Minar moves forward | The Daily Star

Very few artists can say that they started their career at 15 years of age, but that’s exactly what Minar Rahman did with his album, “Danpite”. Over almost two decades, he has given us hits like “Shada”, “Jhoom”, “Ahare”, “Deyale Deyale”, “Karone Okarone”, “Keu Kotha Rakheni” and dozens of others.

“I walked into G-Series with a three-quarter pant and a hand-designed demo,” said Minar. The interview was taken while we were driving to a fast-food eatery. “Khaled bhai (proprietor of G-series) was impressed by the presentation, and told me to come back the next day after listening to the songs.” Little did he know that he had a surprise waiting, in the form of Tahsan. “Khaled bhai had made him listen to ‘Shada’, and Tahsan bhai told me that he had never heard anything like that before, and he was ready to arrange the music for this album”.

Minar is a self-taught musician, who also takes pride in being an artist. “Everything that I know, I have taught myself – be it my music or art.” He is the author of “Rudro Ebong Ekti Grand Piano”, a comic book named “Gablu”, and often implements his art in his music videos, like his latest song, “Tomar Oi Duto Chokh”. “I’m actually looking to regularly draw, be it for newspapers or columns, because practice is crucial for any form of art.”