Bangladeshi Band Music

The first Bangladeshi band was formed in 1960s. The band music become popular with the formation of a Chittagong based band Zinga Goshty (source: wikipedia). After liberation war many band was formed and some are still so popular among the young generation with their original lyric. At that time most of the most of the bands focused on playing English songs but after 1980s this trend changed and they started to sing original bangle songs. Souls, Feedback, Miles, Renaissance were the most popular band groups of the 1980s and early 1990s.

In the 1990s, the band music overcame all the obstacles and became the craze among the teens. I can still remember some music that I heard to play my uncle all day long and still youngsters of my age love these songs. In the early 1990s some quality bands came to the light like LRB,Warfaze, Winning, Chime, Different Touch, Obscure, Nova, Vikings, Ark, Feelings/Nagorboul,, Promethoous etc. Some of them are still considered as the top band groups in Bangladesh.

Today the sense is vibrating with the new names Black, Arthohin, Artcell, Bangla, Dolchhut, Old school, Shunno, Aftermath, AOD(Act of Defiance), Kaalpurush, Silent Prayer, Hemorrhage, Yaatri, Shironaamhin, Dhaka, Fossil, Krosswinds, crypticfate, Shaptak, Vibe, Shadhinota, Poizon Green, Kronic, Acoustic Vagabond, Bongo Reggae, Rusho, Canopy, Bidrohi, Shomoy, etc.

Artcell and Black are the first Alternative Progressive rock and Alternative rock bands of Bangladesh while Arthohin is popular for Heavy metal music. In the early 1990s songs they used guitar, violins specially LRB. In many LRB songs I saw the use of violin.

Now I can say that band music is the most popular music category in Bangladesh not only among teens but also among young adults. There are lots of underground band groups who are specially perform in many hotels, University, clubs around the country. Even in every educational institute whether it is collage or university, there are at least 1 band group who perform in many cultural evenings. Most of these bands are influenced more by American Thrash/Heavy/Progressive/Death Metal music than new wave of British Heavy Metal music.