Lucy Rahman Explained

Lucy Rahman
Native Name:লুসি রহমান
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:1960s
Birth Place:Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Origin:Ilford, Redbridge, London, England
Occupation:Singer
Genre:Bengali
Years Active:1998–present
Associated Acts:Grand Union Orchestra

Lucy Rahman (Bengali: লুসি রহমান) is a Bangladeshi-born British singer.

Early life

Rahman was born in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)[1] into a family of famous musicians, artists and poets. From the age of six, she was trained in Indian Classical and semi-classical music by her father, Lutfor Rahman,[2] who was a classical singer and a successful composer. She then enrolled at the Nazrul Academy, where she studied for six years and gained her diploma.[1] Lucy was awarded "Sursaki" from her music college as the most promising vocalist of her generation.[3]

Career

In 1983, Rahman moved to London, England with her husband, Mohammad Habib Rahman. She has appeared on numerous television shows such as Channel 4's Eastern Eye and as well as performing in places such as Belgium, the Netherlands and the U.S.[1]

Since 1998,[4] Rahman has been one of the lead singers of the jazz music group Grand Union Orchestra.[5] She has performed on numerous stage, television and radio shows both in Bangladesh and the UK. She has toured with the Grand Union Orchestra which has meant she has visited many places across the UK, including Sadler's Wells Theatre, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Barbican Centre.[2]

Rahman has also performed by herself on stage in the UK[6] and various international venues, notably New York City, Berlin, Brussels and Paris.[2] She also performed solo for BBC and Channel 4 television. She also sang as a playback singer for a number of television films, including A Kind of English and King of the Ghetto.[7] [8] [9]

In 2015, Rahman was a vocalist in Amina Khayyam's adaptation of Federico García Lorca's play Yerma.[10]

Discography

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lucy Rahman. Cultural Co-operation. 24 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402214158/http://www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/216/Lucy_Rahman. 2 April 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Book: Karim. Mohammed Abdul. Karim. Shahadoth. British Bangladeshi Who's Who. October 2009. British Bangla Media Group. 104. 24 September 2011.
  3. Web site: Lucy Rahman – Grand Union Orchestra. 2020-10-14. grandunion.org.uk.
  4. Web site: Lucy Rahman. Tower Hamlets Arts & Entertainment. 24 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Lucy Rahman. Grand Union Orchestra. 24 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Baishakhi Mela. BBC Asian Network. 10 May 2009. 24 September 2011.
  7. Web site: Lucy Rahman/vocalist. Amina Khayyam Dance Company. 1 February 2015.
  8. News: Mannikka. Eleanor. A Kind of English (1986). https://web.archive.org/web/20150201021318/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/120791/A-Kind-of-English/overview. dead. 1 February 2015. New York. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 1 February 2015.
  9. Book: Variety Film Reviews. 19. 1988. R R Bowker Publishing. 978-0-8352-2799-5.
  10. News: Bruce. Keith. Giving a voice to silent women through Kathak dance. Glasgow. The Herald. 12 August 2015. 1 April 2016.