Mustafa Zaman Abbasi


Mustafa Zaman Abbasi is a Bangladeshi musicologist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh. Abbasi was the youngest son of folk singer-composer Abbas Uddin Ahmed. As of 2016, he serves as a senior research scholar at the "Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Research and Study Centre" of Independent University, Bangladesh.

Background

Abbasi is the third son of Abbasuddin Ahmed. His eldest brother Mustafa Kamal was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh. His sister Ferdausi Rahman is a playback singer. Abbasi was trained by Indian classical musicians including Ustad Muhammad Hussain Khasru and Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan.

Works

Abbasi has published more than fifty books in total. He has published two books on Bhawaiya music with staff notation of about 1,200 songs. He has published several books on poems of Jalaluddin Rumi, Niffari and Sultan Bahu. His books include "Abbasuddin Ahmed, Manush o Shilpi", "Kazi Nazrul Islam, Man and Poet" and "Puribo Ekaki".
He anchored television programs including "Amar Thikana" and "Bhora Nadeer Banke".

Awards

Abbasi is married to Asma Abbasi. His daughters are Samira Abbasi and Sharmini Abbasi.