Entertainment Desk:
Dhaka, Aug-16,
Monday marks the 59th
birth anniversary of late rock maestro Ayub Bachchu, known and admired by music
lovers as legendary singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter, musician and
founding frontman of popular band LRB.
Born on August 16,
1962, in Patiya, Chittagong to Ishaque Chowdhury and Nurjahan Begum, Bachchu
graduated from Government Muslim High School in 1975.
He started his music
career with the band ‘Feelings’ in 1977, where he played as the lead guitarist
alongside his most popular contemporary rockstar James, another rock legend of
the country, for the next two years.
In 1980, he joined and
continued playing for the melodious band ‘Souls’ alongside famous singers and
musicians such as Tapan Chowdhury, Naquib Khan, Kumar Bishwajit and more,
continued as the band’s lead guitarist till 1990, and finally formed his own,
full-fledged rock-themed band ‘LRB’ (Love Runs Blind) in 1991.
LRB started pretty
strong with a surprise release of their first venture as a double album ‘LRB-I’
and ‘LRB-II’, featuring many of its popular songs like “Ghum Vanga Shohore”,
“Shesh Chithi”, ‘Madhobi” and more. Soon, LRB started to become popular for
their tunes and presentations with balanced and guitar-based lyrics.
Although started as a
hard rock band, LRB soon became known for their experiment with genres such as
blues rock, soft rock, and psychedelic rock; and continued cementing its legacy
as one of the pioneering heavy metal rock bands in Bangladesh. With Bachchu,
LRB released 14 critically acclaimed albums and "Ferari Mon: Unplugged
Live", which was the first live album in Bangladesh.
The band went on to
perform over 1,000 concerts that have included extensive performances in
Bangladesh as well as tours in Asia, Europe, Australia and the United States
and became the only Bangladeshi band to perform at the prestigious Madison
Square Garden in New York City.
Altogether, LRB changed the landscape in Bangladeshi band culture under
the leadership of Ayub Bachchu.
Aside from being the
successful frontman of LRB, Bachchu was also extremely successful in his solo
ventures including ‘Rokto Golap’ (1986), ‘Moyna’ (1988) and with his extremely
popular album ‘Koshto’ (1995), often considered by many as a king’s comeback
after seven years while Bachchu was busy with LRB.
With a total of 16 solo
albums, a full-fledged studio-turned production house named ‘AB Kitchen’,
numerous super hit playbacks such as ‘‘Ammajaan’’, ‘’Sagorika”, “Ononto Prem”,
“Ami to Preme Porini” and many other scores in Bangladeshi commercial movies,
Blockbuster hit singles and band scores such as “Koshto Pete Valobashi”, ‘‘Shei
Tumi Keno Eto Ochena Hole’’, ‘’Ferari Ei Monta Amar’’, ‘‘Cholo Bodle Jai’’,
‘’Ekhon Onek Raat’’, ‘‘Hashte Dekho Gaite Dekho’’ and more, and inspiring
musicians from guitar enthusiasts to popular and established artists in both
Bangladesh and West Bengal - Ayub Bachchu created his legacy during his
short-lived glorious life.
The rock maestro
shocked the world on October 18, 2018, through his passing away due to a tragic
heart attack, leaving behind his beloved wife Ferdous Ayub Chandana, daughter
Fairuz Saffra Ayub, son Ahnaf Tazwar Ayub and billions of fans around the world.
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