Sanjib Majumder is a byborn Musician. He is a Tabla player, Music Composer and Orchestra Director. From his childhood, he was very much inspired in music by his music lover parents. When he was seven years old, he started learning Tabla, a very popular percussion instrument in South Asia, in the institute ‘The Alauddin Sangeetangan’ in the city of Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. His mentor or Tabla teacher was Ustad Tapan Modak under whose apprentice he completed his 5-year degree in Tabla in between 1983-87. Later, he went to Ustad Amitava Gayen of Kolkata, India, for further lessons, during his undergraduate (2004) and postgraduate (2006) study in Music in India. After that, he has taken Tabla lessons from world famous Tablist Grammy winner Ustad Zakir Hossain (India) and Ustad Yogesh Samsi (India). He has also learned singing since early age. His first vocal teacher was his elder sister Sheuli Majumder, who is a Classical Vocalist. Then he went on to take vocal lessons from Sri Sandhya Roy, in India.
He won Gold medal (First prize) for school level Tabla competition (School level), arranged by Bangladesh Shishu Academy (National Academy for Children in Bangaldesh) in consecutive years of 1987 and 1988. At only 14 years old, he achieved the ‘Best Young Music Player’ of Bangladesh in 1990 at National Level. Besides that, he achieved first position in Tabla at different levels of competitions during 1989-1993 such as in National Education Week Competitions and National Science and Technology Week Competitions. Sanjib has received many more awards later in his life.
Sanjib Majumder descends from a musical family. His parents were dedicated in music. All of his brothers and sisters are also involved in music industry. His elder brother Swapan Majumder was a famous Tabla player in Bangladesh, who worked with songs under many renowned composers. His elder sister (Late) Gouri Majumder was a very popular singer in the past. His mother Chinu Majumder has sacrificed her whole life to encourage and train up her children in music.
Sanjib Majumder has completed Bachelor in Music (B. Mus), and Masters in music (M. Mus) with first division (both with distinction) from Chirantani University, Kolkata, India, in 2004 and in 2006 respectively. He is a regular artiste in National Radio and Television. Sanjib is married to Alvin Roy Tama, who is a singer and is blessed with only son Tasmit.
