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Hania Aamir coming to Bangladesh
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TV & Film
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Preaching love through Lalon, Baul Shafi Mondol
In this exclusive interview, Shafi Mondol talks about his spiritual journey and shares his opinions on the future of Lalon music.
10 December 2017
“I'm coming back, baby”
One of pop music's biggest stars of all time is getting back on the road. Or so it would appear she wants her fans to keep in mind.
9 December 2017
IGCC organises classical music soiree at Chhayanaut
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) organised an evening of Hindustani classical vocal music performance by Meghodeepa
9 December 2017
Aswad enchants listeners through mystic songs
The stage of Allaince Francaise de Chittagong (AFC) was illuminated by a dazzling performance of Aswad, a Sufi band, who enchanted the audiences by their songs and instrumental charisma.
8 December 2017
Mustafa Zaman Abbasi turns 80 today
Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, a prominent musicologist, writer and television personality of the country, turns eighty today. He was born on December 8, 1937 in Cooch Bihar of West Bengal, and today is a guardian figure of the country's folk music genre.
7 December 2017
“Let's be outspoken, let's be resilient” - Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence hopes to continue to use her voice for female empowerment. “It's not easy to speak out. It's not easy to face criticism on a global scale. But the fact is I have been given a platform, and if I don't use it, then I don't deserve it,” the actress said at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment breakfast, presented by Lifetime, held Wednesday morning at Los Angeles' Milk Studios.
7 December 2017
Bari Siddiqui remembered in Mymensingh
A group of baul singers rendered songs of eminent folk singer and flautist Bari Siddiqui at a programme held at Advocate Tareq Smriti Auditorium in Mymensingh on Sunday evening.
6 December 2017
Big Rock Day: A proper gig long overdue
Rock music has always had an audience in Bangladesh, and as with the genre anywhere in the world, live concerts have been a big factor in creating and growing that fan base. What began particularly with the open-air concerts by BAMBA...
3 December 2017
Tagore-Nazrul celebrations in Mymensingh
A cultural show titled “Tagore-Nazrul celebrations-2017” was held at Mymensingh Press Club auditorium last week.
1 December 2017
Songs of Experience
On the eve of their Saturday Night Live performance, U2 released its fourteenth album “Songs of Experience”, which Bono has described as a collection of letters to his wife and children.
1 December 2017