Shironamhin

Shironamhin শিরোনামহীন
Background information
Origin	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Genres	Folk, Rock, Psychedelic, Classical, Alternative rock
Years active	1996–present
Labels	G-Series, Laser Vision, Praay Shironamhin, Bengal Studio, Studio Auchin, Siren, Studio Greg Pigott (Australia)
Members	Ziaur Rahman Tanzir Tuhin Diat Khan Ahmad Shafin Rashel Kabir
Past members	Jewel Farhan Prince Rajib Tushar
Website	shironamhin.net

Shironamhin (Bengali: শিরোনামহীন Śirōnāmahīn English: Untitled) is a Bangladeshi popular independent music group from Dhaka which was founded in 1996 by Ziaur Rahman Zia. Tanzir Tuhin joined the band as a vocal in 2000 after B&H Star search competetion. Their music has a mixture of a wide variety of influences, including classical and folk traditions of Bangla and rock. It is popular among young urban music enthusiasts in the Bangladesh, for its topical lyrics and post-modern approach to music.

The band have released 5 studio albums and several mixed albums. Their latest album titled Shironamhin Shironamhin, was released on 19 July 2013

1996: early years

Formation

Shironamhin was founded by Ziaur Rahaman Zia with Jewel as guitarist and Bulbul as vocal in 1996. At first they used to jam & perform in the campus gossip areas & street crowd. Later, they started to perform in the campus stage live performances bringing in some changes in the use of their musical instruments. They introduced plugged guitar and sarod along with drums. Most of the songs they used to perform in stage show were their own songs which were completely new for the audience and earned some fame for the lyrics and tune.

During their early years, they tried to record their own compositions time to time in various studios which did not work in a result for a complete album. In 2000 Tanzir Tuhin joined Shironamhin. He was the classmate of Zia in BUET. Farhan and Tushar joined the band in 2003. Kazi Ahmad Shafin joined the band in 2003 as a drumer. Diat khan as guiterist and Rashel Kabir as keyboardist joined in 2009, 2010 respectively.

Band naming

After the formation of the band, their very first performance was held at a programme at TSC auditorium, University of Dhaka. They went to perform very casually and were not bothered to have a title of their band. But the audience became simply mesmerised by their performance and were asking about the band name. Then they instantly came up with the name Shironamhin which literaly means untiltled.

2004–present

Shironamhin, released their first album in 2004 after 8 years of the formation of the band. Last album of the band is Shironamhin Shironamhin was released on 19 July 2013.

Jahajee (2004)

Jahajee, was based on urban lifestyle and struggling. The title track of the album, itself speaks so. Shironamhin, tried to portray the usual daily life and elements from middle class career seeking young sailor of a Bronx. The cultural interest, the gossip in a crowded cityscape, the life of mono busy traffic etc. were conveyed with metaphor and events by this album. Jahajee was the only album from the band Shironamhin that was refused and rejected by every known record label company of Dhaka.

Ichchhe Ghuri (2006)

Ichchhe Ghuri was second album of Shironamhin released from the record label company G-Series on 2006. They tried to do some experiments, draw some maturity in compositions, suited compositions for Live performances and fix in a style for Shironamhin’s own. Shironamhin is keen on lyrics from nature. They tried to convey urban crisis in this album in which they did not to draw any comment or did not even try to draw any suggestion. Shironamhin just wanted the listeners to get the message with their own understanding and draw the images or characters with own personal fantasy. They mostly worked on certain topic or events on short-time span. They loved to talk about urban life, draw the urban texture. Cafeteria was a story of one second judging from vivid angles. It is based on a moment someone entering into his campus cafeteria and feel two silent eyes among so many noise and fumes around from the cafe gossiping. Shironamhin tried to make the listeners recall their own cafeteria in their campus life.

Bondho Janala (2009)

Main article: Bondho Janala

Bondho Janala was a bit challenging for Shironamhin as they were very much used to with sarod sound compositions. In the album they had to explore many more acoustic instruments like esraj, silver flute, trumpet as the album was enriched with vivid orchestration. Lyrically the band Shironamhin tried to work on their already established genre of urban life talks with some bigger aspects and along with historical events or movements. Bus Stoppage was based on a regular life happening around a bus stop in your very own locality; the newspaper stand, the billboards displaying contest winner beauties, the hawkers, the little girl selling flowers in the street who could touch the glasses of the cars but could not touch the hearts inside or the corporate guy completely missing the enormous sky full of stars above his head while distressed with selling his dreams every now and then for the agony of life. It was released by the record label company G-Series on 2009.

Shironamhin Rabindranath (2010)

Main article: Shironamhin Rabindranath

In 2010, Shironamhin released their fourth studio album, which features rock interpretations of Rabindra Sangeet, titled Shironamhin Rabindranath, under the banner of Laser Vision. Shironamhin, thinks that, Rabindranath Tagore was a cultural institute for them. As a Bengali with a minimum sensibility for culture can not live without knowing him. Tuhin academically learned Rabindra Sangeet when he is in Bulbul Lalitakala Academy (BAFA). The album was a Rabindra Sangeet album and tribute to Tagore. Zia, thinks that, many of there fans, particularly teenagers, are not that familiar with Rabindra Sangeet. The album is an attempt to generate interest in Bengali poet Tagore among the young audience.

Shironamhin Shironamhin (2013)

Main article: Shironamhin Shironamhin

This is the fifth studio album in self-titled of the band. This album is a collection of 10 track which is selected from 25 track. Shironamhin tried to compile confession, demand, rage, hope & anticipation in their self-titled album to invite a new light through old windows. From lyrical point of view, this album is more specific on topic, searching the positive sides of a negative living. Musically Shironamhin tried western classic orchestration based on violin, cello, contrabass section fused with rock guitar, bass & drums accompaniment. Shironamhin recalls all the members & persons who worked for Shironamhin once and forever, expressed their gratitude to those who carried shironamhin this long & dedicated their songs to the listeners whom shironamhin is comfortable to call friends. Shironamhin will remain untitled as always.

Musicianship

Style

Shironamhin, have developed of their own unique style of successful blending of the popular western instruments like guitar, drum kit Bass and keyboard along with the traditional traditional folk instruments like Bansuri, Dotara and Indian classical instrument and with the instrument like Sarod, Esraj, Scottish instruments like Bodhran, Banjo, Silver flute, African instruments like Mondo Mo Fa Head, Rainmaker; Western classic instruments like Violin, Cello, Trumpet, Coronet, Saxophone etc. Shironamhin effectively creates a very complicated hectic quality of lyrics by putting side by side contrasting allegory of urban myth, morose state of human soul and their expectation from life itself. Besides they paint ruthless landscape in the context of Lifescape of urbanity; they depict the rustic rural within a controlled yet personalized emotional content. The nature that made Shironamhin the talk of the town band is their achievement of being self-sufficient in every way. The construction of lyric, tune & composition, the live sound producing, the album production with technical supports, the presentation of graphical skill & design made them one & only in Bangladesh.

Android application

In April 2014, Shironamhin band launched their official android application titled "Shironamhin". Details about the band members, song lyrics, images and updates of the band’s activities can be found through the application.

Band members

Current members

• Tanzir Tuhin — Vocal, songwriter
• Ziaur Rahman Zia — Bass, songwriter
• Kazi Ahmad Shafin — Drums
• Diat Khan — Guitars, Banjo
• Rashel Kabir - Keyboardist

Former members

• Jewel - Guitar
• Farhan - Sarod, Dotara
• Prince - Keys
• Rajib - Keyboards, Synths, Keys
• Tushar - Guitars

Discography

Main article: Shironamhin discography

Studio albums

• Jahaji (2004)
• Ichchhe Ghuri (2006)
• Bondho Janala (2009)
• Shironamhin Rabindranath (2010)
• Shironamhin Shironamhin (2013)

Awards and achievements

There are list of awards received by Bengali rock band Shironamhin.

Cultural Journalist Forum of Bangladesh

The award are given by the Cultural Journalist Forum of Bangladesh. Shironamhin have received 1 award.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Shironamhin	Best Band	Won

Citycell-Channel I Music Award

The Citycell-Channel I Music Award are given by the telecommunication company Citycell and medea channel company Channel I in the Bangladesh. Shironamhin have received 1 award.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Pakhi	Best Music Video	Won

Television advertisement

Hashimukh (2004) (Bengali: হাসিমুখ), (album: Jahajee) is a widely used song in Bangladeshi Television advertisement.

External links

• Shironamhin official website
• Shironamhin on Facebook
• Shironamhin on X
• Shironamhin on YouTube
• Shironamhin Android Application
• Shironamhin on iTunes
• Shironamhin on Amazon.com