Jayanta Hazarika

Jayanta Hazarika (1943-1977) is a singer, composer and song writer from Assam. He became a household name in modern Assamese music in the 1960s and 70s. He was the composer who gave modern Assamese music a new direction with very unconventional elements in his music in his times.
He was bold enough to experiment with western rock and roll, jazz and classical music with Assamese folk and Hindustani classical music. In songs like rombha menoka he skillfully mixed the rock n' roll style while in songs like mor mon satokor he experimented with Jazz. On the other extreme in songs like tomar kotha jetiya bhabo there were Hindustani classical elements. In tomar morome mor one could see his skillful use of western classical symphony elements in the interludes. Many of these fusion styles probably seeped into the compositions of Bhupen Hazarika. The multitude of styles in his songs makes his songs immensely popular even today, in spite of his untimely death about 30 years ago.
Born in a family of musicians, with a brother like Bhupen Hazarika, Jayanta Hazarika found his niche in music at a very early age. Nirmalprobha Bordoloi, composer of many songs for Jayanta Hazarika remembers him playing the mouth organ as a youngster. He was known to have played many other musical instruments very skillfully. The intricate chord shifts of his guitar in his songs is an example of this. He is also known to have collected a variety of traditional instruments from around the world.He composed music for the Assamese films Bonoria Phool, Niyoti, Bristi, Dhormokai and Notun Axa.

Song List

Agali batahe kopale kalare pat Krishnachura Sonar baran pakhire tor Jeevan tu jodi abhinay hoi Mrityu sabati samadhi tolit Aglati kalapat Mor aoshir rati Tomar morome mor Dekha nai Surat magan bhayal rati Bhorir taluwar pora jodi Ei akash bor bishal Nibir bone je matise ja Barashar ritu bhal pao moi Mor minoti Mor nam Aniruddha

Mor mon chatakar kantha Mayamoi rupali jonak Akau natun prabhat hobo Sapunar sare mou Tomosha o’ nibir Eku nai sunya hai Tomar katha jetiyai bhabo Kinu lila prabhu Mor fagun ache hi ahi roi Eiya to nohoi ahar samay Jilmil sonowali din Sandhya jetiya tulasir tol Ketiyaba bejarate Samay gotishil Moi ji batere More ei nao

Luitar sutat likha robo Ghurni batahe Madhumalati topani jowa Sandhiyar akashate ehali tora Jodi moi prashna koru Apon haate Anar karane kolijar tej Luitar boliya baan Mor mon bagh Sendur sendur fot diye Susuk chamak koi Chitralekha Chitralekha Maghat dekhon uruka nohoi Autorickshaw chalao