Leading Tagore singer Rezwana Chowdhury Bonnya was honoured by City Bank NA at a musical programme titled `Gaane Gaane Gunijon Songbordhona` for her outstanding contribution in popularising Tagore songs on Friday at the Radisson Blue Water Garden Hotel in the capital. Arranging the musical programme the Bank also celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel ... Read more
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Mechanix dedicated to heavy metal
Musical band Mechanix, in a short span of time, got huge fan following among the youngsters for its uniqueness in presenting metal music with melody. The members of the heavy metal band shared their experiences, thoughts and future plans in a recent conversation with New Age. Recently the band has released its first solo album ... Read more
Music heals the wounds of soul: Subir Nandi
Eminent singer Subir Nandi has won the hearts of millions of fans across the county for presenting innumerable timeless songs since early seventies in all media including radio, cinema, TV and audio industry. Din jai kotha thake, Bondhu hote cheye tomar, Tumi emon-e, Hazar moner kachhe proshno rekhe, Koto je tomake beshechhi bhalo and many ... Read more
Krishnokoli on her latest ventures
With serenity in her voice, singer Krishnokoli has won the hearts of millions of music lovers in the country from the very point of releasing her first solo album. The album, ‘Surje Badhi Basha’ was released on Pahela Baishakh 2007 and since then regardless of age—young, middle-aged, old—everybody praise the uniqueness of Krishnokoli. Her popularity ... Read more
Shama Rahman to perform at Unesco HQ
Shama Rahman, a leading Tagore artiste of the country, will render a few timeless songs of Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore at a cultural programme arranged by UNESCO at its headquarters in Paris tomorrow. To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore and in memory of Amy Cizer and Pablo Neruda, UNESCO has arranged ... Read more
Chandana is still alive
In conversation with Mitali Mukherjee Tomar chandana more gechhey after performing this timeless song in a recent solo TV show, India-based Bangladeshi singer Mitali Mukherjee urged the audience to not let the character in the song die, which personified the singer herself, to the music lovers in Bangladesh. After rending another famous ghazal number Raahon ... Read more
Haimanti Shukla admires Bangladeshi music lovers
Popular Indian singer Haimanti Shukla in an interview with New Age highly admires Bangladeshi listeners for their love for Bangla songs. Haimanti Shukla is now in Bangladesh to perform in a musical programme on a private TV channel. She has shared her feelings and opinions of music in an exclusive interview with New Age. ‘I ... Read more
Memories of Eid past
Abdus Shakoor Shah Artist Abdus Shakoor Shah is widely recognised for folk motifs and visual ballads in his paintings. The artist reminisced on his childhood at Nishindhara in Bogra district. “When I was a child, Bogra and the entire northern region were greatly neglected in terms of economic development. There was a big Eidgah Maidan ... Read more
Muhin steps forward with his 3rd solo
Close Up 1 star Muhin is in the news because his 3rd solo album Ghum Ashey Na was released on 23 August. He expects the new album will touch the hearts of music lovers. “Released under the banner of Agnibina (G Series), the album is the outcome of my hard work of two years. Through ... Read more
Black in self titled
After three years break popular band group Black released their new album ‘Black’ at a function in a city restaurant on Sunday evening under the banner of G-Series. It is their fourth album. The album is based on rock-based tracks. A total of 11 tracks including an instrumental composition are in the album. Of those, ... Read more
Sabina Yasmin on ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla will telecast musical programme Cholochitrer Golpo on 30 August at 1:25pm. The episode will feature popular singer Sabina Yasmin as guest. Directed by Amzad Kabir the programme is hosted by Mazharul Islam. At the programme, Sabina Yasmin will share many never-before-heard stories of her life. The programme will also include
D3 started its journey
The experiences of life, adventures and voices inside the soul, the feminine instincts and memories – all get fused with the textures,colours, motifs and fabrics of her works. Her works have been appreciated bythe most renowned brands of beauty. Lakme chose her as the Top Designer in the very first ‘NextGen Designer Search’ in 2007. ... Read more
Jona returns to Dhaka
To stay here for seven months film actress Jona has returned to Dhaka recently. This time she returned with her six-month old baby Afsin Homaira Hossain. After returning home she became sick. Now she is feeling well and she has started to look after her own fashion house Arians fashion house at RAK Tower in ... Read more
Andrew Kishore creates space for new comers
Andrew Kishore is a famous name in the arena of playback singing in Bangladesh. He has lent his voice to numerous songs in movies. His songs including Hayre manush rongin phanush, Amar shara deho kheyo o go mati, Jiboner golpo achhey baki olpo, Amar buker, Porena chokher polok and others are still popular. He is ... Read more
Mehnaz’s second solo album Onno Aami launched
On the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul Fitr, Deadline Music (DLM) launched singer Mehnaz’s second solo album “Onno Aami” on August 7, says a press release. The album features the artiste’s eight solos and an instrumental number. The lyrics have been written by Shahan Kabondho and Rana, while noted musician Manam Ahmed has composed tunes and ... Read more
Parvin Sultana’s solo album to be released today
Popular singer of the 90’s Parvin Sultana’s seventh soloalbum titled ‘Smritir Bhela’ is set to be released today. It will be releasedunder the banner of Laser Vision. Some popular yesteryears’ Indian Bangla songsare taking place in the album. Noted Indian singer Sandhya Mukherjee got Geetashri award torender the song titled “Gaan-e more kon
Tausif’s Eid special Onidra
For a talented singer like Tausif, Eid is always an occasion for a new release. On the occasion of the upcoming Eid, his sixth solo album Onidra was released yesterday. The album has been brought out by G-Series. In a conversation with daily sun recently Tausif spoke about his new album, his journey to the ... Read more
“Simply Kona” launched at Café 33
Popular singer Kona’s third solo album “Simply Kona” was launched on August 18 at Café 33, New Baily Road, in the capital. Popular singer-composers Habib Waheed, Bappa Mazumder, Fuad Al Muktadir, Arfin Rumi, actress Rumana and others joined hands with Kona to unveil the album at the programme. Under the level of “Deadline Music”, the ... Read more
Souls’ digital album “Jam” launched
Pioneering band Souls, in association with Grameenphone Limited, launched its first digital album “Jam” on August 17 at Hotel Ruposhi Bangla in Dhaka. The album is available exclusively to subscribers of Grameenphone. The new album features lyrics written by and performance of the winners of a talent hunt, “Souls Featuring You”. Only Grameenphone
GP releases Kumar Bishwajit’s albums featuring hit songs of 30 years
Grameenphone (GP) Ltd on Sunday released four albums of noted popular singer Kumar Bishwajit, whose melodious voice and unique singing style captivates generations of music lovers in Bangladesh for over 30 years. The four albums are: “Meghe-r Palki”, “Ekta Akash”, “Swapner Anagona” and “Prem-er Abash” will feature the hit songs of the singer sung since ... Read more