Joi Barua
Joi Barua | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jayanta Barua |
Born | Digboi, Assam, India |
Genres | Rock, soul, worldbeat |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, musician, music composer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, violin, keyboards |
Years active | 2005 |
Joi Barua is an
Early life
Joi was born in
His personal inspirations include his father, who always encouraged him to take music out of classrooms into the hearts of people, and his ex-principal Sister Mabilia who guided his passion for music. His musical influences have been varied. It includes
also influenced him a lot.Career
Barua started his career by singing
Albums and singles
Barua, along with his band mates of Joi, launched the album titled Joi: Looking out of the Window on 21 December 2010. The album contains 8 tracks and all of them features vocals of Barua. The songs are a blend of rock, soul, folk and worldbeat. The band also released the first music video filmed on Aikon Baaikon, a track from the album. Apart from Barua, the band members are Pawan Rasaily (lead guitar), Ibson Lal Baruah (rhythm guitar), Manas Chowdhary (bass guitar) and Partho Goswami (drums).
In 2011, he sang the
In 2014, he collaborated with Shruti Haasan and composed an Assamese-Tamil fusion song titled Prithibi Ghure and performed together in an INKtalks live event. The Tamil lyrics was penned by Kamal Haasan, while the Assamese lyrics were written by Ibson Lal Baruah.[4]
Joi released a number of singles during 2016 and 2017, under the project name 'Pride'. These songs with their videos portrays stories from
Movies and documentaries
In 2015, Barua composed the track Dusokute for the film
In 2016, Joi released another single titled "Riders of the Mist" from the documentary by the same name. [10] [11] This song was launched first in the music channel VH1 and was then circulated online. Joi composed the background score for a short film Playing Priya and sang its title track with Jonita Gandhi. Titled "Meetha Zeher",[12] the song comes in the end credits of the movie.[13]
In 2018, Joi co-composed the music for the movie Laila Majnu along with Niladri Kumar.[14] Written by Imtiaz Ali and Sajid Ali, the movie was directed by Sajid Ali.
Joi composed a song titled 'Subeh Dekh Li'[15] for the Indian-American production The Illegal in 2019. Ankit Tiwari rendered his voice to the song.
International collaborations
Joi is the co-composer of the original songs for the Album 'Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra'.[16] Conceptualized on an original story by Dr. Susan Lim and Christina Teenz Tan,[17] this is a collaborative venture with musicians across continents. A conversation with Dr. Lim at an INK Talks conference in 2017 at Singapore, where Joi performed and showcased his song 'Rabha' for the first time[18] led to the project. French musicians Manu Martin[19][20] and Matthieu Eymard,[21] along with Ron Danziger[22] from Australia, co-composed the original songs that form the 21 vignettes of the thirty-three minute album.
Working towards a future musical told from the intersections of Science & Artificial Life, the music production has been centered around and recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London.[23] London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Pianist Tedd Joselson[24] and conductor Arthur Fagen,[25] are the principal collaborators to this album.[26][22][16]
Personal life
He lives in Mumbai, India with his wife Nayana Borthakur and their Lhasa Apso, Junuka.
Awards and recognitions
2010 - Best Debut Award (2010) for the album Joi- Looking Out of the Window at the Big Music Awards by Big 92.7 FM, Guwahati.
2010 - He was invited as a 'Fellow' at the first INK Conference in 2010, a TED affiliated multidisciplinary conference, and as an INK Speaker in 2011.
2021
- Hollywood Gold Awards for 'Best Original Song' (New World Order) & 'Best Original Score' (with Manu Martin & Ron Danziger) - under the categories of Sci-fi & Animated Film respectively for the film FANTASY OF COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND INANIMATE.[27]
- Chicago Indie Film Awards - 'Best Composer' in the 9th Edition of the Chicago Indie Film Awards for the music video of 'New World Order'[28]
- Cannes World Film Festival (Feb '21) - Best Soundtrack for the film FANTASY OF COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND INANIMATE[29][30][31]
Discography
Year | Film / Album | Song | Language | Composer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
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2003 | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | "Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal (Remix)" | Hindi |
Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan |
2008 | Jumbo | "Dil Mera Jumbo" | Ram Sampath | Solo | |
2009 | Dev.D | "Ek Hulchul Si" | Amit Trivedi | ||
Chal Chala Chal | "Aplam Chaplam" | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan | ||
2010 | Kalavar King | "Eidhe Eidhe" | Telugu | Anil R | Solo |
"Veede" | |||||
Udaan | "Kahaani (Aankhon Ke Pardon Pe)" | Hindi | Amit Trivedi | Neuman Pinto | |
Help | "Kehna Hai" | Ashutosh Phatak | Suzanne D'Mello | ||
Joi: Looking out of the Window | 8 tracks | Assamese | Joi Barua | Solo | |
2011 | No One Killed Jessica | "Dua" | Hindi | Amit Trivedi | Meenal Jain, Raman Mahadevan, Amitabh Bhattacharya |
Luv Ka The End | "Freak Out" | Ram Sampath | Aditi Singh Sharma | ||
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | "Dil Dhadakne Do" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Shankar Mahadevan, Suraj Jagan | ||
Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge | "Baatein Shuru" | Raghu Dixit | Shefali Alvaris
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Hengool 2011-12 | "Khiriki" | Assamese | Anurag Saikia | Solo | |
"Khiriki (Unplugged)" | |||||
2012 | Agent Vinod | "Raabta (Siyaah Raatein)" | Hindi | Pritam
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Hamsika Iyer, Arijit Singh |
"Raabta Unplugged" | Arijit Singh | ||||
2013 | I Don't Luv U | "Kuchh Hone Ko Hai" | Hindi | Aman-Benson | Raman Mahadevan |
Riders of the Mist | "Pitol Soku" | Assamese | Joi Barua | Solo | |
2014 | Margarita with a Straw | "Dusokute" | Hindi | ||
Marksheet | "Pagol Uxaah" | Assamese | |||
2016 | Pride[32] | "Rabha" | Featuring George Brooks (released as single) | ||
"Riders of the Mist" | English | Solo (released as single) | |||
2017 | "Sitiki Bagori Jai" | Assamese | Solo Featuring Krushnaa Patil (released as single) | ||
"Na Jujor Ronuwa"[33] | Solo (released as single) | ||||
"Kowa"[34] | Solo | ||||
2018 | Laila Majnu | "O Meri Laila" | Hindi | Atif Aslam, Jyotica Tangri | |
"Gaye Kaam Se" | Dev Negi, Amit Sharma, Meenal Jain | ||||
"Lala Zula Zalio" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Joi Barua, Frankie (Kashmiri) | ||||
"O Meri Laila (Radio Version)" | Solo | ||||
24 Kisses | "Jaago Jaago" | Telugu | Vibha Saraf, PVNS Rohit,[35] Saandip, Sri Krishna | ||
2019 | The Illegal | "Subeh Dekh Li"[15] | Hindi | Ankit Tiwari | |
2021 | Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano & Orchestra[36] | Jungle Song, Alan Song, Origins, Synthetic DNA, New World Order, Teleportation[37][38] | Symphony | Joi Barua, Susan Lim, Manu Martin, Mathieu Eymard, Ron Denzinger | London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Tedd Joselson, Arthur Fagen |
2024 | Woh Bhi Din The | "Banjare" | Hindi | Joi Barua | Rana Mazumder, Manik Batra, Adarsh Gourav |
"Yeh Silsila" | Javed Ali | ||||
"Higher" | Jonita Gandhi | ||||
"Awaargi" | Sunidhi Chauhan | ||||
"Roothoon" | Zubin Garg, Monali Thakur
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"Adhoore" | Suraj Jagan | ||||
"Woh Bhi Din The" | Amit Mishra | ||||
"Mujhko Mili" | Solo | ||||
"Guzarish" | Jankee Parekh Mehta |
References
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- ^ https://thewire.in/the-arts/at-ladakh-music-festival-a-stirring-tribute-to-indo-china-war-veterans
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- ^ |title= Sajid Ali, Imtiaz Alis youngest brother to make Banana for John Abraham
- ^ "Assam's pony racing tradition popularised by Riders of the mist song". www.thehansindia.com. 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Joi - Riders of the Mist" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Playing Priya | The Song- Meetha Zeher | Music- Joi Barua | Singers- Joi Barua & Jonita Gandhi, retrieved 26 August 2021
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- ^ Laila Majnu (2018) - IMDb, retrieved 26 August 2021
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External links
Media related to Joi Barua at Wikimedia Commons
- www.joibarua.com – Official Website
- A bareback ride with Joi – The Telegraph
- Interview with Joi Barua at IndianMusicMug
- Joi – A Voice spreading Joy at Fried Eye
- Joi: Looking Out of the Window – a Review at Fried Eye
- IndianMusicMug ia celebrating 2012 Rongali/ Bohag Bihu with Joi Barua at IndianMusicMug