Flute Player, Composer and Music Director
Born: 1 January 1920 - Died: 14 December 1984
He was born on 1 January 1920 in Banshbari village of Tongibari upazila of Munshiganj district. After graduating from the local primary school, he studied at Sonarang High School for some time. But he resigned from his studies due to his passion for music and started taking flute lessons from his childhood to his famous musician father Sadeq Ali. Apart from flute, Dhir Ali was also proficient in playing violin, guitar and clarinet. However, his reputation as a flutist is the highest. He started a new chapter by adding the melody of folk music in modern Bengali songs.
Dhir Ali started his professional life in 1945 as an irregular flutist at the Dhaka Center of All India Radio. After the partition of the country, he joined the center in 1947 as his own artist and retired in 1973 as the Deputy Chief Music Producer. He also taught at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts and Arts Council.
Dhir Ali played a special role in the development of music by forming an orchestra called 'Dhaka Orchestra'. He put his musical talent to the test by participating in various music conferences outside the country. From 1952 to 1965, he regularly participated in the All Pakistan Radio Music Conference held in Lahore as an artist and producer and introduced Bengali music to non-Bengali expert listeners. He also twice participated in the Bengal Culture Conference held in India. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1972, he represented Bangladesh in the India-Bangladesh Friendship Conference. He also visited Russia and Afghanistan as members of cultural delegations.
Records of many songs were released under the tune and direction of Dhir Ali from His Masters Voice and Dhaka Gramophone Company. Through Sesab, the fame of his musical talent spread.
Dhir Ali was also involved in the film world. He was the assistant music director of the first full-length film Mukh O Mukhosh, made from Dhaka. Later, he also performed music in films like Nachghar, Ujala, Joar Elo, Kanchanmala, Banbase Rupban, Dasyurani, Kajalrekha etc.
He was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the 'Tamghaye Imtiaz' in 1965 and the Government of Bangladesh with the 'Ekushey Padak' (posthumously) in 1986 for his special contribution in the field of music. [Mubarak Hossain Khan]
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