Sahana Bajpaie
| Sahana Bajpaie | |
|---|---|
| Native name | সাহানা বাজপেয়ী |
| Born | Santiniketan, West Bengal, India |
| Origin | Santiniketan |
| Genres | Rabindra Sangeet, fusion, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocal, mouth organ, Tanpura, piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Bengal Music Company, Hindustan Records Inreco |
| Associated acts | Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Anupam Roy |
| Website | sahanabajpaie |
Sahana Bajpaie is an Indian-Bangladeshi singer-songwriter from Santiniketan and one of the prominent contemporary Rabindra Sangeet publisher in Bangladesh. By the age of 13 she started singing. In 2007, she released her debut album Notun Kore Pabo Bole, which was a collection of Rabindra Sangeet. In 2014, she released her second solo album Shikawr, with other musician from West Bengal. Shahana's second Rabindra Sangeet album Ja Bolo Tai Bolo was released in 2015 and last solo Mon Bandhibi Kemone was released in 2016.
In 2012, she made her first playback in Indian Bengali fantasy film Tasher Desh. Alongside Shayan Chowdhury Arnob she have produced some popular Bengali songs.
Bajpaie was born at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. She spent her childhood at Santiniketan and lives there till 2002. Her parents were both political science professor at the University of North Bengal. She took her music lesson from father Bimol Bajpaie and learned to sing song at the age of thirty. Later she succeed Bijoy Sinha, Chitra Roy, Shayamaly Banerjee, Chandan Manda and Mita Haque through received training under the Indian classical music and Rabindra Sangeet. In 2005, Bajpaie joined in BRAC University in Dhaka as a Lecturer in English. In May 2008, she left that for further studies at the SOAS, University of London.
In 2007, Bajpaie released her debut album Notun Kore Pabo Bole, which was a collection of Rabindra Sangeet. It was released in March 6, 2007 from Bengal Music Company, Dhaka. The album created a stir in the music scenario of Bangladesh and West Bengal.
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