Kabir Suman

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Kabir Suman is an Indian singer-songwriter, composer, and former politician known for pioneering modern Bengali acoustic music and socially conscious lyrics.

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instanceOf composer
human
musician
politician
radio personality
singer-songwriter
activeIn Kolkata music scene
alsoKnownAs Suman Chattopadhyay
surface form: Suman Chatterjee
birthName Suman Chattopadhyay
constituencyRepresented Jadavpur, Kolkata
surface form: Jadavpur
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1949-03-16
ethnicGroup Bengali people
formerName Suman Chattopadhyay
genre Bengali modern song
acoustic music
protest song
influenced contemporary Bengali singer-songwriters
instrument guitar
harmonium
keyboard
languageOfExpression Bengali
English
legislativeBody Lok Sabha
movement Jibonmukhi gaan
name Kabir Suman self-link
notableFor pioneering modern Bengali acoustic music
socially conscious lyrics
notableWork Boshe Anko
Ichhe Holo
Tomake Chai
occupation Member of Parliament
journalist
lyricist
music composer
playback singer
singer
songwriter
television presenter
placeOfBirth Calcutta
India
West Bengal
politicalParty Trinamool Congress
surface form: All India Trinamool Congress
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Jadavpur
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha
religion Islam
spouse Sabitri Chatterjee
surface form: Sabitri Chattopadhyay
workedAs radio journalist in Germany
workedFor Deutsche Welle
writesLyricsAbout politics
social issues
urban life in Kolkata

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Kabir Suman name Kabir Suman self-link