From my understanding, Kobi Guru Rabindranath Tagore, as a composer, had infused different influences of Eastern folk, waltz, and sometimes even Carnatic ragas with his innate sense of soothing ...

In January 2012, a tribute event was organised in Asansol, West Bengal, to honour the legendary Lalon Fakir and Gautam Chattopadhyay. Many friends and well-wishers joined this young musical band for ...

HYDERABAD : Bengali music has always been a significant part of our country’s cultural heritage. Recently, the Bengal Unbound concert, organised by Hyderabad Bengalee Samity at Shilpakala Vedika, ...

"I think it's an honour for Bangladesh as well, not just for me," is how the Rabindra Sangeet maestro from Bangladesh, Rezwana Choudhury Bannya, views her most recent accolade – the Padma Shri. No ...

The broadcast of Gaan Bangla Television has been suspended. Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited has decided to halt the broadcast due to unpaid satellite fees. On Sunday (August 4), Gaan Bangla, the ...

Indian artist Saira Chitrakar left hundreds of people in Indonesia enraptured earlier this year when she sang emotionally in Bengali: “Men and women are the same, both have the right to survive, but ...

In an exclusive chat with ETimes, singer Poushali Banerjee talks about folk music, its captivating tapestry and it will always be relevant and will stand the test of time. Speaking about the ...

Ripon Kumar Sarkar aka Boga performing the song in Coke Studio Bangla Season 2. Instagram The arrangement of Nodir Kul is another stamp of musician Shayan Arnob Chowdhury’s talent. The music evolves ...

Observing that culture was the real identity of a country, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said India’s unique performing arts had kept its incredible culture alive for centuries. “Our arts and ...

‘Tomay Gaan Shonabo’, one of Rabindranath's iconic, most-recorded songs turns hundred years this year. The flow of this song is very mellow, just like a moment of sleepy dawn. The centenary of this ...