He participated in the recordings of Tagore's operas namely, Shap Mochan (1966) and Valmiki Pratibha (1967).ġ968, the defining year of Sagar Sen’s musical journey, saw the release of his cult single Ami Jene Shune Bish Korechhi Paan, a song from Tagore’s first operatic ballad Mayar Khela, under the EMI record label. His singles Apnake Ei Jana Amar and Keno Aamaye Pagol Kore Jaas under the Columbia record label were released in 1964 followed by the release of the songs Oei Malatilata Doley and Aamaar Nayano Tabo Nayaner under the same label. The project registered student enrolment in the thousands and garnered a manifold increase in the number of his ardent followers.
In 1962, the legend founded the Rabi Rashmi, a Tagorean music academy. The legend cut his first album in 1961 under the Megaphone Records label with record topping songs Nupuro Bejey Jaye and Ogo Joler Rani. Frequent live AIR broadcasts of his renditions through the following decades became the listening staple of his ardent fans and followers. His songs were first broadcast on All India Radio (AIR) Akashvani, Kolkata in 1958. In his early days, Sagar Sen showed remarkable range and depth, a prodigious ability to convey complex emotions as a singer, impressing audiences through his local performances and building up a strong following. Though his early childhood was spent in what is now Bangladesh, his entire musical career spanning more than 2½ decades mostly based out of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. ( December 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īorn in a zamindar family of Rajbari, Faridpur district in erstwhile East Bengal, Sagar Sen was the youngest son of Bijon Behari Sen and Noyonmanjari Sen. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.