Shabnam Mushtari
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Shabnam Mushtari Raka is one of the most popular singers of Nazrul Geeti, Modern Songs & Urdu Gazals. She is specialised in Nazrul Songs with rich base on classical music.
She is an artist of international name and fame and of national status. She has been honored with the highest state award - Ekushey Padak for her contribution to the field of music.
Born in a family highly enlightened and enriched with cultural heritage. Father Poet Talim Hossain and mother Begum Mafruha Chowdhury who are very famous in the fields of literature and journalism, are the main architects of her career. She studied English and Bangla literature in University of Dhaka. She has been actively associated with the Nazrul Academy, Dhaka and member of the executive committee of this noble institution.
She has traveled widely carrying the treasure of golden music of national poet of Bangladesh Qazi Nazrul Islam.
She has performed a lot of concerts home and aboard. Shabnam is the only Asian Bangalee singer who has performed in a solo concert in the house of commons of England. People have enjoyed her interviews with BBC, VOA, AsiaNet, DoorDarshan of India etc.
Being a singer like a cultural embassador, she has visited many countries like USA, UK, Canada, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Iraq, Oman, India, Pakistan, Mayanmar etc.
To her credit, she has Cassettes, Long Play records, CDs which are very popular and much demanded amongst the music lovers of home and aboard.
She loves listening music, reading books and cooking delicious foods.