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 ARNOB, the most talented indie musician in Bangladesh, returns to London after two long years. This time with all his musical mates in tow, for yet another sell-out concert.
Well established as a solo artist with three successful and acclaimed CDs (Chaina Vabish 2005, Hok Kolorob 2006, Doob 2008), Arnob is without doubt the most creative and accomplished musician on the Bangladeshi contemporary scene.
Arnob’s repertoire features an eclectic mix of his own contemporary compositions and Bengali folk songs interpreted through modern eyes.
 - ANDREW, (Andrew Morris) is a Welsh saxophonist whose sound adds a fusion element of Western jazz to the group. He has played and recorded with several musicians in Bangladesh and has been performing with Arnob for 18 months.
- NAZRUL, (Nazrul Islam) is the dhol player. Starting at the age of 8, he has a reputation as one of the finest dhol players in the country. He has extensive international performing experience (Germany, Malaysia, Dubai, UK, Netherlands), and has been working with the band for around five years.
- DHRUBO, (Resalat Rasheed) is the band’s bassist. He has been working with Arnob since 2006 and also features in the line-up of well-known local fusion bands Ajob and Purbo Poschim.-
JIBON - (Tarek bin Taher Akhanji) began drumming in 1989 and has been working with Arnob for three years. A regular session musician with a range of jazz, pop and folk bands, he has also performed extensively in Bangladesh.
- NAZIA - (Nazia Ahmed) is the group's backing vocalist. Trained in both Bengali Classical and Folk traditions she has won national prizes for classical singing, and performed in Bangladesh and Nepal. She has featured on compilation CDs, and has recently won a British Council scholarship to study music in the UK. She has been singing with the group for 2 years.
Listen to Arnob's Music here
We are also thrilled to announce that we have assembled a veritable galaxy of London-based artists to bookend Arnob's band. Among them are, in no particular order:
- ZOE RAHMAN-
Zoe Rahman has been hailed by the Observer as 'one of the finest pianists in Europe'. Her second album 'Melting Pot' was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. She has just released her follow-up album 'Where Rivers Meet', which is a collaboration with her brother Idris featuring jazz-inspired versions of well-known Bengali music by the likes of Rabindranath Tagore, Jasim Uddin and Hemant Mukherjee, among others. She regularly tours both in the UK and internationally with her own band as well as working with many other artists.
Listen to Zoe
- IDRIS Rahman - clarinetist and flautist (Soothsayers)
Where Rivers Meet, Zoe's new CD, finds Rahman collaborating with her brother, clarinettist, Idris Rahman, with whom she has also worked in his band Soothsayers. Idris who has also worked with the likes of Arun Ghosh, Mad Professor, Osibissa and Dodgy is also a noted engineer, working with Julia Biel, Basquiat Strings and of course Zoe Rahman. Together they have conjured some unique, jazz-inspired interpretations of Bengali music, including the songs of Rabindranath Tagore, Abbasuddin and Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee amongst others. Neither strictly speaking jazz nor world-music, the Rahmans' original take on Bengali popular music offers up a unique new form of Anglo-Asian music: beautiful improvised music that is utterly compelling in its brilliant meeting of musical worlds.
Listen to Idris
- LABIK Kamal (Ajob)
Vocalist, songwriter for the band "AJOB". Has worked as a freelance composer for the Bangladesh media and Television. Extremely passionate about Baul music (especially Fakir Lalon Shah). Signed record deals with Ektaar Music (Ajob) and Bengal Music Company (solo). Labik is known as one of the finest and most promising young musicians in Bangladesh.
Listen to Labik
- SOUMIK DATTA - musician and composer - Indian classical (Samay)
Trained by the legendary Sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta, the young Soumik Datta emblazons his Sarod with an elegant, poignant style of his own. Having authored three solo albums, he is recognised as a major young talent within the British Asian classical music world. He has won several awards globally, has toured with Talvin Singh, Beyonce, Shankar Mahadevan, Bill Bailey and runs his own world fusion band Samay (www.samaymusic.com). Presently completing a Masters in Composition at Trinity College of Music, he is working towards connecting the improvisational aspects of Indian classical music with elements of orchestra and electronica.
Listen to Soumik
- SOHINI ( Afterarts and Dpcreative)
Sohini's musical repertoire includes folk, patriotic, modern and traditional Bengali songs with a specialisation Nazrul Sangeet. She has performed in the US, the UK and Bangladesh as a soloist and as a member of Amra Kojon and Drishtipat Creative. A familiar face in the British Bangladeshi music scene, Sohini's first album is expected to come out this year. "Sohini Alam will break your heart with her throaty, folksy, soulful voice. Her range is incredible-she is as comfortable singing Nazrul as she is more modern fusion music-and she brings to each song a depth of emotion that will leave you amazed, astounded, and rushing to join the swelling ranks of her fan club. Not to be missed."-Tahmima Anam
Listen to Sohini
- NOBONITA - Lalon and Tagore (DP Creative)
The New Age review on Nobonita's album say:
''If you inject DNAs' of devotion, a good voice and passion for music into one's bloodstream, a Nobonita might be the result. At the moment, there are many artistes singing Lalon's music, but only a few from them will stand out.'' Ayub Bachchu Says,'' "Nobonita does not sing to impress others rather she sings from her heart in quest of her soul". Nobonita says, she sings because that's how she communicates with God and her own soul.
Listen to Nobonita
- OLIVER - musician and composer - (Parapar)
Oliver Weeks studied composition at Clare College, Cambridge with Robin Holloway and has recently completed a PhD in composition at the Royal Academy of Music. He has conducted fieldwork in West Bengal, writing his dissertation on Baul-gan and Rabindrasangit in Bengal in the 19th century. Several of his classical works also centre on Bengali texts. In 2002, he co-founded Parapar with Moushumi Bhowmik and plays with numerous other bands, including piano and live electronics for the rising psychedelic progressive metal band, Astrohenge.
Listen to Olly
- SAJIB - musician and composer - electronica (After Arts)
Sajib is a east London based composer, DJ and is in the eletro-acoustic band After Art. Previously, he has performed at London
Fashion Weeks, Tokyo 100% Design Festival - including orignal pieces for theatre productions, advertising and television.
Listen to Sajib
Ben: Electric bass (parapar)
Ben Hillyard plays mostly upright and sometimes electric bass in Parapar. Ben has a wide musical range both as a composer and performer, covering styles from western orchestral music to jazz and rock, taking in funk, electronica and folk along the way. Ben also performs with the Anomaly Project and writes music for theatre and cabaret. In 2005-06 he was in Australia, where he created music for several theatre projects. Since returning to the UK, Ben has been busy mainly as a performer, including playing support for pop legends Take That at the end of 2007.
Listen to Ben and Parapar
Derek
Derek started playing orchestral percussion aged 11, after musical beginnings on piano and violin (later 'cello). He persuaded his
parents to buy him a drum kit and move house aged 14, and has subsequently studied at RAM and with Bob Armstrong. Derek's drumming covers many musical bases, such as jazz, funk, salsa and folk. He is in demand not only for his playing but also his arranging and teaching. Career highlights include appearances on Top of the Pops and Children in Need.
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