A BIOGRAPHY OF FAKIR ALAMGIR

In 1966, Alamgir began his musical career. In the East Pakistan revolt of 1969, he performed as a vocalist.   During the Liberation War, Alamgir collaborated with Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.

In 1976, Alamgir founded the cultural group “Wrishiz Shilpi Gosthi.”  He was the president of the Gono Sangeet Shamanya Parishad (GSSP) for many years.

Many of his songs were enormous successes, such as ‘Santahar Junctione Dekha,’ ‘Bonomali Tumi,’ ‘KaloKalo Manusher Deshe,’ ‘Mayer Ek Dhar Dudher Daam,’ ‘Ahare Kallu Matabbar,’ and ‘O Julekha.’ His song ‘O Sakhina’ is still popular. After airing in the BTV magazine ‘Anandamela’ in 1982, the song became an instant hit. The song’s lyricist and pianist was Fakir Alamgir himself.

Alamgir was a writer as well. In 1984, he released his debut novel, Chena China. Muktijuddher Smriti Bijoyer Gaan and Gono Sangeeter Otit O Bortoman were his next two books. Amar Kotha, Jara Achhen Hridoy Potey, and Smriti Alaponey Muktijuddho were among the three works he released in 2013. He was the author of nine novels. 

Fakir Alamgir has made significant contributions to the development of Bangla pop music. To portray their wartime sorrows and experiences, he and other singers of the time combined Western pop music with Bangla traditional music.