Singers and musicians List of British Bangladeshis

r&b , hip hop singer, mumzy stranger



alaur rahman – folk singer has released 40 albums.
bilal shahid – r&b singer , rapper, ep us: ultimate love story released in 2011.
boyan chowdhury – former lead guitarist of rock band zutons.
char avell – r&b singer-songwriter signed tiffin beats records. in november 2012, first single love me released.
deeder zaman – rapper , former lead vocalist of electronica band asian dub foundation when known master d. has recorded 2 solo albums: 2008 s minority large , 2011 s pride of underdog.
farook shamsher – alternative dub dance music dj, record producer , member of joi. have recorded 3 albums: 1999 s 1 , 1 one, 2000 s three, , 2007 s without zero. in 2006, received commitment scene award @ uk asian music awards.
jahid samed / gorilla chilla – dj , music producer, debut solo album music in blood released in 2011.
gouri choudhury – hindi , bengali music singer , music teacher. featured on track radhe radhe crispian mills on kula shaker s 1999 album peasants, pigs & astronauts.
haroon shamsher – alternative dub dance music dj, record producer member of joi.
idris rahman – clarinettist, saxophonist , music producer. has produced , mixed albums, including 2 mercury prize-nominated albums (zoe rahman s second album melting pot , basquiat strings debut album basquiat strings seb rochford) , 2 albums vocalist julia biel.
jernade miah – r&b singer-songwriter signed 2point9 records. in 2011, awarded best newcomer @ uk asian music awards. has recorded 2 albums: 2010 s double check , 2013 s 1991.
kamal uddin – nasheed singer-songwriter, imam , teacher. has recorded 2 albums: 2005 s in name of allah , 2008 s illallah.
kishon khan – jazz composer, pianist arranger , music producer. in 2009, score last thakur won grand jury award best music @ south asian international film festival in new york.
labbayk – nasheed group consisting of singers masum hamid, ehsaan tahmid , imran. have released 3 albums: 2008 s rhymes of praise, 2010 charity album o lord (credited under ehsaan , friends ) , 2012 s greatest gift.
lucy rahman – singer has been 1 of lead singers of jazz music group grand union orchestra since 1998.
muazzin aziz / naga mc – rapper , actor has worked on spoken word , musical projects, including touring internationally asian dub foundation.
manzur iqbal – electronic music producers 1 half of dj/producer duo futurecop! alongside peter carrol.
muhammad mumith ahmed / mumzy stranger – r&b , hip hop singer-songwriter. in 2009, became first musician of bangladeshi descent release mainstream music single 1 more dance . in 2011, awarded best urban act @ uk asian music awards.
mushtaq omar uddin – singer, songwriter, music producer, , former lead vocalist of music group fun-da-mental. in 2003, album hour of 2 lights, co-recorded terry hall, released.
nazeel azami – nasheed singer-songwriter debut album dunya released in 2006.
rubayyat jahan – singer reached final round of brit asia tv s asian superstars in 2010. in 2013, nominated best female act @ brit asia tv music awards.
rowshanara moni – bengali music singer , actress. in 2004, debut album nijhum raat released.
schelim hannan – singer member of boy band worlds apart 1992 1997.
shireen jawad – bengali folk singer. has recorded 3 albums: 2007 s panjabiwala, 2009 s mathwali , 2014 s rangeela.
saifullah sam zaman / state of bengal – dj , producer associated asian underground movement. has recorded 2 solo album: 1999 s visual audio , 2007 s skip-ij.
salique – r&b singer-songwriter debut single let me in released in october 2013 , reached number 1 on world itunes music chart.
shahin badar – dance music singer-songwriter best known vocals on prodigy s single smack bitch , earned double platinum award.
shakila karim – singer-songwriter singles let go , heroes released in july , december 2011.
shama rahman – singer-songwriter, sitarist , actress. in 2013, debut solo album fable:time released.
shapla salique – bengali folk singer-songwriter , harmonium player. has released 2 solo albums; siyono na siyona in 1997, , lai lai in 2002.
sohini alam – folk singer bands lokkhi terra , khiyo.
suzana ansar – hindi , bengali folk singer, actress , television presenter based in uk , bangladesh. in 2009, debut band album suzana ansar khansar released. in 2013, second album mehvashaa, co-recorded raja kaasheff, released.
zoe rahman – jazz composer , pianist. in 1999, awarded perrier young jazz musician of year award. in 2006, album melting pot nominated album of year @ mercury music prize.




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