Lucky Akhand: Stray bird of melodies takes wing

The composer of many timeless songs—‘Ei neil monihar’, ‘Amay deko na’, ‘Abar elo je sondhya’—Lucky Akhand has severed his earthly moorings and departed for a world of eternal peace. The legendary music maestro, fondly called a ‘stray bird’ by his fans for his ageless song ‘Amay deko na…ferari pakhira kulay phire na’, passed away on Friday evening after a long battle with lung cancer.
Lucky Akhand was buried at the Mirpur Intellectuals’ Graveyard with state honours in deference to his prominent role as an artiste of the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and a freedom fighter. Born on June 18, 1956, Lucky Akhand was one of the most prominent Bangladeshi singer-composer. He was enlisted as a music composer of HMV Pakistan when he was 14 and a musician of HMV India at 16. Akhand started his career with self-titled solo album ‘Lucky Akhand’ in 1984 under the banner of Sargam. Some of the notable songs on that album were ‘Agey Jodi Jantam’, ‘Amay Dekona, ‘Mamonia’, ‘Ei Neel Monihar’, ‘Hridoy Amar’. His composed songs for the album of his brother in which ‘Abar Elo Je Sondha’ and ‘Ke Bashi Bajaire’ sung by Akhand, ‘Shadinota Tomake Niye’, ‘Pahari Jhorna’, sung by Happy Akhand and himself and ‘Nil Nil Shari Pore’ and ‘Hothat Kore Bangladesh’ sung by himself were notable songs. ‘Abar Elo Je Sondha’ was used in Bangla film named ‘Ghuddi’ in 1988. Akhand stopped his career after the death of his younger brother, Happy Akhand in 1987. He returned after a decade with two albums named ‘Porichoy Kobe Hobe’ and ‘Bitrishna Jibone Amar’ in 1998.

Lucky Akhand: Stray bird of melodies takes wing

The composer of many timeless songsEi neil monihar, Amay deko na, Abar elo je sondhyaLucky Akhand has severed his earthly moorings and departed for a world of eternal peace. The legendary music maestro, fondly called a stray bird by his fans for his ageless song Amay deko naferari pakhira kulay phire na, passed away on Friday evening after a long battle with lung cancer. Lucky Akhand was buried at the Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard with state honours in deference to his prominent role as an artiste of the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and a freedom fighter. Born on June 18, 1956, Lucky Akhand was one of the most prominent Bangladeshi singer-composer. He was enlisted as a music composer of HMV Pakistan when he was 14 and a musician of HMV India at 16. Akhand started his career with self-titled solo album Lucky Akhand in 1984 under the banner of Sargam. Some of the notable songs on that album were Agey Jodi Jantam, Amay Dekona, Mamonia, Ei Neel Monihar, Hridoy Amar. His composed songs for the album of his brother in which Abar Elo Je Sondha and Ke Bashi Bajaire sung by Akhand, Shadinota Tomake Niye, Pahari Jhorna, sung by Happy Akhand and himself and Nil Nil Shari Pore and Hothat Kore Bangladesh sung by himself were notable songs. Abar Elo Je Sondha was used in Bangla film named Ghuddi in 1988. Akhand stopped his career after the death of his younger brother, Happy Akhand in 1987. He returned after a decade with two albums named Porichoy Kobe Hobe and Bitrishna Jibone Amar in 1998.