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, ...

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 ...

The Language Movement of 1952 is the result of our country's fight to identify as a liberated nation. The present-day economy and culture of Bangladesh are also a consequence of the independence that ...

With the country under lockdown, this Naba Barsho seemed destined to be a quiet affair. But Buti had other plans. This year he has decided to make Bangla music followers groove to the tunes of Bangla ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...