Armeen Musa

During her teenage years, Armeen was deeply inspired by musicians like Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Sahana Bajpaie, and Anusheh Anadil. Armeen started her first band at the age of 14 and released her debut album Aye Ghum Bhangai in 2008. She gained wider recognition with her hit single Bhromor Koiyo Giya, a modern rendition of Radharaman Dutta's classic song. Armeen received training from her Guru Sujit Mustafa and graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2014. Her passion for world music and western fusion led her to create her own choir band, the Ghaashphoring Choir, which performed in the second season of Coke Studio Bangla under her direction for Pritom Hasan’s Deora and Indian composer Clinton Cerejo; both as part of Berklee’s student-artist exchange programs. Her album Live from Space was released in 2019. In 2022, Armeen made history by becoming the first Bangladeshi composer to be part of a Grammy-nominated album, Shuruat by Berklee Indian Ensemble for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Global Music Album. The album featured a song composed by Armeen and written by her mother, Nashid Kamal, titled Jaago Piya. The song was performed alongside famous musicians such as Ustad Zakir Hossain, Shankar Mahadevan, and Shreya Ghoshal. Apart from music, Armeen enjoys blogging about food, sharing her love for recipes and restaurant reviews on her IG account, 'dhakadelicacy'. ==Personal life==

Armeen is the elder daughter of Professor Nashid Kamal, a professor, singer, writer and Nazrul Scholar. Her Grandfather was the former Chief Justice of Bangladesh Mustafa Kamal, and her Grandmother was Professor Husne Ara Kamal. Armeen's family has a rich musical heritage. Her Great-Grandfather was the legendary Bengali folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed, while her Great Uncle Mustafa Zaman Abbasi and Great Aunt Ferdausi Rahman are renowned musicians. Her great great granduncle was politician Maziruddin Ahmed. Her other Great Grandfather was Md. Hafizur Rahman, Minister and civil servant, and her Great Uncle Professor Anisur Rahman, prominent economist and Rabindrasangeet exponent of Bangladesh. ==Discography==

Studio albums • Aye Ghum Bhangai (2008) • Finding Fall (2013) • Simultaneously (2015) Live albums • Live from Space (2019) • Being in love with the King of the World - Live in Sydney (2022) Soundtracks • Shongram (full soundtrack) (2014) as composer, producer, playback singer in Shongram • Golpo Tomar Amar (2016) as composer and singer featured in the documentary The Saints of Sin • Nidraheen (2016) as composer and singer featured in the documentary The Saints of Sin Singles • Duur Theke (2007) featured in Jhalmurri 1, featuring Nabila and produced by Shayan Chowdhury Arnob • Onek Din Por (2018) • Back for me (2023) As director of Ghaashphoring Choir • Mayabono Biharini (2016) as featured in the film The Saints of Sin • Fagun Hawai Hawai (2020) • Poush Toder (2023) • Deora (2023) Coke Studio Bangla produced by Pritom Hasan and Fazlu Majhi featuring Armeen Musa, Ghaasphoring Choir and Islam Uddin Palakar • Collaboration with Anusheh Anadil's album KALO Collaborations • Nishpaap Oporadh (2004) Icons featuring Armeen Musa • Bhromor Koio Giya (2005) Fuad Al-Muqtadir featuring Armeen Musa • Asha (2005) Fuad Al-Muqtadir featuring Armeen Musa • Ei Ki Beshi Na (2006) Yaatri featuring Armeen Musa • Duur Theke (2007) Armeen Musa and Nabila, Produced by Shayan Chowdhury Arnob • Ahobane (2009) Rajib Rahman featuring Armeen Musa and Bawla • Jaago Piya (2017) Berklee Indian Ensemble featuring Armeen Musa • Lilabali (2022) Coke Studio Bangla featuring Armeen Musa, Warda Ashraf, Sanzida Mahmood Nandita, Masha Islam, Rubayat Rehman, Jannatul Firdous Akbar, Karishma Shanu Sovvota, Tasfia Fatima (Tashfee) & Md. Makhon Mia Film playbacks • Nodi Bhora Dheu- Jiyo Kaka OST (2011) • Brishty- Ice Cream (2016 film) • Raater Mazhar- Eagoler Chokh (2016) • Emon Kore Bolchi- Swapnajaal OST (2018) • Bhoi Korche- Bhoot Chaturdashi (film) (2019) • Urey Urey Jaay- Sharey Showlo (Hoichoi webseries produced by Tinu Rashid of Karnival) (2023) ==References==