Happy Akhand

Bangladeshi singer

Singer-songwriter
musician
composer
record producer

Years active1975–1987RelativesLucky Akhand (brother)Musical careerGenres

Pop
Adhunik (modern)
blues rock
soft rock

Instruments

Vocals
bass guitar
keyboards
piano

Labels

Sargam Records
MMI
G-Series

Formerly of

Miles
Spondan

Musical artist

Happy Akhand (12 October 1960 – 28 December 1987) was a Bangladeshi rock singer and songwriter. He was one of the pioneering rock musicians in Bangladesh. He was the founding member of the rock band Miles. He is sometimes referred to as the Prince of Bangladeshi Music.^[1]^[2] His notable songs include the title "আবার এলো যে সন্ধ্যা (The Evening is Here Again)", "কে বাঁশি বাজায় রে? (Who's Playing the Flute?)" and more. He died on 28 December 1987, at the age of 27 years.^[1]

Early life

Happy Akhand was born on 12 October 1960^[1] in Patla Khan Lane, Dhaka, East Pakistan (now in Bangladesh). He started learning guitar at the age of 10. He started his music career with the help of his elder brother Lucky Akhand. In 1972, he joined the band Spondan as a keyboard player. In 1979, he founded the rock band Miles along with Farid Rashid.

Discography

Solo

	Album	Year
1	Abar Elo Je Shondha	198?^[3]

Film score

	Album	Year
1	Ghuddi	1980

Band (Miles)

	Album	Year
1	Miles	1982
2	A Step Farther	1986

Spondan

	Album	Year
1	Spondan Bangladesh	1975

Filmography

	Film	Year	Character
1	Ghuddi	1980	Happy, Ghuddi's friend (Not as himself)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Zahangir Alom (12 October 2011). "Happy Akhand's romance with music". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ "Happy Akhand". gunijon.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ "Celebrating Happy Akhand with his classics". The Daily Star. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.