Rupak Kumar Bhuyan of New Jersey, popularly known as Rick, is a talented sixteen year old artist. He is a sophomore (i.e., a high school student of Class Ten). Rick has devoted much time to the performing arts. He is an accomplished actor and singer.
At age nine, Rick made the debut performance of his singing career at Y2K Assam Conference at the Cherry Hill Hilton, in NJ. Since then, he has sung all across America. There are scarcely any opportunities to sing Assamese songs in America. So more than 95% of Rick’s performances are confined to English. In addition, Rick’s acting performances are solely in English and fully confined to American functions.
Up to date, Rick and his twin brother Nick have recorded forty songs in five different albums. Of these five albums, three are in Assamese; one is in English; and the last is in Hindi.
At the age of thirteen, Rick and his twin brother Nick were inducted into the South Jersey Chorus, representing eight counties. Since then, both have been continuously singing for this chorus.
In 2005, CN8 (a cable TV show in tri-state area of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey) had broadcast a 15-minute segment on Rick. Besides that, Rick and Nick both appeared on the NBC Christmas Choral in the Atlantic City Area of New Jersey in 2004.
Recently, Rick was selected to sing in the 2007 All State Chorus in New Jersey, representing State of New Jersey. This is a great achievement for any young aspiring artist and we wish him all the best.
To sample their singing (Rongali Bihu in New Jersey, 2007)
1. Hussori - Bihu - Assamese: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfAy-BXpyDM
2. Bihu Geet, Assamese: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGCddjKS9e4
3. Adhunik Geet, Assamese: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APcde9IXM1U
By Ganesh Bora, Lake Alfred, Florida
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