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West Bengal is a state of India. It is part of the region of Bengal (along with Bangladesh), which has a rich tradition of Bengali music. The city of Darjeeling, which has a large number of Nepali people, is a center for Nepali rock.
Baul sangeet
The bauls are a mystic group of singers and musicals, immensely popular in the countryside. They perform using a khamak, ektara and dotara.
Rabindra Sangeet
Main article Rabindra Sangeet
Hindustani classical music
Main article Hindustani classical music
Shyama Sangeet
Main article Shyama Sangeet
Nazrul Geeti
Main article Nazrul Geeti
Atulprasadi
Atulprasadi, meaning 'songs of Atulprasad' in Bengali are the works of Atulprasad Sen, a Bengali composer, lyricist and singer.His songs centred around three broad subjects- patriotism, devotion and love. The sufferings he experienced in his life found their ways into his lyrics; and this has made his songs full of pathos.He is credited with introducing the Thumri style in Bengali music.
Adhunik
Jeebonmukhi
There is a new genre in Bangla music called ‘Jibonmukhi Gaan’. Jibonmukhi gaan means ‘songs about life’. Suman Chattapaddhay first started this type of music by writing songs about everyday life and ordinary people. Eventually Nachiketa Chakraborty, Anjan Dutta, Shilajit Majumdar and many others have followed Suman’s footsteps.
Band Music and Bangla Rock
Mohiner Ghoraguli is widely credited with being the first Bangla Band, though it did not achieve wide recognition in its time. Later, as Western influences became more widespread, the Bangla band became popular with young people during the 1980s and 1990s, both in India and Bangladesh, and has since become entrenched in modern Bengali culture. Bangla bands use a wide variety of styles such as rock, pop, hard rock, heavy metal,grunge, folk, and fusion. Their music is influenced both by popular American music as well as traditional Bengali folk music such as shyama sangeet and baul. Like popular music in other countries, Bangla bands are very popular among Bengali young people.
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