My name is Bulu Rahman. I was born October, 25, 1972 in Bangladesh, an independent country in South East Asia. After a nine-month war, Bangladesh became independent from Pakistan on December 12, 1971. Three million people died in the Liberation War. I salute those comrades who fought and died for our motherland.

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I also salute George Harrison and Pandit Ravi Sankor who arranged a charity show at Madison Square Garden for Bangladesh's people in that crisis moment.

I have three brothers. The eldest, Atique Babu, is a renowned Bangladeshi singer. He graduated from Dhaka University (the Eastern Oxford) with a degree in Biology. My youngest brother recently became a doctor. My father is an engineer, and my mom is a homemaker.

My wife Nancy is a doctorate student in the Audiology program at Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania.

Music is my passion. While growing up, our family environment was totally music oriented. Atique Babu practiced classical Bengali songs. When the master came to teach Babu, I was listening with him. I learned classical music when I was only nine. My vocal may not be as rich as my brother's, but instead I chose to concentrate on instruments like harmonium, tabla, dhol, and santoor.

I started tabla with grammatical lessons when I was 10 years old. After graduating highschool, I also went to Dhaka University like my brother. I completed a Masters Degree in Botany in 1995. During that time I played with Babu in various stage programs, including several performances on national television programs in Bangladesh.

I have been playing tabla for about 20 years, and I enjoy singing Bengali folk songs. I have traveled to different sites in India and while there captured some tips to play classical tabla. In 1993, my brother's first album was released and included modern Bengali songs. I played tabla and dhol on that album. That experience allowed me to meet many classical musicians.

In 2001, I moved Bloomsburg University for my Masters of Business Administration. During that period I became president of Bangladesh Student Association. I arranged musical programs such as Bangladeshi night. Jeremy dePrisco attended one of our programs, and soon after we began playing together. We are trying to create fusion with Eastern and Western and improvised music. I love rock, blues, and country music.