Music is in her genes
The latter became a sensation for the zeal and yearning for eternal love exuded through the breathy and soulful vocals of the singer. The song has been playing in malls, in stereo system of cars rushing through the streets of the city or an MP3 players plugged in some hipster's ear. The voice that makes the traditional folk song rendered by quite a few veteran artistes before her time memorable yet again, belongs to Armeen.
Armeen Musa is a vibrant young artiste, currently studying Economics in the University of Nottingham. Her lineage is quite impressive. Daughter of acclaimed folk and Nazrul singer Nashid Kamal, Armeen has never been separated from the musical elements. Armeen says, "I've obviously inherited my inclination to music from my mother. Currently, I am taking music lessons from Sujit Mustafa."
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Is it just a delightful coincidence that the great granddaughter of Abbasuddin Ahmed, one of the maestros of folk music, made her debut with a legendary folk song? Armeen smilingly says, "Fuad is a close friend of mine. I once sent him a demo of a classical fusion number, Duur thekey that I'd composed. My friend Aneela and I rendered the song. Fuad seemed to love the demo.
"In the summer of 2004, I was in US and met up with Fuad at a studio. Initially, he wanted my sister to rap in the song Bhromor...and asked me to hum a few lines. I did that and the whole plan changed. I ended up singing the song, the 'rap' portion was left out."
What kind of response has she received lately? "People come up to me and say, 'I listen to your song when it rains' or 'I play that song when I'm enjoying a long drive'. I feel that people have made it 'their song' and that's the biggest achievement for an artiste," says Armeen.
What's next for this talented singer? Armeen says, "I've composed some songs Blinded, Pakhi and an untitled one and I'm working on some more. I intend to make an album if I get the opportunity and when the time is right."
Hopefully, music aficionados will get to hear more from this promising artiste.