Abbas Uddin Ahmed (1901-1959), popularly known by his first name, was a famous Bangla folk singer. He was born at Balarampur in Tufanganj subdivision in the district of Cooch Bihar on 27 October 1901. His father, Zafar Ali Ahmed, was a lawyer at the Tufanganj Sub-divisional Court. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Abbasuddin's interest in music grew through attendance at cultural functions at school and college. He was largely self-taught, except for a brief period when he learnt music from Ustad jamiruddin khan in Kolkata. He sang different types of songs such as folk songs, modern songs, patriotic songs, as well as Islamic songs. He also sang Urdu songs. But Abbasuddin became renowned mainly as a singer of folk songs. This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

Initially, he became famous for bhawaiya, Ksirol, Chatka in rangpur and Cooch Bihar. He became increasingly popular with his rendition of jaari, sari, bhatiyali, murshidi, Bichchhedi (songs of estrangement), Marsiya, Dehatattwa and pala gan, specially when these were made into gramophone records. No other singer could surpass his emotional, full-throated rendition of folk songs. He also sang songs on Islamic themes composed by kazi nazrul islam, jasimuddin and golam mostafa.

In Kolkata Abbasuddin made a number of gramophone records with His Master Voice (HMV) as well as with Megaphone, Twin and Regal. By singing at various functions in villages, towns and cities as well as by recording his songs, Abbasuddin made music acceptable and popular in conservative Bengali Muslim society. This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Edison cylinder phonograph from about 1899 The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Abbasuddin stayed in Kolkata from 1931 to 1947. Initially, he worked temporarily as a clerk in the DPI office and then in the Department of Irrigation in a permanent post. When A. K. Fazlul huq was Chief Minister, Abbasuddin was given a Government job as a recording expert. In the 1940's, Abbasuddin's songs played a significant role in raising the Muslim public opinion in favour of the Pakistan movement. In 1947, after partition, he joined the Department of Information and Broadcasting as an additional song organiser. As a representative of Pakistan, he participated at the South East Asia Conference in Manila in 1955, at the International Folk Music Conference in Germany in 1956 and at the Bengali Cultural Conference in Rangoon in 1957. This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (, or Islami Jamhooriya-e-Pakistan, in Urdu), or Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and is part of the Greater Middle East. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Yangôn, formerly Rangoon, population 4,504,000 (2001), is the capital of Myanmar. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Abbasuddin wrote an account of his life as a singer in Amar Shilpi Jibaner Katha (1960). For his invaluable contribution to music he was posthumously honoured with the Pride of Performance Award in 1960, Shilpakala Academy Award in 1979 (posthumously) and Swadhinata Dibas Puraskar in 1981 (posthumously). Abbasuddin Ahmed died on 30 December 1959. His daughter, Ferdousi Rahman, his youngest son, Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, and his granddaughter, Nashid Kamal, are also renowned singers. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...