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Jayanta Hazarika ((アッサム語: জয়ন্ত হাজৰিকা)) (20 September 1943 – 15 October 1977) was an Assamese Indian singer and composer. He wrote lyrics for a few songs and composed music for several movies. In his short 34 years life span he created many legendary songs that are still widely popular today in Assam. Popularly known as ''Rana-da'', Jayanta Hazarika was the youngest brother of Bhupen Hazarika. He started his musical career accompanying his brother and later made his name as singer and composer on his own right. Jayanta was the first Assamese composer to fuse western musical forms such as rock and roll, jazz and Western Classical with traditional Assamese melodies and created a new sound. He was a pioneer in introducing several western instruments in his compositions. ==Personal life== Jayanta Hazarika was born in a famous musical family of Assam. He was the youngest among the 10 children of father Nilakanta Hazarika and mother Shantipriya Hazarika. Bhupen Hazarika was his eldest brother. On 20-th September 1943 Jayanta was born at Mangaldai. Jayanta grew up in an environment full of music since his early childhood. All his brothers and sisters were deeply involved with music. At the age of nine Jayanta composed the melody for a song written by his elder brother Nripen Hazarika. Jayanta Hazarika studied high-school in Sonaram High School of Guwahati. He failed in his matriculation examination in 1962 and went to Calcutta where he recorded two songs with HMV.〔Barman Shivanath (1992). Axomiya Jiwoni Obhidhan (অসমীয়া জীৱনী অভিধান). Sophia Press & Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Guwahati, FIrst Edition, Pg: 102-3〕 Returning from Calcutta, Jayanta Hazarika assisted his brother Bhupen Hazarika as music director for the film 'Maniram Dewan'. Then onwards he continued singing and worked as music director for several films. In 1969 Jayanta married Manisha Hazarika from Calcutta. Mayukh Hazarika is their only son born on 13-th January, 1971. Both Manisha Hazarika and Mayukh Hazarika are established singers. Jayanta Hazarika went to Calcutta in 1977 to record music for the movie 'Natun Asha'. There he fell suddenly ill and died on 15-th October.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jayanta Hazarika」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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