A few years later, he went to England in pursuit of higher education and studied music and audio engineering at the School of Audio Engineering in London. He is also a solo singer.[1]

Career

Habib Wahid made his debut with the album Krishno.[2] He started to work with other Asian music producers such as Karsh Kale. Wahid was already working as a music producer, however he needed a vocalist to develop his new album. While living in London, he was searching for the vocalist Kaya, a Sylheti restaurant owner.[2] In 2003, Wahid released his first album Krishno, which proved to be a success in Britain and Bangladesh The album Krishno was a mix of folk and modern electronica music, introducing a new genre to the Dhaka music arena.

In the next few years, he released six albums — Maya (2004), Moina Go (2005), Shono (2006), Panjabiwala (2007), Bolchi Tomake (2008) and O Bosheshe (2008). He has featured new voices in all of his albums. Besides Kaya, he has showcased singers such as Helal, Julee, Nirjhor, Shireen and Nancy in these albums. Wahid debuted as a vocalist in his album Moina Go where he sang two tracks, Din Gelo and Raat Nirghum. He also featured his father, Ferdous Wahid, as a singer in his albums. On June 1, 2011 Wahid's 8th album Ahoban! was released.[3] The album consists of 9 tracks in which three are duet songs with Nancy and Kona and one track was sung by Ferdous Wahid. Wahid has released another album named Shadhin in December 2012.

In addition to his solo albums, Wahid also has released collaborative albums as well. Similar to how Krishno heavily featured Kaya[2], Maya also featured Kaya and Helal. In 2007, Wahid released the album Panjabiwala with Shireen Jawad.[4] After featuring him on a number of tracks in different albums, Habib Wahid released a collaborative album with his father Ferdous Wahid, O Bosheshe, in 2008.[5] Later with the label Deadline Music, Wahid would release Somorpon with Aurthohin & Warfaze in 2011[6], as well as Rong with Nancy in 2012.[7]

Besides album work, Wahid created a number of jingles for the products of Banglalink, Citycell, Pran-up, Meril Beauty Soap and others.

He also has composed songs for different film soundtracks such as Hridoyer Kotha, Akash Chowa Bhalobasha, Chandragrohon, I Love You, Eito Prem, Third Person Singular Number, Amar Ache Jol, and many others. Wahid makes songs that "has the essence from the roots of Bangla music", says Kumar Bishwajit while recording a song under the direction of Wahid in a movie called Projapoti.

Wahid performed his first concert in Melbourne on 26 May 2012 and another one in Sydney on 3 June 2012. Wahid also performed at Bangla Beats in 2015, a concert promoting Bangla music and culture along with other artists including Ferdous Wahid, Nancy, Hridoy Khan and Mumzy Stranger.

Personal life

Wahid first married Lubayna, and got divorced in 2003.[8] In 2011, he married Rehan Chowdhury which also ended up in divorce in January 2017.[9][10] Together they have a son Alim (b. 2012).[8]

Discography

Studio Albums

Solo Albums

Year Name Label Reference
2005 Moina Go Ektaar Music [11][12]
2006 Shono Laser Vision [12][13]
2008 Bolchi Tomake Sangeeta [12][14]
2011 Ahoban! Deadline Music [3][15]
2012 Shadhin [16]

Collaborative Albums

Year Name Other Artists Label Reference
2003 Krishno Kaya Ektaar Music [2][17]
2004 Maya Kaya & Helal [12]
2007 Panjabiwala Shireen Jawad Laser Vision [4]
2008 O Bosheshe Ferdous Wahid Sangeeta [18][5]
2011 Somorpon Aurthohin & Warfaze Deadline Music [6]
2012 Rong Nancy [7]

Singles

Year Name Label Notes Reference
2015 "Hariye Fela Bhalobasha" Sangeeta [19][20]
"Mon Ghumay Re" Multisourcing Ltd [21]
2016 "Tomar Akash" Robi Yonder [22][23]
"Moner Thikana" Multisourcing Ltd [23][24]
"Beporawa Mon" Unlimited Audio Video [23]
"Meghe Dhaka Shohor" (with Nirjhor) CD Choice Featured in the 2015 TV serial Meghe Dhaka Shohor [25]
"Tumi Amar" (with Nancy) From the soundtrack Sultana Bibiana [26]
"Ei Bangla Ei Manush" Sangeeta Released for the World Bank's End Poverty Day [27][28]
2017 "Tumi Hina" HW Productions [23]
"Mitthe Noy" Dhruba Music Station
"Ghum" Sangeeta [29]
"Golaper Din" (featuring Nancy) HW Productions [30]

Accolades

Year Nominated work Category Award Result Notes Citation
2006 Habib Wahid Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won "Valobashbo Bashbo Re" from Hridoyer Kotha
2008 Habib Wahid Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won Bolchi Tomake
2009 Habib Wahid Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won "Dwidha" from Third Person Singular Number [31]
2010 Habib Wahid Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won "Projapoti" from Projapoti [32]
2011 Habib Wahid Best Music Director National Film Awards Won Projapoti [33]
2012 Habib Wahid Best Singer (Male) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Won Shadhin

References

  1. ↑ "Habib Wahid". Priyo. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kajalie Shehreen Islam (2003-08-01). "Krishno A New Take on Tradition". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  3. 1 2 "Let's move with Habib's Ahobaan". Amader Gaan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21.
  4. 1 2 "Panjabiwala". BBC. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  5. 1 2 "Obosheshe Habib and Ferdous Habib Wahid M". World News. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  6. 1 2 "Banglalink launches folk album Shomorpon today – Dhaka Mirror". www.dhakamirror.com. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  7. 1 2 "Habib Wahid Rong". World News. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  8. 1 2 "Ex-wife blames Tanjin Tisha for her divorce with singer Habib". Dhaka Tribune. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  9. ↑ বাবা হলেন হাবিব ওয়াহিদ [Habib Wahid became father]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2012-12-24. Archived from the original on 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  10. ↑ "Habib splits path from his wife". Dhaka Tribune. February 19, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Moina Go by Habib Wahid on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Habib to perform at IGCC". The Daily Star. 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  13. ↑ "Shono by Habib Wahid on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  14. ↑ "Bolchi Tomake by Habib on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  15. ↑ "2011 In Music". The Daily Star. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  16. ↑ "Habib releases new album on Banglalink Music Station". The Daily Star. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  17. ↑ "Bangla folk music loses a true son of the soil". The Daily Star. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  18. ↑ "O Bosheshe by Habib & Ferdous Wahid on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  19. ↑ "Habib 'Hariye Fela Bhalobasha'" হাবিবের 'হারিয়ে ফেলা ভালোবাসা'. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  20. ↑ ইউরোপে ‘হারিয়ে ফেলা ভালোবাসা’ [Europe 'Hariye Fela Bhalobasha']. thereport24.com (in Bengali).
  21. ↑ "[WATCH] Habib's “Mon Ghumaye Re” creating waves". The Daily Star. 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  22. ↑ জেগে উঠলো হাবিব ওয়াহিদের ঘুমন্ত মন. BD morning (in Bengali).
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Habib Wahid - The Magician". The Daily Star. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  24. ↑ "Habib's new song to be released". The Daily Star. 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  25. ↑ "Habib lends his voice to a TV serial". The Daily Star. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  26. ↑ "Tumi Amar". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  27. ↑ "#ProsperBangladesh". World Bank. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  28. ↑ Habib Wahid, Ei Bangla Ei Manush, retrieved 2017-07-04
  29. ↑ "Mithila and Habib star in “Ghum”". The Daily Star. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  30. ↑ "অডিওর শক্তিটা যাচাই করতে চাই". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  31. ↑ "Meril-Prothom Alo Award ceremony held". The Daily Star. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  32. ↑ "Meril Prothom Alo Awards". The Daily Star. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  33. ↑ Monjur Kader (2013-01-31). ন্যান্সি-তুহিন সঙ্গে হাবিব [Nancy-Tuhin with Habib]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-03-28.


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