Ayub Bachchu

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Ayub Bachchu
আইয়ুব বাচ্চু
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Ayub Bachchu (Bengali pronunciation:

singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Love Runs Blind[1] and earned success as the lead singer and the lead guitarist of the band. He is considered as one of the greatest singers of all time in Bangladesh and a pop culture icon.[2][3][4] He was one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi pop music.[5]

Born in

Shukh, which featured "Cholo Bodle Jai", one of the greatest rock songs in Bangladesh. He also received great success as a solo artist. His first solo album Rokto Golap was released in September 1986. He got his breakthrough by releasing albums like Moyna (1988) and Koshto (1995) which received great success. He released only one instrumental rock album in his career: Sound of Silence (2007), which is the first ever instrumental album in Bangladesh. He has also worked in several movie songs, some of them are Anutopto (1993), Loottoraj (1997), Mon (1997) and Ammajan
(1999).

Ayub Bachchu's debut song, "Harano Bikeler Golpo"

Meril Prothom Alo Awards, one Citycell-Channel I Music Award with LRB and won the Bachsas Awards
in the Best Male Vocal category in 2004. In 2017, he won the Tele Cine Lifetime Achievement Award.

In October 2018, Bachchu died of

Rangpur City two days before his death. He was buried in Chaitanya Goli in Chittagong, beside his mother's grave.[8]

Early life

Bachchu was born in

Liberation War of Bangladesh. They resided in Jubilee Road. He had two brothers. He was the eldest among them. His nickname was Robin. He got his first acoustic guitar from his father as a gift in 1973, when he was in class six. He learned to play guitar from Jacob Dias (the founder of "Spider" band), who used to live in Chittagong. "Spider" band is the first band of Chittagong. From 1974 to 1977 he was playing guitar in Spider band and then he made his own band Ugly Boyz. He borrowed an electric guitar from his friend, Kumar Bishwajit, which was a Teisco Guitar. Bishwajit gave him the guitar after he [Bachchu] showed more interest towards it. He was very attracted to the guitar playing techniques of Jimi Hendrix and Joe Satriani. He was admitted to Government Muslim High School in 1975. In 1979, he graduated from Muslim High School.[9] His parents did not support him on becoming a musician. But, after his family saw his passion for rock music, they agreed on letting him become a musician. While studying in high school, Bachchu formed a band named "Golden Boys", which was later renamed as "Ugly Boys". Kumar Bishwajit was the lead singer of the band and Bachchu was the guitarist. They used to do club shows and shows in weddings (Mostly in the Patiya Upazilla). The group disbanded after Bachchu joined Souls in 1980.[10]

Career

1977–1990: Feelings and Souls

Further information:
Feelings (band) and Souls (band)

While working with his own band Ugly Boys, Bachchu joined the rock band Feelings (now known as Nagar Baul) in 1977. Feelings' frontman James stated that he saw Bachchu playing guitar at a tea stall. He was amazed by the playing style of Bachchu and he asked him to join the band. In the mid-1977, he joined the band as the lead guitarist and only stayed with the band for next two years until in 1980, he got a contract from Souls, as their lead guitarist Sajed ul Alam had left the band for the United States. Bachchu was playing with Feelings in a club in Chittagong, where Souls' keyboardist Naquib Khan was present. He was amazed by the playing of Bachchu and he talked to lead singer Tapan Chowdhury about it. Both of them saw Bachchu playing in the club next day and they asked him to join Souls. He joined Souls in early-1980 and played with the band for next 10 years as the lead guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer. He had appeared on three studio albums College Er Corridore (1985), Manush Matir Kachakachi (1987) and East and West (1988). In the late-1990, Bachchu left Souls and went on to form his own band Little River Band, which later became famous as Love Runs Blind. He reunited with Souls in several reunion shows and has performed with members of the band like Tapan Chowdhury, Kumar Bishwajit and Naquib Khan in several shows.[11][12] In 2012, Bachchu told The Daily Star that:

I left Souls because of two different tastes in sounds. They liked one kind of music, I liked another. I was into loud, rocking, powerful sounds, and the rest of the members wanted quiet, melodious sounds. You cannot just compromise day after day. We never really had any big arguments, but it occurred to me that it would be better if I just quit and do something different.[13]

1991–2018: LRB

Main article: Love Runs Blind
Bachchu performing in 2008

After Bachchu got out of

Bengaluru, which was their first concert outside Bangladesh. LRB is the only Bangladeshi artist to perform in the Madison Square Garden in New York City.[14]
In 2018, LRB got disbanded after Bachchu's death.

Solo career

Early solo work: 1986–1988

Main articles: Rokto Golap and Moyna (album)

While working with

classical music fusion and featured instrument like tabla. Rokto Golap, contain pop rock, classical and also adhunik bangla songs, while Moyna is an album that features pop rock and hard rock songs and helped him get his breakthrough. It has sold an estimated 60,000 copies in Bangladesh. Released in September 1986, Rokto Golap is his first solo album, released by Zahed Electronics, which contains the first hard rock song released by him, "Anamika". The album featured Ahsan Elahi (Fanty) of Feelings on drums and percussion. Manam Ahmed of Miles on keyboards. Bachchu played both the bass guitar and electric guitar on the album. Ahsan Elahi (Fanty) and Manam Ahmed are also featured in his second album. The second album Moyna also features Emon and Mintu on keyboards and Khayem Pearu on bass guitars.[citation needed
]

Koshto: 1995

Bachchu left Souls in the late-1990 and formed his own band

Ghumonto Shohore in 1995, he went on to record the album Koshto in the Audio Art Studio, where Ghumonto Shohore was recorded. The album came out in October 1995. The album is regarded by many as his best work. It included hit songs like "Koshto Pete Valobashi", "Koshto Kake Bole" and "Jege Achi Eka". The album was produced by Bachchu and co-produced by Azam Babu and musicians were S.I. Tutul of LRB on keyboards and Ahsan Elahi (Fanty) of Feelings on drums and percussion. By the release of the album, it was well received by fans. By 1996, the album had sold over 300,000 copies and is one of the best selling albums of Bangladesh.[citation needed
]

Shomoy and Eka: 1998–1999

Though

double albums
with his band LRB: LRB I and LRB II in 1992 and Amader and Bishmoy in 1998. He wanted to release double albums as a solo artist. The recording sessions for his fourth album Shomoy and fifth album Eka started in the mid-1998 in his own studio. Both albums were released in early-1999, "Shomoy" by Soundtek Electronics & "Eka" by Sangeeta. Both albums wasn't well received by fans like his previous album. About this two albums Bachchu said that:

Those albums were not received well at all. My regular audience thought it was too high-thought. They didn't want something so serious. After that, I didn't experiment much in my solo albums. What's the point if no one appreciates them.[13]

Maya: 2000

In the year 2000 Ayub Bachchu went to America tour & he made a solo album contract with Shaheen Rahman (Owner of First Recording Company of Bangladesh, D-Series Disco Recording & Entertainment). Ayub Bachchu completed 3-4 songs for the album but the album never released.

Other works

Bachchu performed live with Richard and Le Gang,

FIFA World Cup 2014.[16][17][18] Bachchu collaborated with Radio Foorti to bring new talents and fresh voices into the spotlight by giving them a platform to perform and shine. Bachchu was one of the leaders of Bangladesh Musical Bands Association (BAMBA). In Bangabandhu National Stadium, in the "T-20 World Cup 2014" opening ceremony, Bachchu got in a controversy with Hamin Ahmed of Miles, which led him to cancel the membership of the association.[19]

Personal life

Personal relationships

Ferdous Chandana

Bachchu met Ferdous Akhtar Chondona in the early 1986, when he came to Dhaka to record his debut solo album

Chattogram after the recording ended for his debut album. When he left Souls in late 1990, he came to Dhaka and proposed Chondona to marry him. Chondona's family didn't agree at first, but later both Bachchu's and Chondona's family agreed on letting them marry. He married Chondona on January 31, 1991. The couple had two children: daughter Fairuz Saffra Ayub (b. 1994) and son Ahnaf Tazwar Ayub (b. 1996).[citation needed
]

AB Kitchen

AB Kitchen is a full service audio recording studio and production company founded by Ayub Bachchu in 1998. Over 40

Channel I.[citation needed
]

Musicianship

Guitars

Ayub Bachchu had fallen in love for the first time when he was a teenager. Though it was not just for any tootsie from the neighborhood. It was for the smell of the burnished fret-board and the sound of the six strings that was the gateway to his own utopia. It took him to his paradise, where he kept exploring until the last moments of his life like an evergreen wanderer. Till the very day he died, Bachchu had no less than 60 guitars in his collection, which he took care of like a father does to his children. Over a week has now gone by after the magician's departure. His beloved offspring Tazwar and Fairuz still cannot hide their teary eyes. Come to wonder, aren't his guitars also weeping for their foregoer?[21]

— The Daily Star, October 2018

Bachchu had cited Jimi Hendrix as the "biggest influence on his guitar playing". He has also cited Steve Vai and Joe Satriani as a big influence on his playing. In 2003, after S.I. Tutul had left LRB, Bachchu further didn't add a keyboardist in the lineup. He recruited Abdullah al Masud as the rhythm guitarist of the band. Also, Bachchu was becoming interested in guitarists like John Petrucci, Jason Becker, Rusty Cooley and Sacred Mother Tongue guitarist Andy James.[9] Since then, LRB's music has gone much louder than the past and the band started releasing heavy metal songs.

At the time of his death, Bachchu had a collection of 65 guitars. He mostly played

Carvin Kiesel guitars, Dean Rusty Cooley RC6 and Michael Angelo Batio. He also owned various signature guitars by some of his favorite guitarists, including a Steve Vai JEM Junior White, Jason Becker JB200C. In July 2017, he sold five of his guitars to young guitar players, with whom he wanted to start a competition of guitarists.[b][22] He used a Marshall
JCM2000 amp onstage.

Early influences

Most of all I like Hendrix. He did not make the guitar playing very critical note after note. He played the guitar as per his feelings. I have been trying that.

— Dhaka Tribune, October 2018

Bachchu's singing style has often been found similar to

Shukh, has been cited similar to the high pitched vocals of Ian Gillan of Deep Purple. He was also a big fan of Azam Khan. Bachchu was inspired by him to write and sing rock songs in Bengali
.

Bachchu's lyrics are inspired by

Hotel California" are one of his most favorite lyrics. Also, the Beatles and Iron Maiden were among his lyrics inspiration.[9]

Death

In 2009, Bachchu underwent a successful heart valve surgery and became a regular patient at the

Janaza.[36] He was buried in the graveyard of Chaitanya Goli, beside his mother's grave.[8][37][38]

Tribute concert

After the death of Bachchu, rock and

metal artists of Bangladesh held a tribute concert at the Music and Dance Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on 2 December 2018, arranged by BAMBA.[21] Some of the notable performances included, "Keu Shukhi Noy" performed by Shafin Ahmed, "Rupali Guitar" performed by Bappa Mazumder, "Nil Bedona" by Jamshed Chowdhury (Powersurge). Imrul Karim Emil (Shunno) and Sufi Maverick (Arbovirus) together performed the song "Bangladesh".[39]

Artists from both

Shilajit Majumder, Gaurav Chattopadhyai (Lakkhichhara), Bramhakhapa, Deb Chowdhury and Sidhu (Cactus) performed at the concert.[24]

10 Bangladeshi bands from

Cardinal Newman High School in Toronto on 15 December 2018.[42]

Legacy

"The trend in Bangladeshi music that Azam Khan initiated was taken to a new height by Ayub Bachchu. His death is an irreparable loss for Bangladeshi music."

– Fakir Alamgir[31]

Bachchu ranked second on The Top Tens list of "Top 10 Greatest Guitarist of Bangladesh". Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal who ranked first in the list has said that, "The ranking is not correct, it was created to abuse the Great Ayub Bachchu". He is also credited for popularizing rock music in Bangladesh in the 1990s as the frontman of LRB and as a solo artist, along with Nagar Baul, Miles and Ark.[23] He is also considered to be one of the "big three rockstars of Bangladesh" along with Azam Khan and James.[43] He is also considered to be the first electric guitarist in Bangladesh to use distortion in songs. About that he said to Ekattor TV: "I was being forced to leave Souls, because I wanted to play distorted guitar".[citation needed]

Guitarist who were influenced by him includes,

Severe Dementia, AvoidRafa
).

The Rupali Guitar in Probortok Circle, Chittagong
Silver Guitar for Ayub Bachchu in Chattogram

Ex-Minister of Cultural Affairs, Asaduzzaman Noor said, "the fact that people from all walk of life were affected by the departure of Ayub Bachchu is testament to his greatness as an artist. I was fortunate enough to have personally known him since his starting days. He was an immensely passionate person." Hamin Ahmed of Miles said, "when Ayub Bachchu started his career, the guitar wasn't as prominent as an instrument. He made sure that it was the heart and soul of his music, and the entire country followed. That alone is enough to explain his legacy." Bappa Mazumder of Dalchhut said, "The great man not only taught us about music, but taught us how to be a great human. I always admired how much he loved his mother, and requested other people to take care of their parents." Indian singer-songwriter Sahana Bajpaie said to Daily Sun: "I was 12 when I first realised there is a Bengali musician who plays the guitar like Jimi Hendrix. He was one of the pioneers of Bengali rock music. My teenage was inspired by his music. He became a family friend when I was in Bangladesh. His simplicity was outstanding. His contributions to music will be remembered by generations to come."[24]

On 19 December 2018 Asif Akbar has released a song for Ayub Bachchu, with the title "A Tribute to the Great Legend Ayub Bachchu" from Dhruba Music Station.[44]

On 20 October 2018, the mayor of

A J M Nasir Uddin proposed that an "important road in the port city Chittagong be named after him and a seminar hall in Muslim Hall be named after him."[45][46] Chattogram City Corporation Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin unveiled the sculpture of the guitar at the Probortok intersection in Chattogram. The sculpture of the 18-feet tall guitar is made of steel and has six strings.[47]

Achievements

16th Tele Cine Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 Ayub Bachchu Lifetime Achievement Award[48] Won

32nd Bachsas Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Ayub Bachchu Best Male Vocal[49] Won

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1998 Love Runs Blind Best Band of the Year Won
1999 Love Runs Blind Best Band of the Year Won
2000 Love Runs Blind Best Band of the Year Won
2001 Mon Chaile Mon Pabe Album of the Year Won
2005 Love Runs Blind Best Band of the Year Won
2007 Sporsho Album of the Year Won
2009 "Bolini Tomai" Best Male Vocal of the Year Nominated

Citycell-Channel I Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 Sporsho Album of the Year Won

Discography

See also: Love Runs Blind discography

Solo albums

  • Rokto Golap (1986)
  • Moyna (1989)
  • Koshto (1995)
  • Amar Ache Ondhokar (1995)
  • Shomoy (1999)
  • Eka (1999)
  • Prem Tumi Ki (2000)
  • Duti Mon (2002)
  • Kafela (2002)
  • Prem Premer Moto (2003)
  • Pother Gaan (2004)
  • Vatir Gaane Matir Tane (2006)
  • Jibon (2006)
  • Sound of Silence (2007)
  • Rim Jhim Brishti (2008)
  • Bolini Kokhono (2009)
  • Jiboner Golpo (2015)

Souls

Main article: Souls (band) § discography
  • College Er Corridore (1985)
  • Manush Matir Kachakachi (1987)
  • East & West (1988)

Film scores

Below is the list of films where Bachchu produced the original soundtrack.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Many have stated that Bachchu named his band Little Robin's Band (as his nickname was Robin) when forming in 1991 and changed the name in 1997 when Bachchu found out he was not little anymore. But, it is considered to be a rumor as Bachchu was already 29 years old when he was forming the band. Bachchu has stated that Yellow River Band was the band's first name and they were mistakenly called Little River Band in a club show in Dhaka. As Bachchu liked the name he kept the name for the band. But, they had to change it again in 1997 after finding out about the Australian rock band with the same name.
  2. Carvin Jason Becker, Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci and Charvel
    .

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Bibliography

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