This article is about the Bangladeshi musician from Aurthohin. For other uses, see Sumon.
Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon (born 8 January 1973), popularly known by his nickname Bassbaba Sumon, is a Bangladeshi rock singer-songwriter, bass player, composer, music producer and founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Aurthohin. He is the band leader and spokesperson of Aurthohin since the beginning.[1][2][3]
Sumon was born and raised in Dhaka. He started learning bass by himself at the age of 14. He first auditioned for rock band Feelings in 1990 at the age of 16 and joined the band that year. He had played in 11 bands by the age of 19. In 1996, he joined Warfaze and later appeared in the band's 1998 hit album "অসামাজিক (Antisocial)" and left the band. In 1997, his first solo album "সুমন ও অর্থহীন (Sumon and Aurthohin)" got released while he was in Warfaze. Later, after leaving Warfaze, he formed Aurthohin.
He is mostly known for his slapping and tapping style in bass playing and is considered to be the most influential and greatest bassist in the country. His style of playing bass and success in music has earned him the title "Bassbaba" (Father of Bass). World's renowned Bass Player magazine described him as a "Bangladeshi Bass Pioneer".https://www.instagram.com/p/CdNsrd6pWws/?hl=en
Sumon was born in 1973 in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Nazmul Ahsan Khaled and Shamsun Nahar Khaled.[citation needed] He attended Government Laboratory High School. After that, he completed his graduation from Dhaka City College. He started playing Hawaiian guitar at the age of 7. In an interview,[citation needed] Sumon stated that he was unable to buy a Spanish guitar, so he took his Hawaiian guitar to a shop and converted it into a Spanish guitar. He picked up his first Spanish guitar and formed his first band when he was 12. One day he was seeing an Iron Maiden show on TV. He was heavily inspired by Steve Harris. Since then he started playing the bass guitar. He was 14. He joined one of the most popular bands in Bangladesh 'Feelings' as a bassist when he was 16 where he played with the greatest rockstar of Bangladesh, Faruq Mahfuz Anam, commonly known as James. He did the first ever unaccompanied bass solo in Bangladesh when he was 17.https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bassbaba-sumon-soul-food
Career
Sumon in 2012
He played with 11 bands by the age of 19. He also wrote, sang, and produced his first solo album when by that time. He is known for his nice grooves, excellent use of different bass playing techniques, and, mostly, for his frequent bass solos in his band Aurthohin's songs.[4][5]
Bangladesh is a country where rock music, especially metal and alternative rock, is getting popular and Bassbaba Sumon is credited as one of the few most influential artists in this sector. He has single-handedly changed the role of bass guitar in Bangladeshi Music. It is said that bass playing has become a hugely attractive thing to the young music lovers of this country only because of the influence of Bassbaba Sumon. He is also a key figure in promoting Rock music in this country.[6]
Sumon in 2014
In 2016 he released his first solo bass album named "Soul Food Part 1".In the album, Sumon collaborated and featured world-renowned musicians, the likes of Felix Pastorius, Robert ‘Bubby’ Lewis, Josh Cohen, Bob Franceschini, J.D. Blair and Erfan Nazem Zadeh. Talented Bangladeshi drummer Mark Don is also featured in one of the tracks.[7]
Influence and playing styles
Sumon has cited Steve Harris as his primary influence for switching to bass from guitar. He was also inspired by various funk bassists such as Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan and Stuart Ham. He mostly plays with slapping and tapping. His slapping technique helped Aurthohin bring funky sound. His notable solos are - Shaat Din, Guti (The Finale), Surjo 2, Nirbodh, Nikkrishto 3, Punorjonmo (Guti-5), Cancer Casserole, Better call Salt & The Walking Bread, Tapping Tempura, etc.
After the release of Aurthohin's fourth album, ' Dhrubok', Sumon's health deteriorated. In 2011, it was announced that he had a spine and stomach cancer. After surgery and chemotherapy, Sumon was pronounced cancer-free in 2013. He also suffered from skin cancer and a brain tumour.[9] He wrote a song about his illness, "Cancer", which appeared on ' Aushomapto 2'. Later cancer came back several times but he recovered. He also had a road accident and broke several bones including some discs. He also had a stroke and the left side of his body was paralysed for almost 2 months but eventually, he recovered. In his life, he had to go through a total of 36 surgeries, but he never gave up. After four years of break, he came back with his band Aurthohin with a bang on the 17th of December 2021 in front of 35,000 people. Fans went crazy. People literally cried after seeing him performing again. Aurthohin became one of the most respected and popular bands in Bangladesh in 2022. He also released a single called 'Boyosh holo Amar'.
Personal life
Sumon is an entrepreneur. He is the director of the Khaled Group of Companies. He is the director of over 20 well-known companies in Bangladesh.[10] He has a wife named Nazia Salehin Khaled (1996-present), who sang with him on his tribute album for John Denver. (Methopoth,shopner daar and bohudure). He has two children named Ahnaf Salehin Khaled and Aurora Salehin Khaled. Both of his children sang with him on his album Boka Manushta' when they were only 9 and 3 years old.[citation needed].He also has three siblings. Shamsul Arefin Khaled(elder brother, has been mentioned in some interviews), Saiful Arefin Khaled (wrote half of the hit "odbhut shei chheleti while thinking of Bassbaba, as per Kishor all magazine, also wrote some other songs of Aurthohin, younger brother), Shahina Khaled (sister). He is also a landscape photographer.
Discography
Solo albums
"সুমন ও অর্থহীন (Sumon and Aurthohin)" (1997)
"স্বপ্নগুলো তোমার মতো (The Dreams are Like You)" (2001)
"মেঘের দেশে (In the Country of Clouds)" (2005)
"সুমন ও অর্থহীন-২: বোকা মানুষটা (Sumon and Aurthohin-2: The Foolish Man)" (2007)
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This article is about the Bangladeshi musician from Aurthohin For other uses see Sumon Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon born 8 January 1973 popularly known by his nickname Bassbaba Sumon is a Bangladeshi rock singer songwriter bass player composer music producer and founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Aurthohin He is the band leader and spokesperson of Aurthohin since the beginning 1 2 3 BassbabaSaidus Salehin Khaled Bassbaba Sumon স ইদ স স ল হ ন খ ল দ ব সব ব স মন Sumon performing at RockNation VI ResurrectionBorn 1973 01 08 8 January 1973 age 49 Dhaka BangladeshNationalityBangladeshiOther namesBassbaba SumonEducationGovernment Laboratory High SchoolAlma materDhaka City CollegeOccupation s Singer songwriter bass player record producer actor entrepreneurYears active1990 presentHeight185 cm 6 ft 1 in Children2 including Ahnaf and AuroraParentsNazmul Ahsan Khaled father Shamsun Nahar Khaled mother Musical careerGenresHeavy metalprogressive metalhard rockalternative metalInstrument s VocalsbassguitarkeyboardsLabelsG SeriesLaser VisionM E LabelIndependentWebsiteaurthohin wbr comSumon was born and raised in Dhaka He started learning bass by himself at the age of 14 He first auditioned for rock band Feelings in 1990 at the age of 16 and joined the band that year He had played in 11 bands by the age of 19 In 1996 he joined Warfaze and later appeared in the band s 1998 hit album অস ম জ ক Antisocial and left the band In 1997 his first solo album স মন ও অর থহ ন Sumon and Aurthohin got released while he was in Warfaze Later after leaving Warfaze he formed Aurthohin He is mostly known for his slapping and tapping style in bass playing and is considered to be the most influential and greatest bassist in the country His style of playing bass and success in music has earned him the title Bassbaba Father of Bass World s renowned Bass Player magazine described him as a Bangladeshi Bass Pioneer https www instagram com p CdNsrd6pWws hl en Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Influence and playing styles 4 Illness and recovery 5 Personal life 6 Discography 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditSumon was born in 1973 in Dhaka Bangladesh to Nazmul Ahsan Khaled and Shamsun Nahar Khaled citation needed He attended Government Laboratory High School After that he completed his graduation from Dhaka City College He started playing Hawaiian guitar at the age of 7 In an interview citation needed Sumon stated that he was unable to buy a Spanish guitar so he took his Hawaiian guitar to a shop and converted it into a Spanish guitar He picked up his first Spanish guitar and formed his first band when he was 12 One day he was seeing an Iron Maiden show on TV He was heavily inspired by Steve Harris Since then he started playing the bass guitar He was 14 He joined one of the most popular bands in Bangladesh Feelings as a bassist when he was 16 where he played with the greatest rockstar of Bangladesh Faruq Mahfuz Anam commonly known as James He did the first ever unaccompanied bass solo in Bangladesh when he was 17 https www guitarworld com features bassbaba sumon soul foodCareer Edit Sumon in 2012 He played with 11 bands by the age of 19 He also wrote sang and produced his first solo album when by that time He is known for his nice grooves excellent use of different bass playing techniques and mostly for his frequent bass solos in his band Aurthohin s songs 4 5 Bangladesh is a country where rock music especially metal and alternative rock is getting popular and Bassbaba Sumon is credited as one of the few most influential artists in this sector He has single handedly changed the role of bass guitar in Bangladeshi Music It is said that bass playing has become a hugely attractive thing to the young music lovers of this country only because of the influence of Bassbaba Sumon He is also a key figure in promoting Rock music in this country 6 Sumon in 2014 In 2016 he released his first solo bass album named Soul Food Part 1 In the album Sumon collaborated and featured world renowned musicians the likes of Felix Pastorius Robert Bubby Lewis Josh Cohen Bob Franceschini J D Blair and Erfan Nazem Zadeh Talented Bangladeshi drummer Mark Don is also featured in one of the tracks 7 Influence and playing styles EditSumon has cited Steve Harris as his primary influence for switching to bass from guitar He was also inspired by various funk bassists such as Victor Wooten Billy Sheehan and Stuart Ham He mostly plays with slapping and tapping His slapping technique helped Aurthohin bring funky sound His notable solos are Shaat Din Guti The Finale Surjo 2 Nirbodh Nikkrishto 3 Punorjonmo Guti 5 Cancer Casserole Better call Salt amp The Walking Bread Tapping Tempura etc 8 This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Illness and recovery EditAfter the release of Aurthohin s fourth album Dhrubok Sumon s health deteriorated In 2011 it was announced that he had a spine and stomach cancer After surgery and chemotherapy Sumon was pronounced cancer free in 2013 He also suffered from skin cancer and a brain tumour 9 He wrote a song about his illness Cancer which appeared on Aushomapto 2 Later cancer came back several times but he recovered He also had a road accident and broke several bones including some discs He also had a stroke and the left side of his body was paralysed for almost 2 months but eventually he recovered In his life he had to go through a total of 36 surgeries but he never gave up After four years of break he came back with his band Aurthohin with a bang on the 17th of December 2021 in front of 35 000 people Fans went crazy People literally cried after seeing him performing again Aurthohin became one of the most respected and popular bands in Bangladesh in 2022 He also released a single called Boyosh holo Amar Personal life EditSumon is an entrepreneur He is the director of the Khaled Group of Companies He is the director of over 20 well known companies in Bangladesh 10 He has a wife named Nazia Salehin Khaled 1996 present who sang with him on his tribute album for John Denver Methopoth shopner daar and bohudure He has two children named Ahnaf Salehin Khaled and Aurora Salehin Khaled Both of his children sang with him on his album Boka Manushta when they were only 9 and 3 years old citation needed He also has three siblings Shamsul Arefin Khaled elder brother has been mentioned in some interviews Saiful Arefin Khaled wrote half of the hit odbhut shei chheleti while thinking of Bassbaba as per Kishor all magazine also wrote some other songs of Aurthohin younger brother Shahina Khaled sister He is also a landscape photographer Discography EditSolo albums স মন ও অর থহ ন Sumon and Aurthohin 1997 স বপ নগ ল ত ম র মত The Dreams are Like You 2001 ম ঘ র দ শ In the Country of Clouds 2005 স মন ও অর থহ ন ২ ব ক ম ন ষট Sumon and Aurthohin 2 The Foolish Man 2007 Soul Food Part One 2016 Collaborated albums এখন আম Now Me ft Fuad al Muqtadir and Anila 2007 Warfaze অস ম জ ক Antisocial 1998 Aurthohin ত র ম ত র ক Three Dimensional 2000 ব বর তন Evolution 2001 নত ন দ ন র ম ছ ল New Day Procession 2002 ধ র বক Constant 2003 অসম প ত Unfinished 2008 অসম প ত ২ Unfinished II 2011 ক য ন স র র ন শ ক ব য Cancer Nishivabya 2016 ফ ন ক স র ড য র ১ Phoenixer Diary 1 2022 Singles Kokhono Tarader Gunjone 1999 Jodi Kobhu 6 Band 99 1999 Anubhobe Jewel with the Stars Notun Ami Jewel with the Stars Ektu Ghum Rock with Radiomania Olotpalot Bappa with Rockers Valo Lage Na Bappa with Rockers Aaj Eshechhi Coming Back to Life 2011 Protichhobi 2012 Online Release 2012 Maa Online Release 2013 Chador Online Release 2013 Amjonota Online Release 2013 Kothay Tumi Online Release 2014 Walter White Online Release Hridoyer Smrititgulo Online Release 2014 Purano Sei Diner Kotha Online Release 2016 Oniyomer Golpo Sumon Featuring Furti Online Release 2018 Prothom Film Unoponchash Batash 2020 Boyosh Holo Amar Online Release 2021 Amar E Gaan online Release 2022 See also EditArtcell Cryptic FateReferences Edit BanglaMusic Bangla News24 The Daily star Why I lived happily despite being afflicted with cancer TEDx Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 https www guitarworld com features bassbaba sumon soul food https www guitarworld com features bassbaba sumon soul food Bassbaba s Soul Food The Daily Star https www guitarworld com features bassbaba sumon soul food https www guitarworld com features bassbaba sumon soul food আব রও রকওয র ল ড ব জব ব Somoy News in Bengali External links EditSaidus Sumon on Facebook Saidus Sumon on YouTube Saidus Sumon on Blogger Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon amp oldid 1130149087, wikipedia, 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