ফেরদৌস আরা বাংলাদেশ বেতার ও বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশনের নিয়মিত শিল্পী। নজরুল সংগীত শিল্পী হিসেবেই সুপরিচিত হলেও মিউজিক কলেজ, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে খন্ডকালিন অধ্যাপনা, নজরুল ইনস্টিটিউটে নজরুল সংগীতের প্রশিক্ষক, সঙ্গীত অনুষ্ঠান উপস্থাপনা, লেখালেখি, সিনেমা প্লে-ব্যাক সহ নানা প্রতিযোগিতায় বিচারকের কাজ করছেন ফেরদৌস আরা। সঠিকভাবে নজরুল এবং উচ্চাঙ্গ সঙ্গীতচর্চার জন্য তিনি ২০০০ সালে ঢাকার মোহাম্মদপুরস্থ হুমায়ুন রোডে গড়ে তোলেন সঙ্গীত প্রতিষ্ঠান সুরসপ্তক।
Early life and education
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Ara, nicknamed Marine, was born in Brahmanbaria District to A.H.M. Abdul Hai, a classical singer of the early 1950s, and Mosharrefa Begum. She has two sisters, Jannat Ara and Hure Jannat. She completed her bachelor's and master's in History from the University of Dhaka.
Career
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In 1973, Ara started her career as a regular vocal artist in Bangladesh Radio and afterward in Bangladesh Television. She has released numerous albums of Nazrul Sangeet, contemporary and patriotic songs. In 1985, her first album was released by SARGAM. She became the first person in Bangladesh whose music video of Nazrul Sangeet was released.
Ara teaches Nazrul songs at the Nazrul Institute, University of Dhaka and Dhaka Music College. She founded a music school, Sur Saptak in 2000. She contributed as a background vocal in films, documentaries, and drama. She sang in a movie titled Meher Nigar by Impress Telefilm.
Ara sang at the Gala Concert at Royal Albert Hall, London on an invitation of Inner London Education Authority in 1986. She also performed in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Ara authored the books Sangeet Bhubaney Nazrul (Nazrul in Music World) and Sanchitar Katha Barta (Conversation of Sanchita). She also hosts Sanchita on Channel i and Ei Shomoy on nTV, both are television programs about Nazrul.
Personal life
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Ara is married to Rafiqul Mohammed, a government officer(retired 2018). Together they have a son, Faisal Mohammed who was Designated as one of the first Bangladeshi Sexton Scholar in the field of Electrical Engineering from Dalhousie University, Canada (2016/2017) and a daughter, Fahmi Ferdous.
Albums
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First tape with 12 Nazrul songs, Sargam (1985)
Long play and tape, Nazrul Institute (1986) (Nazrul geeti)
Shaon-A-Rathe, HMV (Nazrul geeti) (1999)
Tumi Ashley Jey Ki Bhalo Lagey, HMV (Nazrul and Modern songs mixed album)
Tumi Ki Dokhina Pobon, HMV (2005)
Awards
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Bachsas Award
TRAB Award
Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Gold Medal
Channel I Lifetime Achievement Award
Nazrul Award (2017)
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