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

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

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

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, 10:26 AM

“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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

“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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

The Melodies of Tomorrow- Tashfee and Autumnal Moon

In this episode of Uncensored with Rafi Hossain, the very talented Tashfee is accompanied by the versatile Autumnal Moon with a musical 'adda' that is not to be missed!
30 November 2017, 11:53 AM

GRAMMYS 2018

The 2018 Grammy nominations were announced Tuesday night Bangladesh time, with Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar scoring big and a number of snubs that left the music industry and fans scratching their heads.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Oyshee looks forward to new releases

Popular singer Fatima Tuz Zohra Oyshee has her hands full these days -- with new singles being released, the singer will also have credits in several films for playback singing.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Big Rock Day on December 1

Rock music in Bangladesh has had a formidable foothold in the music scene of the country for about three decades, with a dedicated
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Sabbir to hit a century soon

Popular singer Sabbir of Close up1 fame has donned the hat of a music director, a role that has won him acclaim. The artiste is currently working with six singers, including former Close up 1 stars Ronty Das and Rashed.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM