Debabrata Biswas Songs
Debabrata Biswas Famous Songs
Debabrata Biswas was known for his exceptional rendition which was notable for its exceptional depth of emotional expression combined with an exploration of the subtle dramatic element in Tagore’s lyrics.
The songs recorded by him in the 40s demonstrated his renditions that followed the traditional norms & rules set by the Music Board of Vishwa Bharati. However later in the 60s his experimentation with his voice, modulation, compounded with an overt emotional expression of a kind was new to the music fraternity which brought in a severe resistance eventually leading up to restrictions in broadcast of his songs on radio and even recording them. It was in Hindusthan Record, where he found a window to display his musical rendition and this the place where he recorded some of his famous songs.
His voice at this period ranged at ease within the three octaves and with varied tempos and rhythms and showed a greater variety of emotional expression from the thunderous and rumbling to the soft and mellow. Somewhat audacious and overpowering in his personal feelings and mores, his enunciation of the words of even the most familiar of Tagore’s lyrics extracted new meanings and freshness from the compositions. The famous songs by Debabrata Biswas are ‘Akash Bhora Surjo Tara’, ‘Udashini Beshe Bideshini Ke Shay’, ‘Sunil Sagare Shyamala Sagare’, ‘Tumi To Sei Jabei Chole’ and many more.
To this day, he remains the most popular exponent of Rabindrasangeet, a model of orthodoxy when orthodox, and an icon of protest against the establishment, organized media and cultural dictatorship when breaking away from the orthodox.
He died in the year 1980 and even after more than 40 years since his demisal, his popularity remains supreme cutting across the fan base.
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