Saidur Rahman Boyati
{{Short description|Bangladeshi folk singer}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2016}}
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|native_name_lang=bn
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1931}}
|birth_place=Manikganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India
|occupation=Folk singer
|nationality=Bangladeshi
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Saidur Rahman Boyati (born 1931) is a Bangladesh folk singer of Baul genre.{{cite news |url=http://www.risingbd.com/প্রথম-‘শিল্পকলা-পদক’-পেলেন-যারা/31135 |script-title=bn:প্রথম ‘শিল্পকলা পদক’ পেলেন যারা |language=bn |work=risingbd.com |date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=October 19, 2016 |author=Shawon, Rashed}} He was awarded Shilpakala Padak in 2013 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1995.{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/shilpakala-padak-conferred-4915 |title=Shilpakala Padak conferred |date=January 1, 2014 |access-date=May 4, 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/kothaikothai/2019/06/14/779269 |script-title=bn:ব্যাংকের হিসাবের খাতায় গান লেখায় আমার চাকরি চলে যায় |work=Kaler Kantho |language=bn |access-date=2019-06-15}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.risingbd.com/এখন_বাউলরা_লালনের_নাম_ভাঙিয়ে_খায়__সাইদুর_রহমান_বয়াতি/65194 |script-title=bn:এখন বাউলরা লালনের নাম ভাঙিয়ে খায় : সাইদুর রহমান বয়াতি |work=Risingbd.com |language=bn |access-date=2019-06-15}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailysangram.com/?post=98922-সঙ্গীত-জগতের-উজ্জ্বল-নক্ষত্র-সায়েদুর-রহমান-বয়াতী |script-title=bn:সঙ্গীত জগতের উজ্জ্বল নক্ষত্র সায়েদুর রহমান বয়াতী |work=The Daily Sangram |language=bn |access-date=2019-06-15}}{{Cite news |url=http://web.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/159515/জাদুঘরে-সাইদুর-রহমান-বয়াতীর-পালাগানের-আসর/ |script-title=bn:জাদুঘরে সাইদুর রহমান বয়াতীর পালাগানের আসর|work=Janakantha |language=bn |access-date=2019-06-15}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/709630 |script-title=bn:পালাগানের জমজমাট আসর জাদুঘরে |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=2019-06-15}}
Background and career
Boyati started his education at Paschim Hasli Primary School in Manikganj. In 1959, he failed the matriculation examination and did not study afterward.{{Cite news|title=সাইদুর রহমান বয়াতি এক জীবন্ত কিংবদন্তি|language=bn|work=Daily Naya Diganta|url=https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/last-page/560918/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF|access-date=1 January 2022}}
During the war of liberation in 1971, Boyati used to write various songs and poems to give courage to his comrades.{{Cite news|title=Bauls living on selling name of Lalon: Saidur Rahman Boyati|language=en|work=Risingbd|url=https://www.risingbd.com/english/interview/news/17697|access-date=1 January 2022}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|8062601}}
{{Bangladesh National Film Award Best Male Playback Singer}}
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Category:People from Manikganj District
Category:Bangladeshi folk singers
Category:20th-century Bangladeshi male singers
Category:20th-century Bangladeshi singers
Category:Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Category:Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy
Category:Recipients of the Shilpakala Padak
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