Skip to Content

ZUBEEN GARG WEBSITE 

The soul of Assam 

NOVEMBER 18,1972-SEPTEMBER19.2025

#JUSTICE FOR ZUBEEN GARG 


🕊ī¸ Zubeen Da said — “When I am gone, play this song.”

❤ī¸ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻž āĻ•ā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ — “āĻŽāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻœāĻžāĻŦāĻžâ€Ļ”

Zubeen Garg

āĻœā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ—āĻžā§°ā§āĻ— - āĻ…āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°


Luit Kontho

King of Humming

Heartthrob of Assam

The legendary voice who sang in 40+ languages and recorded over 38,000+ songs in his 33-year musical journey.


āĻ¯āĻŋ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ‡ ā§Ēā§Ļ+ āĻ­āĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ—āĻžāĻ‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ†ā§°ā§ ā§Šā§Š āĻŦāĻ›ā§°ā§° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¤ ā§Šā§Ž,ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ+ āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ ā§°ā§‡āĻ•ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ 



 


 


 

The Man Behind the Voice  

āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§° āĻ†āĻā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšāĻœāĻ¨ 

Born as Jibon Borthakur, he chose the name "Garg" from his Brahmin gotra, balancing global inspiration with Assamese tradition.
 Early Life & Family
 Born in Tura, Meghalaya
 Into an Assamese Brahmin family, raised primarily in Jorhat, Assam 
Family Background

 Father: Mohini Mohon Borthakur (Magistrate & Poet as "Kapil Thakur") 

Mother: Ily Borthakur (Singer) 

Sister: Jonkey Borthakur (Singer & Actress, died 2002) 

Sister: Palme Borthakur (Geography Professor) 


        đŸ“–   Education & Musical Start

 Educational Journey 

-Matriculation: Tamulpur Higher Secondary School

-Higher Secondary: J.B. College & Karimganj College (1990-1992) 

-Bachelor's: B. Borooah College (dropped out for music career)

 Musical Foundation 

-First guru: His mother lly Borthakur

 -Tabla training: Pandit Robin Banerjee (11 years)

 -Folk music: Guru Ramani Rai

 -Classical music: Trained in Hindustani classical traditional   Master of 12 Instruments 

  ā§§ā§¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€

( Anandalahari)                                                               (Dhol )            

  (Dotara)                                                                            (Drums)  


     (Guitar )                                                                 (Harmonica)

 

(Harmonium)                                                              (Mandolin)


(Keyboard)                                                                          (Tabla) 


(ercussion)                                                     (Various Others)



    Musical Journey 

āĻ¸āĻžāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž - āĻāĻ• āĻ…āĻ¨āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ā§°āĻĒāĻĨ

From local Assamese albums to Bollywood hits, a career spanning 33 years with over 38,000 songs across multiple languages and genres.

    Career Milestones 

-1992 Musical Debut Released first Assamese album 'Anamika' in November
- 1995 Bollywood Entry Moved to Mumbai, debuted with 'Chandni Raat' Indipop album ន 
-2003 Bengali Cinema Entered Bengali music industry with movie 'Mon' 
-2006 Breakthrough Hit Ya Ali from 'Gangster' became bis biggest

38,000+SONGS RECORDED 
OVER 33YEARS OF CAREER

40+LANGUAGES&DIALECTS

12+MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 


  Eternal Legacy 

More than just a singer, Zubeen Garg was a cultural icon who bridged traditional Assamese music with modern sounds, inspiring generations of artists. Known By Many Names Each name reflects the deep love and respect people had for this legendary artist.

 -Luit Kontho Voice of Brahmaputra River 

-Goldie GoldenVoice 

-King of Humming Master of Melodious Humming

- Heartthrob of Assam Beloved by Assamese People 

-Zubeen da Respected Elder Brother