page_title: Jayanta Hazarika
hierarchical_section_title: Jayanta Hazarika
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Jayanta Hazarika. Wash painting in water-colour paper. অসমীয়া: জয়ন্ত হাজৰিকাৰ অংকিত প্ৰতিচ্ছবি। ৱাছ পেইণ্টিং।
context_page_description: Jayanta Hazarika 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 younger brother of Late Dr. 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.
context_section_description: Jayanta Hazarika (Assamese: 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 younger brother of Late Dr. 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.
caption: Jayanta Hazarika (Rana)
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