Bangla folk music is a rich and diverse genre that has evolved over centuries in the eastern part of the subcontinent comprising the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, and Bangladesh. From the ...

The gradual disappearance of Eid-specific music releases in Bangladesh isn’t just about nostalgia—it’s a reflection of how deeply the global music industry’s transformation has affected local markets.

“The kids come here because their parents push them to come,” said Athena Akram, instructor at the Bangla School of Music. The tiny school, which nurtures the music, language and culture of Bangladesh ...

The guitars screamed, the drums hammered and the crowd sang along—not in English, but in Bangla. That night in September, we pushed through the throng at Dr. Jeckyll’s Beer Lab in Pantego, Texas, ...

The reliance of Bangla Music lovers on YouTube is increasing day by day. Last year, the most viewed Bangla song was “Jhoom” by Minar Rahman with 9 million views at the year end. But this year, we ...

The Bangladesh National Anthem, ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ directly translates as ‘My Golden Bengal’ and is an ode to the motherland. Written in 1905, the anthem was composed during the first partition of ...

In March 2012, London-based British-Bengali band Khiyo released an audio version of Amar Sonar Bangla, the Bangladeshi national anthem. “One of the people to hear it was Shahriyar Rahman,” says Sohini ...

For the first time in Bangladesh, Smart Electronics Limited (Sony-Smart), the official distributor of Japan’s Sony, organized the "Smart Bangla Karaoke Music Contest 2024." The grand celebration of ...

But when asked, what is more important - sticking to the storyline/theme or playing to the gallery to get the hits online, he has his own views, “The current Bangla music scenario is brimming with ...

The power of rock music and literature can still unite people in Kolkata, that too on a humid afternoon. However, when the psychedelic Bangla rock band Shonar Bangla Circus started its soundcheck at ...