Abbasuddin Ahmed

Abbasuddin Ahmed (27 October 1901 – 30 December 1959)[1] was a Bengali folk song composer and singer born in the Bengal province of British India.

He was known for Bhawaiya folk song which is a style commonly found in Rangpur, Undivided Goalpara district and Cooch Behar.

He was largely a self-taught composer and singer, though for a brief period he learned music from Ustad Jamiruddin Khan in Kolkata.

He later recorded Bhawaiya, Khirol and Chatka which were famous in Undivided Goalpara District, Cooch Behar and Rangpur.

His youngest son, Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, is a folk researcher, writer, singer and social worker.

Ahmed (left) with Allauddin Khan and Qazi Motahar Hossain (c. 1955)