Tapas Das

Tapas Bapi Das (born 22 September 1954) is an Indian singer-songwriter, guitarist and music connoisseur.[1] He was one of the founder members of the Bengali rock band Moheener Ghoraguli established in 1975 in Kolkata.[2] Being one of his kind, he can rightfully be called 'Moheener Adi Ghora' ('Moheen's earliest horse').

Tapas Bapi Das
Tapas Das in 2020
Background information
Birth nameTapas Das
Also known asTapas Bapi
Born (1954-09-22) September 22, 1954
OriginKolkata
Genresfolk-rock
Occupation(s)
  • singer-songwriter
  • guitarist
  • music connoisseur

Early life and career
Moheener Ghoraguli at Rabindra Sadan in 1979. Left to right: Raja Banerjee, Pradip Chatterjee, Tapas Das, Pranab Sengupta, Gautam Chattopadhyay and Ranjon Ghoshal.

Born on 22 September in 1958 in typical Bengali family fourth son of Narayan Chandra Das and Jyotsna Das. Bapi's musical journey started from an early age. His taste in the melody is wide and diverse. He also considers his mother, Jyotsna Das as his first Guru or teacher. A self-taught guitarist Bapi learnt to dabble with the string instrument during his college life. In 1975 Bapi became a part of the first Bengali rock band Moheener Ghoraguli, along with Gautam Chattopadhyay, Pradip Chatterjee, Ranjon Ghoshal, Bishwanath Chattopadhyay, Abraham Mazumdar, and Tapesh Bandopadhyay.[3]

In 2015, Bapi being the mastermind and mentor behind the generation next has formed a Bengali band called Moheen Ekhon O Bondhura[2] On 6 October,[4] he released an EP album titled Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura with Lagnajita Chakraborty, Malabika Brahma and Titas Bhramar Sen.[5] The album consists of five songs and a tribute album to Moheener Ghoraguli.

Discography

Moheener Ghoraguli albums
Main article: Moheener Ghoraguli discography

Other

References
  1. Pattanayak, Oishi (2017-09-07). "Incredible Journey". The Statesman. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  2. Datta, Shantanu (22 September 2021). "Mohin's friends are still crazy after all these years". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. Dhar, Arshia (20 December 2020). "Remembering Moheener Ghoraguli, India's first rock band from Kolkata whose legacy thrives in resistance". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. Sholoana Bangaliana (November 3, 2015). "Bengali Audio Music Album "Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura" Carrying Forward the Legacy of Mohiner Ghoraguli". sholoanabangaliana.in. Sholo Ana Bangaliana. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  5. "উৎসবের মরশুমে ফিরে এল মহীনের নস্ট্যালজিয়া". News18.com (in Bengali). October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
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