18-time Grammy award winner, Paul McCartney has collaborated with Britain’s Lee Hall, the screenwriter of Billy Elliot and the Elton John biopic Rocketman, for an upcoming musical. British theater and film producer Bill Kenwright, who secured the rights, will produce the

Odissi dance virtuoso and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient Sharmila Biswas is inarguably one of India’s top Odissi exponents. A disciple of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Sharmila Biswas has performed extensively in a number of his productions, both in India and

A musical soiree of folk songs was held recently at the local Shilpakala Academy auditorium in Mymensingh, remembering renowned bauls and spiritual performers of the region. The programme was organised by Novice Foundation, an arts education centre in Mymensingh.

On the occasion of their 40th anniversary, one of the most iconic Bangladeshi bands of all time, Miles began a tour across the United States of America recently. At their New York City stop, Miles shared the stage with Fuad and Friends, led by musical marvel Fuad

Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star to promote Bangla music, will host a special musical evening titled, Emon Diney Tarey Bola Jai… Srabon Shondha-e, on July 20, themed on monsoon. It will be held at The Daily Star Centre at 6:30 pm.

Cultural organisation Amra Shurjomukhi, arranged a musical soiree featuring eminent Narzul sangeet exponent Dalia Nausheen recently. Titled ‘Gaan Kobitar Chhayatoley’, it was conducted at Bangladesh National Museum’s Kabi Sufia Kamal Auditorium.

With the participation of key figures like Amir Ahmad Chowdhury, Pandit Sunil Dhar, Pandit Pabitra Mohan Dey, Sanjib Dey, Asit Kumar Dey and others, LAAYA is set to inaugurate a commemoration ceremony at 6:30 pm today, titled ‘Reminiscing with Music: Sritite Mastermoshai’.

Prominent musician Topu recently entertained the audience in Kolkata during a musical evening arranged at a renowned restaurant. Bangladeshi record label G-Series and Kolkata based musician Anurag Halder jointly organised the programme.

The event is being organised jointly by ATN Events and Sunglow Entertainment. The concert was announced at a press conference held

Considered one the biggest music festivals in the world, the Glastonbury Festival, which is held on a farm in Somerset, England, is a five-day annual event, except for ‘fallow years’, taken mostly at five year intervals. This year, the 49th edition of the bonanza began on June

Bangladesh Nazrul Sena Sangeet Bidhyalaya organised a musical soiree on monsoon songs at the auditorium of Mymensingh Nazrul Sena recently. Titled Borshar Suralapon, the programme featured poetry recitations, and dances with popular monsoon songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam and Rabindranath Tagore.

Formed in 1979 by Farid Rashid, Miles embarked on a musical journey that played a prominent role to shape the band music scene in Bangladesh. As this year marks their fourth decade as musical marvels in the entertainment industry, Miles, in association with Windmill Advertising Limited, held a press conference at The Daily Star Centre yesterday.

Today marks the 99th birth anniversary of Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, a legendary singer and composer of the subcontinent. He was born in Varanasi in 1920. His family came from Jayanagar of West Bengal. They went to Bhawanipur of Calcutta in the early 1900s. While studying in Mitra

Shahnaz Rahmatullah and Subir Nandi, two prominent names of the music industry, gifted us with some brilliant melodies during their illustrious careers. Tragically, both of these musical legends left us recently.

As a part of Bengal Foundation’s regular cultural initiative, ‘Ganer Jharna Tolay’, a three-day musical festival, which kicked off on June 13, concludes today.

Shahnaz Rahmatullah and Subir Nandi are two musical legends, who left us within a very short span of time. Star Melodies, The Daily

Award-winning singer and the director of programme at Bangladesh Betar, Kamal Ahmed, will be featured in his solo musical concert, ‘Borsha o Bhalobasha’, where he will sing songs about love and rain. The programme, hosted by the Indira Gandhi Cultural Center, will take place

Since her Channel i Shera Kontho days, Somnur Monir Konal has been taking Bangladesh’s music industry by storm. Recently, the celebrated singer collaborated with Kolkata-based music director and singer Lincon for the song, ‘Agun Lagailo’, from the Malek Afsary film, ‘Password,’ starring Shakib Khan and Bubly.

Lucky Akhand, who is considered as one of the pioneers in the Bangladeshi music industry, was honoured with a Google doodle on his 63rd birth anniversary yesterday. Enlisted as a music composer at a relatively young age, the late musician composed and voiced numerous songs

June 5 marked the eighth death anniversary of Azam Khan, the pioneer of rock music in Bangladesh. With a discography of more than 20 albums, his legacy is untouchable. A freedom fighter and an advocate for peace at a time of violence, Azam Khan’s name was