Today marks the 8th death anniversary of country’s legendary singer, guitarist, composer and lyricist Ayub Bachchu.
Ayub Bachchu, the legendary frontman of rock band “LRB”, was born at Patiya upajila of Chattogram on 16 August 1962.
Bachchu started his music career from his birth place Chattogram with the band “Feelings” in 1978. Then, he has joined the band Souls in 1980, one of the pioneers in the band movement of Bangladesh.
In 1991, he left Souls and formed “LRB” (Love Runs Blind). “LRB” released its first album, which contained hard rock songs like “Ghum Vanga Shohore”, “Madhobi” and “Hoker”, “Sesh Cithi keno amon Cithi hoy”, “Happy”, and “Dhakar Sondha”.
In 1993, “LRB” released their album “Sukh”. It contained hard rock, blues, rock songs. Like “Sukh”, “Gotokal Rate”, “Khoniker Jonno”, “Cholo Bodle Jai Known as Sei tumi”, “Rupali guiter” etc. “Cholo Bodle Jai” one of the greatest hits in Bangladeshi music era, written and tuned by Bachchu.
“LRB” performed more than thousands of gigs at the home and abroad. They went for their first international tour in USA and they played at 7 states. LRB is the only Bangla Rock Band which played their music in the famous Madison Square Garden (New York).
The music legend died of cardiac arrest at his Moghbazar residence in the capital on 18 October 2018 at the age of 56.
Notable songs of Ayub Bachchu are “Rupali Guitar”, “Cholo Bodle Jai”, “Ghumonto Shohore”, “Ferari”, “Meye”, “Tumi ki Dukkho Cheno”, “Koshto Pete Bhalobashi”, “Ek Akasher Tara”, “Moyna”, “Manush Boro Eka”, “Boro Babu Master”, “Bangladesh”, “Rater Tara”, “Kede Kede Jabo”, “Mon Chaile Mon Pabe”, “Sharey Tin Hat Mati”, “Lolona”, “Baro Mash”, “Ki Kore Bolle Tumi?”, “Nodir Buke Chad” and “Ural debo Akashe”.