After immigrating to Canada I got introduced to the urban music scene. Montreal, Canada is where I grew up, so Je parle le francais also.Īre there artists out there who really inspire you?Īs a kid I was into Bollywood songs of S.D Burman, R.D Burman and A.R. I was born in Bangladesh and immigrated to Canada at a very young age. That’s really what gave me an additional edge of understanding of Indian classical music, which led me to perform with international artists at major outdoor festivals like the Montreal Jazz Festival. Narendra Verma who is a disciple of late Ustad Allah Rakha Khan. I was glad to have found a great Master, my guruji Dr. After coming to Canada, I became really fond of learning the Tabla, which I did eventually. As soon as my homework was done in the evening, I would pick up the harmonium and start to sing along side my mom who mentored me. Growing up, practicing music was always part of my life in my family. How did you first get started with music, especially Bengali music? Was it something you grew up with, or rather, was it something you were introduced to and really enjoyed? As far as collaborations go, I can’t disclose those details yet, but all I can say is that the first single called “Tension Stress” will feature a massive artist who is well known in the urban desi scene. It’s going to be the first of its kind bringing an urban sound and setting the bar for the bangla music industry. I have been working hard on this project for the past 2 years and now it’s finally ready to take over the Bangla scene. I am really excited about my upcoming solo album. What sort of collaborations should we expect from it? Master-D has paid respects to his roots in this song, as well as his upbringing. Often when musicians attempt to bend and crossover several genres, what the audience gets is a mess. Neither aspect of the song overpowers the other and that’s truly the best part.

With steady vocals, which are reminiscent of a more country and Bengali style of singing, Master-D weaves this in with a modern set of beats which compliments the song perfectly.

“Aye Raat” is both the answer and product of that. How does one combine two genres that aren’t often seen together? And how does one do this without the music sounding too fragmented? Most recently he has gone on to pursue solo projects with the release of his R&B and folk inspired Bangla song, “Aye Raat” ft. WASHINGTON, DC: Canadian-Bengali singer and producer, Master-D, is no stranger to the international music scene, having previously been fulltime with the popular group – The Bilz & Kashif and also being featured on the BBC Asian Network, where we watched it steadily climb up the charts above other more veteran artists. Inspired by A R Rehman, Indian classical music, but creating urban Bangla music.

The bilz kashif song