Minar Rahman

Minar Rahman
মিনার রহমান
Born	(1992-12-26) December 26, 1992 (age 32)^[citation needed] Chittagong, Bangladesh^[citation needed]
Other names	Minar
Alma mater	American International University-Bangladesh^[citation needed]
Occupations	Singer-songwriter composer cartoonist
Years active	2008–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B Country Indian Film Pop
Instruments	Guitar piano vocals
Labels	G-Series Soundtek
Website	facebook.com/FollowMinar

Minar Rahman is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, composer, and cartoonist.[1] He rose to fame with the first solo album in 2008 named Danpitey which is written, composed by himself.[2][3]

Minar came up with his second studio album, Aari in 2011 after collaborating in mixed albums. His third album, Ahare released in 2015. In 2018, Minar made his debut in Tollywood, with the single, "Eka Din" for the film Fidaa.[4]

Career

Minar started his musical life by the inspiration of his father. Minar became famous after releasing his song "Shada", which was written, composed and sung by Minar and music was arranged by Tahsan. His first solo album Danpitey released in 2008, second solo album Aari got released in 2011. His third solo album is Aha Re,[5] which was released on 6 June 2015. In 2013 he worked on a mixed album named The Hit Album 4. His songs "Jhoom" and "Keu Kotha Rakheni" are two of the most-viewed Bangladeshi songs on YouTube.[6][7]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Label	Reference
2008	Danpite	G-Series	[8]
2011	Ari		[9]
2015	Aha Re		[10]
2016	Duur Theke	Gaanchill Music	[11]
	Deyale Deyale	CD Choice	[12]

EPs

Year	Album	Label	Reference
2016	Deyale Deyale	CD Choice	[12]
2017	Rong Pencil	Dhruba Music Station	[13]

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Label	Notes	Reference
2016	Spotlight on Minar	GP Music	Released exclusively by GP Music	[14]

Singles

Year	Song	Label	Notes	Reference
2016	"Poth"	Tiger Media		[15]
	"Jhoom"	Gaanchill Music	From the album Duur Theke	[11][16]
	"Chader Golpo"	Eagle Music		[17]
	"Khoj"	CMV		[18]
	"Lukiye Thaka"	Gaanchill Music		[19]
	"Shomoy"			[20]
	"Ki Kori"			[21]
2017	"Dhaka"	Eagle Music		[22]
	"Keu"			[23]
	"Karone Okarone"			[24]
	"Ta Jani Na"	Gaanchill Music		[25]
	"Minar's Chokh"	CMV		[26]
	"Abar"	Sangeeta		[27]
	"Aalo Nei Aalote"	Soundtek		[28]
	"Durey Hariye" (Sajid Sarkar featuring Minar)	CD Choice		[29]
	"Ki Tomar Naam"	Gaanchill Music
2020	"Keu Kotha Rakheni"	N/A		[30]

Guest appearances

Year	Album	Song	Label	Reference
2009	The Hit Album 2	"Karo Karo"
2010	FnF	"Neel"
	Click Click	"Charchina Ar Pichu"
2013	The Hit Album 4	"Biporite"
	Neelpori Neelanjona	"Opekkha"
	Impossible 5	"Cholo Harai"		[31]
	Neel Projapoti	"Vul Shohore"
2014	Life and Fiona	"Aahare"

Soundtracks

Year	Film	Song	Composer	Label	Notes	Reference
2018	Fidaa	"Eka Din"	Arindam Chatterjee	SVF Music	Indian Bengali film	[32] [33]

References

1. ডানপিটের পর মিনার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
2. "Each of my songs have a different appeal to me – Minar Rahman". The Daily Star. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
3. "Minar debuts in Kolkata film industry". Dhaka Tribune. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
4. Sen, Zinia (8 June 2018). "Minar Rahman sings for Tolly film". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
5. আসছে মিনারের তৃতীয় অ্যালবাম. bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
6. "Minar's 'Jhoom' crosses 40 million views". The Daily Star. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
7. "Minar's 'Keu Kotha Rakheni' crosses 40 million views on YouTube". The Daily Star. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
8. "Danpite". GP Music. 10 April 2008.
9. "Ari". GP Music. 12 May 2011.
10. "Aha Re". GP Music. 14 February 2015.
11. "Duur Theke". GP Music. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
12. "Deyale Deyale". GP Music. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
13. "Rong Pencil". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
14. "Spotlight On Minar". GP Music. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
15. "Poth". GP Music. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
16. "Jhoom". GP Music. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
17. "Chader Golpo". GP Music. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
18. "Khoj". GP Music. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
19. "Lukiye Thaka". GP Music. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
20. "Shomoy". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
21. "Ki Kori". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
22. "Dhaka". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
23. "Keu". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
24. "Karone Okarone". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
25. "Ta Jani Na". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
26. "Minar's Chokh". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
27. "Abar". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
28. "Aalo Nei Aalote". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
29. "Durey Hariye". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
30. Minar Rahman - Keu Kotha Rakheni (Official Music Video 2020), 13 January 2020, retrieved 30 July 2023
31. এবার 'ইম্পসিবল ৫'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
32. "Life & Fiona(লাইফ এন্ড ফিওনা) – নাটের গুরু". নাটের গুরু – Beta. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014.
33. Karone okarone lyrics