Dalchhut
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Dalchhut is a band from Bangladesh
, known for their melodious
songs.
Bappa Mazumder
and Sanjeeb Chowdhury were first met each other at a local market in Dhaka in 1993. Bappa and Sanjeeb began to work together when Bappa asked Shanjib to work on his solo album
. Sanjeeb wrote a number of songs including “Rani Ghumay”, “Chokkhu Khule Dekho” and “Hattimatimtim” for Bappa’s inaugural solo album. They worked together in the Aashok Karmokar photo exhibition 'Kalratri' , which impressed the audiences and encouraged the duo to form a band. Sanjeeb proposed Bappa to form a musical group. Bappa agreed and Sanjeeb named the Band Dalchhut As a result, Dalchhut was formed in November 1996.
The initial line up only included Bappa and Sanjeeb. Famous bass guitarist and singer Shumon of band Aurthohin
helped them in early stages.
, titled 'Ah' . The album failed to catch the eyes of the audience, but the band began to gain public interest and fame when a music video
of the song 'Rangila' was shown on television
. In regards to the first album, Shanjib said that "The weird thing is our first album became a hit after eight months".
career along with his recording
ventures. Dalchhut's 4th album Jochhnabihar released in 2007 and was an instant hit.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, known for their melodious
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
songs.
Formation
Bappa Mazumder
Shubhashish Mazumder Bappa mostly known as Bappa Mazumder is a Bangladeshi singer, lyricist and music composer.-Life:...
and Sanjeeb Chowdhury were first met each other at a local market in Dhaka in 1993. Bappa and Sanjeeb began to work together when Bappa asked Shanjib to work on his solo album
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
. Sanjeeb wrote a number of songs including “Rani Ghumay”, “Chokkhu Khule Dekho” and “Hattimatimtim” for Bappa’s inaugural solo album. They worked together in the Aashok Karmokar photo exhibition 'Kalratri' , which impressed the audiences and encouraged the duo to form a band. Sanjeeb proposed Bappa to form a musical group. Bappa agreed and Sanjeeb named the Band Dalchhut As a result, Dalchhut was formed in November 1996.
The initial line up only included Bappa and Sanjeeb. Famous bass guitarist and singer Shumon of band Aurthohin
Aurthohin
Aurthohin is a Bangladeshi hard rock & metal band formed in 1993 by bassist, singer and songwriter Sumon, known mostly by his stage name BassBaba, who has remained the sole constant member. In the late 1997 the name of the band was changed from Sumon O' Aurthohin to Aurthohin...
helped them in early stages.
Ah
In 1997, Dalchhut released their first albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, titled 'Ah' . The album failed to catch the eyes of the audience, but the band began to gain public interest and fame when a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of the song 'Rangila' was shown on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. In regards to the first album, Shanjib said that "The weird thing is our first album became a hit after eight months".
Hridoypur
Dalchhut's second album, 'Hridoypur' which was released in 2000, did not take long to become a hit. With this album release, the band saw their popularity grow.Aakaashchuri
In 2002, Dalchhut released a third album titled 'Aakaashchuri' , which also enjoyed popular ratings.it had 11 songs in first edition. in 2003 it was relished again with "bioscope" song.Jochhnabihar
After the third album release in 2002, Bappa became more busy as his popularity grew, and Sanjeeb Chowdhury has been pressed for time due to having a journalismJournalism
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career along with his recording
Recording
Recording is the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium, which is often referred to as a record or, if an auditory medium, a recording....
ventures. Dalchhut's 4th album Jochhnabihar released in 2007 and was an instant hit.