
His guidance is invaluable," says Shukla. In 1970, when my first record Mahishasurmardini was released, he was the music director. Singer Haimanti Shukla, whose father was Chattopadhyay's friend and lived in the same Shovabazar locality, said, "He was always very encouraging of my singing. When Tarun Majumder made a film Nidhu Babur Tappa, music director Hemata Mukhopadhyay didn't think twice before roping in Chatopadhyay for all his compositions, says the singer. She, like most artistes, remembers how deftly he guided his tabla player to beats, crucial to the quirky rendition of Baithaki gaan and tappa. "He has been suffering over the last few years but still we wouldn't miss even a television interview of his," said Sengupta.
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Hospital sources said he breathed his last around 4.30 pm on Wednesday. The aged singer was admitted to the Belle Vue clinic in south Kolkata with several complications on March 9. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm.


He is survived by his son, singer Srikumar Chattyopadhyay. Listen free to Ramkumar Chattopadhyay Shyama Sangeet (E Kothay Ma Go Gaite Elam, Shyama Mayer Choron Chuea and more). Iconic singer Ramkumar Chattopadhyay (89) died today of septicemia and multi-organ failure at a private hospital in the city.
