Legendary traditional singers Abbas Uddin Ahmed and Abdul Alim were remembered through a musical sprogramme organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday at its National Music and Dance Centre. A discussion session was also held on the life and works of the two legends at the same venue prior to the
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Highlighting folk music traditions of Bangladesh
Six-episode programme hosted by Momtaz on Channel 9 On the occasion of Eid, Channel 9 will air a special six-episode programme featuring folk songs of Bangladesh. The ‘uncrowned queen of Bangladeshi folk music’, Momtaz, will host the show titled “Banglar Eid Utshab”. The programme will start from Eid day and continue for six consecutive days, ... Read more
Baul Mon on Banglavision
Banglavision will telecast a folk music programme titled “Baul Mon” on the third day of Eid-ul-Fitr at 5:15pm. The show will be hosted by singer Biplob. Produced by Mamun Khan, the programme will feature musical performances by noted folk singers Chandana Majumdar, Kuddus Boyati, Pathik Nabi, Shanaz Beli and Moon. Apart from performing
Banglalink launches folk album Shomorpon today
Shomorpon, a folk music album featuring Habib, Aurthohin and Warfaze, will be released on Banglalink Music Station 5858 today. It is the first album in which these three renowned modern musicians (Habib Wahid, Warfaze and Aurthohin) have been brought together to cover the songs of legendary Bengali folk icons Fakir Lalon Shah, Hason Raja and ... Read more
Folk singers don’t get due respect: Malay Kumar
Folk music is considered a golden treasure in Bangladesh, but it is the irony that the folk singers never get due recognition, which is growing apathy to many leading folk artistes, observe renowned folk singer Malay Kumar Ganguly, who is not interested to continue his musical career these days. According to him folk singers are ... Read more
Rinku, a voice of the soil
One of the rising folk singers in the music scene, Rinku’s rise to fame has been fast. Rinku’s songs represent the very essence and fragrance of rural Bangladesh. In-short, Rinku has been playing an important role in popularising folk songs among the young generation. Since he made his debut in the music