Anusheh Anadil
| Anusheh Anadil | |
|---|---|
| Native name | আনুশেহ আনাদিল |
| Origin | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Genres | Folk music, Lalon Geeti |
| Occupation(s) | musician, singer-songwriter, cultural activist, entrepreneur[1] |
| Instruments | vocal |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Associated acts | Bangla (band) |
| Website | anushehanadil |
Anusheh Anadil is a Bangladeshi musician, artist, cultural activist, mother and entrepreneur.[2][3]
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Early life and career
As a child Anusheh was trained in north Indian classical music. Through her encounters with the Bauls and Fakirs of Bengal she found a connection to the philosophy and music they presented. It inspired her to choose this form of music where she found more freedom to express her own thoughts. She began performing with the band Bangla in 1998. Bangla was highly influential in reintroducing the philosophies and folk culture of Bengal. Anusheh has sung for a number of Albums, Documentaries, movies and TV serials both in Bangladesh and Internationally. In 2012 Anusheh released her solo album "Rai" which consisted of songs written by her and two of revolutionary film maker Tareq Masud's songs. Tarek Masud had also filmed one of Bangla's music videos named 'Kanaar Haat Bajar' and had helped Anusheh with the making of Bangla's second album Prottutponnomotitto, which questions dogmatic religious beliefs. Bangla's first album Kingkortobbobimuro, second album Prottutponnomotitto and Anusheh's solo album Rai, are all albums that makes us question our core belief systems and reminds us of that no change is possible unless a revolution starts within ourselves first.
Family Life
Anusheh's father is Jamal Ahmed Sufi a successful businessman who inspired Anusheh's entrepreneurship. Anusheh's Mother, Lubna Marium, is a well known Dancer, Writer and Cultural Activist. She and her sister, Naila Khan appear in Tarek Masud's iconic documentary on the 1971 independence war named "Muktir Gaan". Anusheh's younger brother Kushan Omar Sufi is a musician and designer. Kushan is part of a group called 'Premjuri' which sings Baul songs. Anusheh's maternal grandfather was Lieutenant Colonel Quazi Nuruzzaman (24 March 1925 – 6 May 2011[1])[2] he was a Bangladeshi war hero and secular nationalist, who served as a Sector Commander of the Mukti Bahini, in Sector 7, during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Anusheh's grandmother is Professor Emeritus Sultana Zaman, founder of Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation - an organization that pioneered the identification and care of mentally challenged children in Bangladesh.
Awards
Anusheh has won many awards including 'The Musical Journalist’s Award in 2006, and Annanya’s Sreshtho 10 Nari in 2007.[citation needed] She won Meeto Memorial Award in 2009.[1] She also appeared on Link TV.[4] In 2011 Anusheh won the Daily Pratidin Award for the Best Title Song in a Soap Opera for her song in Zee Bangla's Subarnalata.[5]
Business affairs
Anusheh runs her own crafts shop called JATRA – A Journey into Craft in Dhaka.[3] The enterprise consists of 100 groups of crafts-people.[1] Jatra has been doing path-breaking work in developing local arts and crafts through a happy partnership between local artisans and designers using traditional methods and materials to make modern products.[6] Jatra's project to research the seven regions of Bangladesh and bring the stories, crafts, flora and fauna of each region to the fore-front is especially admired.[7][8] Finding innovative ways to reinvent traditional art forms is one Jatra’s ways of synthesizing the past and the present. Painting traditional folk art forms on contemporary life style products keeps the magic of the past alive in the present.
Two of the most exciting forms of art in Bangladesh are the Rickshaw and Cinema art styles. Because of the recent government restrictions on rickshaws and easy digital printing facilities, talented Rickshaw and Cinema artists are out of work. Jatra works with a large number of these gifted artists from Dhaka. Jatra has also created its own hybrid folk style, which is a mixture of various folk art from across the globe.
Tapping into the inner potential of all of Jatra’s artisans creates a workspace where everyone is inspired to realize the artist within themselves. In a patriarchal society where women are expected to behave in one way only, many young women artists find Jatra to be a space where they can freely express themselves in many ways. Through Jatra, many young female artists have chosen art as their professional life.
Jatra's colourful journey is brought to life through the artistry of Jatra's painters. The dynamic of women and men working together propels the creativity, because art erases the separation between the genders. 'Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.' - Pablo Picasso
Personal life
She lives in Bangladesh with her two children [1]
References
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