Musician, composer, and actor Pritom Hasan is set to take centre stage at the upcoming “Monsoon Beats” concert in Dhaka, sharing headline billing with pioneering progressive metal outfit Artcell and a diverse lineup of established Bangladeshi acts. Scheduled for 29 August, the open-air musical event will take place at Courtside, situated along Madani Avenue in […]

Admirers across the subcontinent frequently undertake extraordinary feats to secure an audience with their musical heroes, enduring hours in turbulent stadium crowds or keeping vigil outside private gates in the hope of capturing a single photograph. In rural West Bengal, a young man’s spirited venture has captured public attention after setting out on an arduous […]

An ambitious archival project intended to introduce the pioneering catalogue of late rock legend Ayub Bachchu to younger generations has provoked fierce criticism from long-time supporters, with discontent centring on a re-imagined version of one of his definitive rock ballads. The initiative, structured around a commemorative twenty-track tribute album titled Uttoradhikar (Legacy), invited contemporary recording […]

Musician Rehan Rasul has teamed up with Australian-based expatriate physician and singer Rapti Sarwat to release an original Bengali track titled ‘Durotto’ (Distance). Penned and composed by Rasul himself, the single features sound design and musical arrangements by Tasnuv Nawal, merging two contrasting musical backgrounds into an expressive contemporary duet. Rasul has steadily established an […]

Prominent alternative outfit Meghdol has returned to Coke Studio Bangla with ‘Mulluk’, a rich musical exploration built upon the century-old folk songs of Bangladesh’s tea-estate labourers. The song arrives three years after the group’s popular track ‘Bonobibi’ aired during the platform’s second season in 2023, presenting a contemporary sonic reinterpretation of an oral tradition handed […]

A cultural event organised by the district police force in Brahmanbaria ended abruptly late on Tuesday night following violent clashes with local madrasa students, leaving at least 20 students injured. The confrontation erupted outside the police lines facility in the West Medda area of the town after students protested against high-volume music blaring late into […]

The horrific rape and murder of young Ramisa has sent shockwaves across Bangladesh, sparking profound grief and fierce national outrage. Channeling this collective sorrow and the public clamour for accountability, lyricist and composer Mahbubul Khalid has written and composed a protest song titled Ramisader Bichar (Justice for Ramisas). Reflecting on a painful legacy of unpunished […]

In a contemporary Hindi film industry dominated by corporate multi-composer deals, assembly-line production, and calculated commercial mandates, authentic personal choices behind cinematic soundtracks remain a rarity. Music composer Akhil Sachdeva has revealed that his involvement in the soundtrack for Awarapan 2 began with an unexpected, personal phone call from the film’s lead actor, Emraan Hashmi. […]

Nearly half a century after his untimely death on 16 August 1977, the legacy of Elvis Presley continues to define modern global popular culture. Universally acclaimed as “The King”, the American music icon fundamentally transformed sound, fashion, and stage performance before passing away at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at just 42 years of […]

Nearly half a century after his untimely death, the name Elvis Presley requires no introduction. On 16 August 1977, the global entertainment landscape lost its most captivating performer when Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of just 42. Decades on, he remains universally hailed as ‘The King’. The moniker […]