Bengal Classical Music Festival '17

The late sitar maestro Nikhil Bandhopadhyay during his stay with Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan, awoke one night to the sound of
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

A Tremendous Transformation

Classical music lovers of the country have gone through a bit of an emotional roller coaster in the last couple of months, surrounding
23 December 2017, 18:00 PM

“It's not worth dying on stage”

Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal, a bona fide legend of Bangladesh's rock music scene, has bid adieu to his long-time band Warfaze.
22 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Chhayanaut's Shuddha Sangeet Utshab concludes

Chhayanaut's two-day (December 21-22) Shuddha Sangeet Utshab, featuring vocal and instrumental music, concluded this early
22 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Lady Gaga announces two-year Las Vegas residency

Lady Gaga revealed plans for a two-year residency at MGM's Park Theater in Las Vegas, on her Twitter on Tuesday, which is set to kick
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Five debuting solo artistes to watch out for this year

The Bengal Classical Music Festival has brought nearly every who's who of Indian classical music to the Dhaka Audience over the last
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Chirkutt brings theme song for Porichchonno Bangladesh

“Dettol-Channel i Porichchonno Bangladesh” has launched its theme song “Mon Shundor Jar, Shei Rakhe Desh Porishkar” commemorating
19 December 2017, 18:00 PM

TANZIR TUHIN forms new band Avash

Tanzir Tuhin, the long-standing but now-former vocal of popular rock band Shironamhin, has formed a new band titled Avash. The
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Sharalipi: Rising singer releases new album

Tanjina Karim Sharalipi's life changed forever when she was selected as a participant for the famed Zee Bangla talent hunt show “Sa Re Ga
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Supremely rare vinyl copies of Prince's “Black Album” surface

There's virtually no vinyl record in history more sought after by collectors than a genuine copy of Prince's “Black Album”. Warner Bros.
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Bengal Classical Music Fest registration opens

The public registration for the Bengal Classical Music Festival 2017 opens today on the official festival website and though
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Homebound after War

Forty six years ago in a newly independent country, triumph had not yet settled in as Bangladeshis were left dazed by the horrors of
16 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Singing to freedom

The 1971 Liberation War in Bangladesh is set apart from the historical trope of violence, where Bangladeshis did not just collectively
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Liberation War and saga of singers

“I was a young adult in 1971. I was not the bravest; I hadn't killed anything except mosquitoes. All I had was music in my heart and my
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Reliving songs of freedom

BTV tonight, but instead of serenading viewers with her melodious vocals, the artiste is slated to host the show. Titled “Bijoye Nishan Urche Oi”, the BTV programme is scheduled to air tonight after the 10pm news.
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Quddus Bayati casts a spell on audience

A performance by Abdul Quddus Bayati and other baul artistes made for a memorable event at Mymensingh Town Hall premises Saturday evening.
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Pulok sings his way to fame

Popular singer Pulok's passion for singing dates back to his childhood. He first burst on the music scene in the talent hunt show Closeup 1, in 2006.
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM

U2 leads album top-chart with “Songs of Experience”

Irish rock legends U2 achieves its eighth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as the rock band's new “Songs of Experience” debuts atop the tally. The set bows with 186,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending December 7, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 180,000 were in traditional album sales.
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi's 80th birthday celebrated at BNM

Ekushey Padak-winning musicologist Mustafa Zaman Abbasi celebrated his 80th birthday on December 8. To mark the occasion, Kathpencil Shahitya Sangsad organised an event at Bangladesh National Museum's Begum Sufia Kamal Auditorium on the day.
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Bengal Classical Music Fest '17 from December 26-30

The sixth edition of the Bengal Classical Music Festival is finally happening, from December 26-30 at the capital's Abahani Field, organisers Bengal Foundation announced at a press conference yesterday.
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM