Mir Naqibul Islam is a tabla player with rhythm in his veins. A classical artist of the new generation who is learning the beats under tutelage of tabla maestro Shri Ashoke Paul for the last 13 years and is an ardent of Pandit Gopal Mishra & Padma Shree Pandit Suresh Talwalkar from India. He is best on stage performing live where he has an audience to hypnotize.
Naqib originally belongs to the Farukhbad gharana which has delicate strokes and sound variation. But he likes to incorporate his playing with Veranas gharanas' resonance and strength. He also utilizes the style of Pakhawaj to bring different tones to his overall playing.
He has performed with artists like Ustad Karim Shahabuddin (Classical Vocal), Sattyajit Chakrabarty (Sitar), Ebadul Haque Saikat (Sitar), Srinjoy Mukherjee (Sarod), Rinat Fawzia (Sitar), Mahmudul Hasan (Violin), Murtuza Kabir Murad (Flute), Mrityonjoy Das (Flute), and many other renowned artists in Bangladesh.
Naqib has performed solo recitals in Peshkar Cultural Forum on September 2015, Haldia Music Conference(India) on April 2015, East West University on May 2015, Lakshyapar Music Conference on November 2014 , 'Srotar Ashor' at Chayanaut on September 2014, Shuddha Sangeet Proshar Goshti on March 2013 and also performed a jugalbandi with Shri Ahsoke Paul in Bangladesh National Tabla Festival 2008.
At present, he is a tabla teacher at Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan, Dhaka and a regular artist in Dhaka's classical arena.
