Souls is a pop-music band from Bangladesh

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...

. It was established in Chittagong

Chittagong

Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

, and later moved to Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

. Former members include Tapan Chowdhury

Tapan Chowdhury (Singer)

Tapan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi singer. In the beginning of his career in 1970s, he was associated with Souls. Later he started to sing as a solo singer. He is very popular in Bangladesh for his romantic modern songs.-References:...

, Ayub Bachchu

Ayub Bachchu

Ayub Bachchu is a famous Bangladeshi rock musician and a guitarist in the country. During 1980 - 1990 he was a member of Souls as lead guitarist...

, Nakib Khan, Naseem Ali, and Partha Barua

Partha Barua

Partha Barua is a Bangladeshi musician and a singer of Bangladeshi band music. He is also a guitarist, composer and actor.He is lead guitarist and lead vocalist of the Bangladeshi band Souls....

. Formed in 1970, it is one of the oldest pop bands in Bangladesh and has performed more than 4,000 concerts.

History

Their first line up concsisted of Sazed Ul Alam and Lulu on guitars, Newaz on percussion, Roni on drums, and Tajul on vocals.

Towards the end of 1972, founder member Lulu left the band before Nakib Khan joined the band. Nakib Khan's induction into the band was followed by Pilu Khan and Tapan Choudhury.

In 1977 and 1978, Nasim Ali Khan and Ayub Bachchu also joined the band. Afterwards, they started writing and composing their own songs while performing cover songs of western bands in hotels.

In 1980, they released their debut album Super the Souls, which was one of the first albums to be released by a music group in Bangladesh, along with the debut album of the band Shocking Blue

Shocking Blue

Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, formed in 1967. Their biggest hit, "Venus", went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974.-Members:...

. The album features the song "Mon Shudhu Mon Chuyeche". The Kumar Bishwajit song "Torey Putuler Moto Kore Shajiye" is a Souls’ track from their debut album. Abdullah-Al-Mamoon wrote the lyrics of this song and "Mukhorito Jibon".

In 1982, they released their second album Colleger Er Corridorey, which features the songs “College Er Corridorey”, “Forrest Hill Er", “Football Football”, “Khujish Jaharey”, and “Paharer AkaBaka”. After the release of their second album, Nakib Khan and Pilu khan left the band, going on to form the band Renaissance later on.

In 1987, a reconfigured Souls released their third album Manush Matir Kacha Kachi, which contains the songs “Eitoh Ekhane Brishti Bheja”, “Ek Jhaak Paakhi”, and “Muthor Bhetor Poddo”.

In 1988, they released their fourth album East and West, which had six English and six Bangla songs. Even though they started their career singing English songs, this is the first time they released them. The songs were all written and composed by the band.

In 1989, they release their fifth album E Emon Porichoy, which was Tapan's last appearance in Souls. Afterwards, Tapan left the band to pursue a solo career. Tapan was replaced by Partho Borua as the lead singer. Afterwards, Ayub Bachchu left Souls to form Little River Band, which was later renamed Love Runs Blind and is also known by its acronym, LRB. They released their sixth album Aj Din Katuk Gaane in 1992, which features the songs “Keno Ei Nisshongota”, sung by Partho, and "Bestota".

After a hiatus in 1997, Souls released their seventh album Oshomoyer Gaan which features the songs "Oshomoyer Gaan", "Ami Ar Bhabbo Na", and "Oi Dure Neel". In 2000, they released their first acoustic album, Mukhorito Jibon; it compiled some previously released songs, some remakes of old Indian Bangla songs, along with some newly released songs. “Sharadin Tomay Behbe”, “Bashi Shune Ar”, and “Mukhorito Jibon” were some of the more widely played tracks from the album. In 2003 and 2004 respectively, they released their ninth and tenth albums Tarar Uthan and To-Let. To-Let was the last album that sound engineer Mobin worked on before his death. Their most recent album is Jhut-Jhamela, which was released in 2006.

Current lineup

• Naseem Ali Khan – vocals (1982 onward)
• Partha Barua
  Partha Barua
  Partha Barua is a Bangladeshi musician and a singer of Bangladeshi band music. He is also a guitarist, composer and actor.He is lead guitarist and lead vocalist of the Bangladeshi band Souls....
  
  – lead guitar and vocals (1989 onward)
• Sk Ahasanur Rahman Ashiq – drums and percussion (2000 onward)
• Jakir Hassan Rana – bass guitar (2006 onward)
• Tushar Gomes – keyboard (2009 onward)
• Tushar Ranjan Datta – percussion (2009 onward)

Discography

Released albums

• Super Souls(1980)
• Colleger Corridor(1982)
• Manush Matir Kachakachi(1987)
• East & West(1988)
• E Amon Porichoy(1989)
• Aj Din Katuk ganee(1992)
• Oshomoyer Gaan(1997)
• Mukhorito Jibon(2000)
• Tarar Uthane(2001)
• To Let(2003)
• Jhut jhamela(2004)
• Jam (2011)