Joi Barua
Joi Barua is an Indian artist whose music encompasses rock, soul, jazz and world music. His original music is inspired by folklore, mythology and the history of Northeast India. He works in the Indian movie industry as a composer, singer and has been part of genre-defining and multi award-winning films. Such as Dave D, Udan, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Margherita with A Straw and Laila Majnu.
What’s keeping him busyJoi Barua
Joi has lately been involved with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London in creating orchestral music around a story of artificial intelligence and future life. Joi Barua brings to his performances a unique style which has endeared him to the younger audiences. He is a sought after performer at music shows all over the country.
TriviaJoi Barua
Joi’s full name is Jayanta Barua. He was born in Digboi, Assam and started his career singing advertising jingles. He has also done playback singing for Hindi, Assamese, and Telugu films.
DiscographyJoi Barua
| Year | Film / Album | Song | Language | Composer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | “Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal (Remix)” | Hindi | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 2008 | Jumbo | “Dil Mera Jumbo” | Ram Sampath | Solo | |
| 2009 | Dev.D | “Ek Hulchul Si” | Amit Trivedi | ||
| Chal Chala Chal | “Aplam Chaplam” | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan | ||
| 2010 | Kalavar King | “Eidhe Eidhe” | Telugu | Anil R | Solo |
| “Veede” | |||||
| Udaan | “Kahaani (Aankhon Ke Pardon Pe)” | Hindi | Amit Trivedi | Neuman Pinto | |
| Help | “Kehna Hai” | Ashutosh Phatak | Suzanne D’Mello | ||
| Joi: Looking out of the Window | 8 tracks | Assamese | Joi Barua | Solo | |
| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica | “Dua” | Hindi | Amit Trivedi | Meenal Jain, Raman Mahadevan, Amitabh Bhattacharya |
| Luv Ka The End | “Freak Out” | Ram Sampath | Aditi Singh Sharma | ||
| Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | “Dil Dhadakne Do” | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Shankar Mahadevan, Suraj Jagan | ||
| Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge | “Baatein Shuru” | Raghu Dixit | Shefali Alvaris | ||
| Hengool 2011-12 | “Khiriki” | Assamese | Anurag Saikia | Solo | |
| “Khiriki (Unplugged)” | |||||
| 2012 | Agent Vinod | “Raabta (Siyaah Raatein)“ | Hindi | Pritam | Hamsika Iyer, Arijit Singh |
| “Raabta Unplugged” | Arijit Singh | ||||
| 2013 | I Don’t Luv U | “Kuchh Hone Ko Hai” | Hindi | Aman-Benson | Raman Mahadevan |
| Riders of the Mist | “Pitol Soku” | Assamese | Joi Barua | Solo | |
| 2014 | Margarita with a Straw | “Dusokute” | Hindi | ||
| Marksheet | “Pagol Uxaah” | Assamese | |||
| 2016 | Pride | “Rabha” | Featuring George Brooks (released as single) | ||
| “Riders of the Mist” | English | Solo (released as single) | |||
| 2017 | “Sitiki Bagori Jai” | Assamese | Solo Featuring Krushnaa Patil (released as single) | ||
| “Na Jujor Ronuwa” | Solo (released as single) | ||||
| “Kowa” | Solo | ||||
| 2018 | Laila Majnu | “O Meri Laila” | Hindi | Atif Aslam, Jyotica Tangri | |
| “Gaye Kaam Se” | Dev Negi, Amit Sharma, Meenal Jain | ||||
| “Lala Zula Zalio” | Sunidhi Chauhan, Joi Barua, Frankie (Kashmiri) | ||||
| “O Meri Laila (Radio Version)” | Joi Barua | ||||
| 24 Kisses | Telugu | Vibha Saraf, PVNS Rohit, Saandip, Sri Krishna | |||
| 2019 | The Illegal | “Subeh Dekh Li” | Hindi | Joi Barua | Ankit Tiwari |
| 2021 | Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano & Orchestra | Jungle Song, Alan Song, Origins, Synthetic DNA, New World Order, Teleportation | Symphony | Joi Barua, Susan Lim, Manu Martin, Mathieu Eymard, Ron Denzinger | London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Tedd Joselson, Arthur Fagen |
Joi is known for his work on Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Dev. D (2009), and Udaan (2010).
Joi Barua’s songs include “Dil Dhadakne Do”, “Tera Hone Laga Hoon”, and “O’Meri Laila”.
Awards and recognitionsJoi Barua
a) 2010 – Best Debut Award (2010) for the album Joi- Looking Out of the Window at the Big Music Awards by Big 92.7 FM, Guwahati.
b) 2010 – He was invited as a ‘Fellow’ at the first INK Conference in 2010, a TED affiliated multidisciplinary conference, and as an INK Speaker in 2011.
2021
- Hollywood Gold Awards for ‘Best Original Song’ (New World Order) & ‘Best Original Score’ (with Manu Martin & Ron Danziger) – under the categories of Sci-fi & Animated Film respectively for the film FANTASY OF COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND INANIMATE.
- Chicago Indie Film Awards – ‘Best Composer’ in the 9th Edition of the Chicago Indie Film Awards for the music video of ‘New World Order’
- Cannes World Film Festival (Feb ’21) – Best Soundtrack for the film FANTASY OF COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND INANIMATE
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