[Assam] Zubeen looking forward to TT show

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On Tue, Feb 5, 2008 at 8:57 PM, Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Zubeen looking forward to TT show
>
>  By SEETA PERSAD Tuesday, January 22 2008
>
>  INDIAN star Zubeen has been in touch with local singer Raymond Ramnarine
> about their upcoming Valentine's Day show.
>  Ramnarine said he and Zubeen worked out details via the telephone. The
> two will be doing several new love songs at the concert scheduled for
> February 16 at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya.
>
> Ramnarine said the concert is shaping up to be a spectacular event.
>
> "This is really a gift for fans of love song. Zubeen is hot right now and
> it will be privilege to whirl alongside him for Valentine's," he said.
>
> Zubeen, whose hits include Ya Ali, Subah Subah, Jag Lal, Ek Din and Jhoom
> Barabar Jhoom. Zubeen. The talented singer is flooded with offers from the
> film Industry after his track Ya Ali from the movie Gangster became a super
> hit.
>
> In a recent televison inetrview , Zubeen said it's all about survival in
> the Bollywood music industry.
>
> "All you have to do is to prove yourself and the opportunities will flow,"
> he said.
>
> Zubeen's mother, the late Ily Borthakur was dancer, actress and singer who
> taught her sonall her skills, right at home. Zubeen considers his mother to
> be his first "guru" or "mentor." His father MM Borthakur writes poems and
> stories under the pen name Kapil Thakur.
>
> Zubeen's younger sister, Jonkie Borthakur, was a singer and actress who
> unfortunately died in a car accident in 2002. Zubeen's other sister Palme, a
> bharat natyam dancer, currently lives in Guwahati.
>
> Zubeen started learning tabla from Guru Robin Banarjee, and continued
> learning assamese folk music form Guru Romoni Rai. He went to JB College in
> Jorhat, then moved to B Barooah College, where he was pursuing Bachelor of
> Science after his family moved permanently to Guwahati.
>
> However, he did not complete his baccalaureate studies as he jumped into
> the music scene. Zubeen's life had a turning point when he received the gold
> medal for his western solo performance in a youth festival in 1992. This is
> where he got his first taste of success and confidence as vocalist.
>
> Apart form playing dhols, dotara, mandolin, percussions, Zubeen is an
> accomplished keyboard player. He broke into professional music scene in
> 1992, releasing his first album — Anamika. This unusual album, became an
> instant hit in entire North-East India and re-defined assamese musical
> landscape for the 21st century.
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