Bangladeshi bands
Mr. Arafat Kazi is involved with underground bands and is unhappy with the performance of some specific bands and performers. In the letter published on April 27, he said what is melodious to one may seem noisy to other. Mr. Mahfuzul Haque on April 22 said, "They are distorting and destroying the Bangla language." To him pronunciation of Bangla of underground performers is in the English accent, so he advised them to sing in English. Mr. Mahfuz seems not so aware of the accent of the world famous English rock bands like Iron Maiden and Linkin Park. Listening to them, you will find a new idea as to how to create one's own accent. This different accent is doing no harm to language, though it may seem odd to some people. "Black's greatest hit is a song about a rape victim", Arafat said. Don't know where he found this information as I didn't find anything like this. Mr. Arafat, 'Mon shudhu mon Cchuwecche' and 'guti' or 'path chola' can't be measured by the same scale as they are sung in a completely different background and time. Some bands are composing music which can compete with other subcontinent bands like Jonoon, String, Jal, Silk Route etc. Actually, there is no contradiction between traditional and alternative bands. Both streams have their own listeners to keep them up.
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