Ramkanai Das

Pandit Ramkanai Das
রামকানাই দাস
Das with his wife Subarna Das in New York (2008)
Pronunciation	[ˈramˌkanai̯ d̪aʃ]
Born	1935 Sullah, Sunamganj, Greater Sylhet , Assam Province, British India
Died	5 September 2014(2014-09-05) (aged 78–79) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place	Sylhet, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupations	Musician Singer-songwriter
Spouse	Subarna Das
Relatives	Shushama Das (sister)
Awards	Ekushey Padak (2014)
Musical career
Genres	Hindustani classical music Bengali folk music
Instruments	Vocals harmonium tabla tanpura
Years active	1967–2014
Musical artist

Ramkanai Das (Bengali: রামকানাই দাস; 1935 – 5 September 2014) was a Bangladeshi folk and classical musician.^[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 2014.