[1] Her inspiration came from her late mother and father who used to play traditional Bangla folk music at home.
[2][3] At the age of 19, she had her first public performance and moved on to singing Bengali folk songs to larger audiences.
[1] She has performed at community functions and Melas across the UK, winning prizes at the 2002 Bethnal Green Festival and at the Asianet Talent Competition.
In 2009, her second album Mathwali was released by Laser Vision, which features a selection of songs Jawad collated from all regions of Bangladesh.
[4] In April 2013, her third album Rangeela was released by Laser Vision, featuring Habib Wahid, Bappa Mazumder, Fuad al Muqtadir, Hridoy Khan, Rumel, Rumman, Rafa and Raihan.