<\/a>Soothsayers, the band from South London, came to liven up the international music festival in Dhaka which ended on Saturday at Sultana Kamal Women Complex in Dhanmondi. The band performed on both days of the festival.
\nThe members of Soothsayers include Idris Rahman, a Bangladeshi expatriate living in UK on saxophone and vocal, Robin on trumpets, Julia on vocal, Kush on bass, Wesley on drums, Kishon on Rhodes organ and\u00a0Phil on guitar.
\nThe band, featuring a mix of reggae, Afro-beat and urban jazz, recently spoke to the New Age about their visit to Dhaka.
\n\u2018This is the first time we played in Bangladesh and it was a lovely experience!\u2019 said Robin Hopcraft. \u2018I heard Baul music in YouTube before. But meeting the Bauls and Lalon musicians live was really a very different and pleasant experience,\u2019 he added.
\nHe further said that while England had a rich mixture of different music of different origin, here in Bangladesh the scene is somewhat unique and spiritual, especially in the case of the Bauls. He appreciated the Baul musicians for keeping the old heritage undistorted.
\nSoothsayers began their journey almost 12 years ago. The band had worked with prominent Jamaican singer Linval Thompson, reggae\u2019s longstanding champion Michael Prophet and another reggae hero Jonny Clarke, UK-based singer Mellow Baku and many other prominent figures.
\nTheir album titled \u2018Tangled Roots\u2019 containing songs like Blinded Souls, In the Beginning and others gave the band recognition. Another album titled \u2018One More Reason\u2019 had also gained a lot of popularity amidst the reggae, funk and all sorts of music fans.
\nThe band is looking forward to visit Bangladesh again and stage more concerts.<\/p>\n

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