The final concert of Banglalink Music Festival concluded at Bangladesh Army Stadium in Dhaka on 25 December. Banglalink held a series of nationwide concerts for the youths recently. The concerts were held in Khulna, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Rangpur. The final event featured live performances by Hyder Husyn, Aurthohin, Warfaze, Miles and LRB
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‘Lal Tip-Samsung Music Blast’ held
With the title ‘Lal Tip-Samsung Music Blast’ the formal campaign and music launching ceremony of Impress Telefilm’s new movie ‘Lal Tip’ was held in the city’s Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club playground on Sunday night. Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd, Faridur Reza Sagar, Director and Head of News of Channel i Shykh Siraj, Managing Director ... Read more
Kumar Bishwajit: Reintroducing former hits
As a student of class seven, he participated in an inter-district school competition on music. Finding his vocals mature, the radio authority included the young singer in a programme, “Nabokallol”. In 1977, along with Ayub Bachchu, Miki Mannan and Pilu Khan, he formed a band that would practice regularly. Since the song “Torey Putuler Moto ... Read more
Srabonti Ali’s “Deluded”
Album Launch Srabonti Ali’s “Deluded” On a cold Monday (December 19) evening, music enthusiasts and well-wishers gathered at Izumi in Gulshan, Dhaka to celebrate the unveiling of Srabonti Narmeen Ali’s album “Deluded”. With Buno (Bangla) on bass and Zohad (Nemesis) on percussion in an intimate setting, Srabonti, in collaboration with Arnob, delivered a stirring performance, ... Read more
Penning songs for over two decades
Tête-à-tête with Mahmud Khurshid Who hasn’t heard the evergreen Miles songs “Phiriye Dao”, “Bhulbona Tomake”, “Dhiki Dhiki” and “Jala Jala”. These songs are still fresh in the memories of millions of fans, and they were penned by Mahmud Khurshid. Twenty-one years on and Khurshid is still going strong. On the occasion of 40 years of ... Read more
Beats from South Korea
GongMyoung showcases “Walkabout” When one sees over 30 instruments placed on a stage, one expects a grand orchestra. But when a quartet takes the stage, the audience is surely in for a surprise. To utter disbelief of the Dhaka audience, the quartet from Republic of Korea, GongMyoung, made the nearly hour and a half-long show ... Read more
Shafeen Ahmed @DS Cafe
Rock icon and lead singer of Miles, Shafeen Ahmed recently dropped by at DS Café. Phones rang constantly as fans sought to touch base with the singer. Shafeen, whose career spans a little over three decades, had a lot to share with his fans. Excerpts from the conversations: Sakib, Eskaton, Dhaka: What inspired you to ... Read more
GongMyong concert in Dhaka
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh will organise a musical soiree, titled “GongMyoung Concert” on December 11 at the auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh. Abul Kalam Azad, Minister of Cultural Affairs will inaugurate the programme. The programme will feature several musical performances like “Paper Lady”, “Speed Movement”, “War and Peace”, “Treasure ... Read more
Banglalink launches 3rd compilation of “Jagoroner Gaan”
Banglalink, in collaboration with Jagoron Chorcha o Songskriti Kendro, Prothom Alo, Channel i, Radio ABC and Step Media Ltd, launched the 3rd “Jagoroner Gaan” compilation recently. On the heels of the success of the previous collections, the new album hits music stores all across the nation on December 10. A press conference was held on ... Read more
Runa Laila recreates ’70s magic
The magic of the melodious 1970s was back with a bang on Friday night as the Bangladeshi queen of music, Runa Laila, took centre stage at the Qutub Shahi Tombs to make Day 7 of the Times Hyderabad Festival a mehfil the city will not forget too soon. Dazzling in a bright pink sari and ... Read more
Busy days for Runa Laila
Bangladeshi diva Runa Laila is well and away in Hyderabad for the nine-day Times of India Festival. Today, she will rock Hyderabad with her evergreen hit “Dama Dam Mast Kalandhar”, songs in Bangla and Punjabi, Urdu ghazals and more at the Qutub Shahi Tombs. She is accompanied by eight Bangladesh musicians. Runa is busy on ... Read more
Singer Andrew Kishore casts a spell
Renowned playback singer Andrew Kishore and popular modern singer Kona mesmerised an audience of over 200 people at a musical evening in Rajshahi city on Saturday. Grameen Phone, one of the leading cell phone operators, organised the five-hour event at Uttara Community Center in recognition of their prioritised subscribers who are branded
UNFPA-BAMBA concert Nov 26
Fourteen leading bands of the country are going to rock Chittagong MA Aziz Stadium at a grand concert titled Say No to Violence Against Woman: Be a Real Man on 26 November. The concert will begin at 12:30pm. UNFPA and BAMBA are jointly organising the concert. To inform more about
Joy’s ‘Ekhon-e’ released
‘Sotti Bolchhi (Speaking true)’ famed promising singer Joy Shahriar’s second solo album titled “Ekhon-e” has been released recently. On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, Agniveena has brought the album in the market. The album contains eight songs among which seven were written and composed by Joy himself. Besides this, he also paid tribute to legendary English ... Read more
Nemesis to release second album before Eid
Alternative rock band Nemesis is working on its second album. The album, “Tritio Jatra”, is scheduled to be released before Eid-ul-Adha. Produced by Deadline Music, the album will contain nine songs including one English number. The songs supposedly deal with contemporary social and political issues. The song “Kobey”, expected
When Runa met Lata
“Hearing ‘I’m a fan’ from a living legend is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I was on top of the world,” said Runa Laila. The diva recently met ‘Bharat Ratna’ Lata Mangeshkar at the latter’s residence in Mumbai. “I performed at several Puja celebrations in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. On October 2, I performed at the celebration ... Read more
Spicy Bites Of Talent Hunts, Empty Promises And An Ailing Music Industry
The Close-Up 1 competition was the pioneer of its kind in the country, seeking out fresh singing talents from the grassroots level.Several youths — who emerged from the competition — are now busy recording artistes, while a few of them have also fallen to oblivion. Among those who have made a mark in the music ... Read more
Runa Laila rocks Delhi
A mesmerising live performance by the diva Runa Laila made Mahanabami, the penultimate day of the Durga Puja festival, a very special occasion for an estimated 1,000 music lovers who assembled at the exquisitely decorated pandal of East Delhi’s Miloni Cultural and Welfare Association on October 5. This was the only Puja venue in the ... Read more
Puja in the air
Puja days are here again. A time to look back on what the festival meant in days gone by and how it’s celebrated now. Pijush Bandyopadhyay After a year, Sharodiyo Durga Puja is back again. My heartiest well wishes to all. During our childhood we’d wait eagerly for the Puja festivities to begin. Buying new ... Read more
Kona @DS Cafe
Kona is one of the most popular singers of the time, mesmerising audiences with her well-trained voice. She has lent her voice to jingles and playbacks, along with trying her hand at acting as well. The talented artiste was at DS Cafe recently to answer questions from her admirers. Ataullah, Notre Dame College, Dhaka: If ... Read more