User:AlifLaila

Alif Laila is a musician from Dhaka Bangladesh. She was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After her initial training in vocal music, she was inspired to learn the sitar by her mother, Shehida, who opened the doors and guided her into the spiritual depth of the intricacies of all forms of arts in life.

Her first guru was Ustad Mir Qasem Khan, nephew of the legendary Ustad Allauddin Khan. Later in life she learned from Partha Chatterjee and Krishna Bhatt. At present she is taking guidance from Kushal Das. She graduated from the College of Fine Art in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and received several awards for her paintings. The world of rhythm and tone in drawing and painting gradually merged with my music and my love story with the arts began.

She have performed extensively in Bangladesh, India, and the USA. She has released six CDs and two DVDs. 'Sangam', one of her CDs, was recorded in a unique analogue system of sound engineering by Mapleshade Records. Her DVD ‘Hrydayaragam’ was recorded in Kerala, India and was presented as part of the Women’s History Month at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. Another DVD, ‘The Strings Of Resonance’ connects the Indian Classical music to the heritage of the land. Her latest work,'The Romance Of Raags And Songs In Bengal’ is a tribute to Bengali songs by two great poet/composers of Bengal, Tagore and Nazrul.