Bangla (band)

indie musician Shayan Chowdhury Arnob in 1999. Bangla mainly blends the traditional Bangladeshi folk genres like Baul, Lalon together with western flavours like jazz, blues, rock etc.^[1] The band released its first album Kingkortobbobimurho in 2002. Over the years, the band has emerged as a prominent music group in the country and became one of the most sought after bands, especially among the urban youth listeners.^[2][3][4][5]

Indian Classical Music, subsequently accepted the invitation of Arnob and became the lead vocalist.^[8] On their visit to Lalon's shrine in Kushtia, Arnob and Anusheh met Buno, a close friend of Anusheh and a bassist.^[9][10] The trio performed together at a public concert in Kolkata Book Fair in 1999. Their performance received good feedback from the audience.^[10] The same year, Arnob moved to Dhaka.^[9][10] The band was then joined by Kartik, former guitarist of Prachayanat.^[11] and Shantanu on drums.^[9][10] Thus they came to be known as the band "Bangla".^[9] A year later, Nazrul, also an acquaintance of Anusheh, joined as the Dhol player.^[12]

Art Institute Dhaka in 2000.^[10]

Ektaar music, featuring several little-known folk songs.^[9][13] The album sold over a hundred thousand copies in the first two weeks of its release.^[14]