Habib Wahid

Habib Wahid (born 15 October 1979) is a Bangladeshi composer 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).

Habib Wahid
হাবিব ওয়াহিদ
Born	(1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma mater	School of Audio Engineering
Occupation	Composer record producer singer
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Krishno Bolchi Tomake Shadhin
Awards	Meril Prothom Alo Award National Film Award
Musical career
Genres	Pop film score EDM world rock folk R&B
Instruments	Keyboards vocals guitar
Labels	Sangeeta Ektaar Music Laser Vision Deadline Music HW Productions
Associated acts	Kaya Helal Shireen Nancy Pritom Hasan
Website	habibwahid.com

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

2003: Debut with Krishno

Habib Wahid started working with other Asian music producers such as Karsh Kale while in the UK. Wahid was already working as a music producer, however he needed a vocalist to develop his new album. While living in London, he found the vocalist Kaya, a Sylheti restaurant owner, who would collaborate with him on the album.[2] In 2003, Wahid released his first album Krishno, a collaborative effort with Wahid producing the music while Kaya sang. The album proved to be a success in Britain and Bangladesh. The album Krishno was a fusion of folk and modern Ektaar Music Ltd, introducing a new genre to the Dhaka music arena.

2004–2014: Successful albums and soundtracks

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). To keep the Bangladeshi music growing, Wahid would usually introduce new artists in 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 Esho Brishti Namai. He also featured his father, Ferdous Wahid, as a singer in his albums. On 1 June 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 Chhoa Bhalobasa, 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.

2015–present: Singles and new projects

Habib Wahid began a new chapter in his career with the release of his debut single, "Hariye Fela Bhalobasha", an R&B/Soul song.[8] Wahid described this new chapter as a result of an evolved music market, saying that since his audience often buys his songs for ringtones, he can earn good profits from releasing one single at a time rather than an entire album.[9] Later in the summer of 2015, Wahid released his second single "Mon Ghumay Re", a world song that blends rock, folk and electronic music.[10] Wahid also performed at Bangla Beats in 2015, a concert in the UK promoting Bangla music and culture along with other artists including Ferdous Wahid, Nancy, Hridoy Khan and Mumzy Stranger. Wahid also produced the single "Cholo Bangladesh" for Grameenphone, a promotional song for the 2015 Cricket World Cup sung by rock musicians Zohad and Emil.[11] Additional production for the track was done by Pritom Hasan,[11] a musician who would work with Wahid and release his own music in the future.

Wahid began 2016 with the single "Tomar Akash", a pop song.[12] In the summer Wahid released another single, "Moner Thikana", a love song written and produced by himself.[13] A month later Wahid released "Beporawa Mon", a single that would later be used in the film Ami Tomar Hote Chai.[14] Wahid also released other singles from different visual media, such as "Meghe Dhaka Shohor" from the TV serial of the same name[15] and "Tumi Amar" from the film Sultana Bibiana,[16] a duet with Nancy and additionally produced by Pritom Hasan. Later in 2016, Wahid released the single "Ei Bangla Ei Manush" for the World Bank's End Poverty Day campaign.[17] The song is about the people of Bangladesh, and the success they have gotten in the ongoing fight against poverty.

To begin 2017, Wahid released his single "Tumi Hina", released independently through his label HW Productions. Wahid later released his single, "Mitthe Noy", on Valentine's Day.[9] In contrast to the slow R&B songs that he just released, Wahid's "Ghum" is an upbeat pop electronic song which released in Spring 2017.[18] In the summer, Wahid released the single "Golaper Din", which features frequent collaborator Nancy.[19]

Personal life

Wahid first married Lubyana in 2003, and got divorced in the same year.[20] In 2011, he married Rehana Chowdhury which also ended up in divorce in January 2017.[21][22] Together they have a son, Alim (b. 2012).[20]

Discography

Further information: List of songs recorded by Habib Wahid

Solo albums

Year	Name	Label	Reference
2005	Moina Go	Ektaar Music	[23][24]
2006	Shono	Laser Vision	[24][25]
2008	Bolchi Tomake	Sangeeta	[24][26]
2011	Ahoban!	Deadline Music	[3][27]
2012	Shadhin		[28]

Collaborative albums

Year	Name	Other Artists	Label	Reference
2003	Krishno	Kaya	Ektaar Music	[2][29]
2004	Maya	Kaya & Helal		[24]
2007	Panjabiwala	Shireen Jawad	Laser Vision	[4]
2008	O Bosheshe	Ferdous Wahid	Sangeeta	[5][30]
2011	Somorpon	Aurthohin & Warfaze	Deadline Music	[6]
2012	Rong	Nancy		[7]

Compilation albums

Year	Name	Label	Reference
2009	Obosheshe	Sangeeta	[31]

Singles

Year	Name	Label	Notes	Reference
2015	"Hariye Fela Bhalobasha"	Sangeeta	Feat.Peya Bipasha	[8][32]
	"Mon Ghumay Re"	Multisourcing Ltd		[10]
2016	"Tomar Akash"	Robi Yonder		[9][33]
	"Moner Thikana"	Multisourcing Ltd	Feat. Sarlina; Lyrics by Riddhi	[9][13]
	"Beporawa Mon"	Unlimited Audio Video	Feat. Tanjin Tisha		[9]
	"Meghe Dhaka Shohor" (with Nirjhor)	CD Choice	Featured in the 2015 TV serial Meghe Dhaka Shohor; Lyrics by Zahid Akbar	[15]
	"Tumi Amar" (with Nancy)		From the soundtrack Sultana Bibiana	[16]
	"Ei Bangla Ei Manush"	Sangeeta	Released for the World Bank's End Poverty Day; Lyrics by Sharmin Sultana Sumi From Chirkutt	[17][34]
2017	"Tumi Hina"	HW Productions	Lyrics by Minar Rahman	[9]
	"Mitthe Noy"	Dhruba Music Station	Lyrics by Shafiq Tuhin
	"Ghum"	Sangeeta	Feat. Rafiath Rashid Mithila; Lyrics by Shuhrid Sufiyan	[18]
	"Golaper Din" (featuring Nancy)	HW Productions	Lyrics by Shuhrid Sufiyan	[19]
	"Tor E Janalay" (with Nancy)			[35]
2018	"Cholo Na"	Gaanchill Music	Music composed by Fuad ;Feat. Sarlina Hossain	[36]

Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Award	Result	Notes	Ref.
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	[37]
2010	Habib Wahid	Best Singer (Male)	Meril Prothom Alo Awards	Won	"Projapoti" from Projapoti	[38]
2011	Habib Wahid	Best Music Director	National Film Awards	Won	Projapoti	[39]
2012	Habib Wahid	Best Singer (Male)	Meril Prothom Alo Awards	Won	Shadhin

References

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33. জেগে উঠলো হাবিব ওয়াহিদের ঘুমন্ত মন. BD morning (in Bengali).
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39. Monjur Kader (31 January 2013). ন্যান্সি-তুহিন সঙ্গে হাবিব [Nancy-Tuhin with Habib]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 March 2017.

External links

• Habib Wahid on IMDb