During that time he stood first in a combined competition among all the instrumentalists of Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television. Being in an exclusive environment surrounded by musical maestros, not surprisingly he spent most of his waking period immersed in music, either listening to the greats or rehearsing his lessons for hours.Īfter completing post graduation in Islamic History from the University of Dhaka, Bari Siddiqui joined Bangladesh Television in 1985 initially as a flautist.
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When Ustad Aminur Rahman died, Bari went to Pune to receive professional tutelage under VG Karnaad. Rahman was a direct disciple of Pandit Panna Lal Ghosh, the pioneer flautist who popularized the classical flute in the subcontinent and thus his house was a centre which was regularly visited by legendary musicians of that time like Devendra Muddreshshor, VG Karnaad, Daagar Brothers, Mohiuddin Veenkaar, Ustad Asad Ali Khan Veenkaar and Pandit Sriram Tewari. During this time Barrister Tawfique Newaz, son of Aminur Rahman, guided him to learn different technical aspects of Alaap. Consequently Bari Siddiqui lived seven years in Rahman’s house and learned classical flute playing from him on the basis of guru-disciple tradition. By the time Bari passed matriculation and intermediate respectively from Anjuman Adarsha Government High School and Netrokona Government College.Īfter watching his flute performance in a programme on classical music in 1980, renowned flautist Ustad Aminur Rahman was highly impressed and he immediately offered to tutor him. Besides his brothers, Rafiq Mahmud, Bipul Chowdhury, Dulal Duttanabish and Hazrat Ali assisted him while studying music. Though Bari lost his father at an early age but his two elder brothers always motivated him to gain knowledge of music. At the age of twelve he was taken to the Netrokona District Shilpakala Academy where Ustad Gopal Dutta trained him classical music for years. Thus his mother inspired him to learn music methodically. Bari’s elder brothers used to play flute and other musical instruments, but it was Bari Siddiqui who was a gifted talent. Albeit his mother Zohur-un-nisa used to sing in family functions, but due to the then conservative society she couldn’t pursue her dream outside the household. Bari’s grandfather Sheikh Sabir was a santoor player and he had a musical troupe as well. Among the three sons and a daughter of Mohorom Ali and Zohur-un-nisa, he was the youngest. With his departure, an era of Bangla folk music has come to an end.īari Siddiqui was born on November 15, 1954, in Kailati union’s Fachika village under Netrokona Sadar upazilla. After completing his namaz-e-janaza in Dhaka University Central Mosque, Bangladesh Television and Netrokona Government College he was buried in Karli’s ‘Baul Bari’ in Netrokona. Bari had been suffering from multiple complications for the last few years as he had diabetes and both of his kidneys were infected. Observing his critical condition doctors shifted him to the Intensive Care Unit and he was kept in life support there. Bari was hospitalized since he suffered a massive heart attack on November 17. He left behind his wife Farida Yasmin, two sons Sabbir Siddiqui, Bilash Siddiqui, daughter Elma Siddiqui, relatives, friends and countless fans to mourn his death. The eminent flautist and folk singer breathed his last at around 2:30am on last Friday at a city hospital. No matter how much his audiences and listeners call him he will never respond again. Bari Siddiqui, Showa Chan Pakhi of Bangla folk music, has entered the state of eternal sleep.