Bengali is not his mother tongue, but he loves the language that happens to be one of the world’s sweetest languages. No wonder Vivek Kumar, Principal Secretary of state higher education department loves to speak and sing in Bangla, that is dear to his heart.
‘Bengali Aunty/Metronome’ famed Sawan Dutta speaks to Saheli Mitra on how she has created a sensation in the online music world with her exceptionally hilarious music videos that carry important messages • You have been using songs that you write and sing yourself to spread important
Here is a new musical instrument for all music lovers. It is called Taramandal and is a fusion of Dotara and Surmandal. A stringed instrument this new Taramandal can be used for both folk and classical renditions. It has around 20 strings and the music
Famous Bengali singer Sabita Chowdhury is no more. She often fought with her husband, famous music composer, Salil Chowdhury, on who would leave this world first? May be her husband knew he would die before her and hence wrote the song: Tumi ki kokhono shei
Singer Rupankar Bagchi in an exclusive interview to GB speaks on his singing and acting career and his take on modern music • Hardly any Pujo albums are being launched these days, instead we find launches on Youtube. What is your take on this shift? I think
Such evenings are rare. Star lit sky, a mild cool wintry breeze and performances from century old books Geetibithika and Lipika, two of Tagore’s earliest creations. A heady concoction indeed, as performer Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee read out words and feelings penned down by Rabindranath Tagore
Indrajit Sen speaks to celebrated Music Director, Filmfare Award winner Prabuddha Banerjee on the background score of short-film Bhalobashar Shohor. 1. How did you work out the soundscape of Bhalobashar Shohor (BBS)? Did you and director Indranil work together, just like you did on previous projects,
“Saap ludo khelche bidhatar shonge pagol” ..Ever thought about the power of a madman like this? Perhaps, only the Nagorik Kobiyal or Kolkata’s Dylan could talk about such detailed imageries. If you look around the city and talk to singers, song writers, you would understand
She has not just mesmerised the audience with her soulful rendition just at the age of 9, but also won the hearts of well-known singers like Alka Yagnik, Javed Ali and Himesh Reshmaiya. From classical to semi-classical to chartbusters, Priti Bhattacharya from Burdwan sings all
Here’s a chance for music buffs to create and share their own unique audio-visual sound-tracks of Kolkata, mixing music samples performed by artists at well-known landmarks across the city on a platform brought none other than British Council. Mix the City Kolkata, is an interactive