Dohar (band)
Dohar দোহার | |
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![]() Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, founder member of Dohar in one of their folk concerts. | |
Background information | |
Origin | Kolkata, West Bengal. India |
Genres | Bengali Folk Music |
Years active | 07 August 1999-present |
Labels | Concord Music, Sony Music, Saregama HMV, Orion Entertainment, Picasso Entertainment |
Members | Rajib Das (Team Leader), Rittik Guchait, Mrignabhi Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Sarkar, Niranjan Haldar, Amit Sur, Sudipto Chakraborty |
Past members | Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee |
Website | http://www.doharfolk.com/ |
![Team DOHAR - a group of folk musicians](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/TEAM_DOHAR_20_copy.jpg_without_logo.jpg/220px-TEAM_DOHAR_20_copy.jpg_without_logo.jpg)
Dohar (Bengali: দোহার) is an Indian folk music musical ensemble that specializes in the styles of greater Bengal as well as the North East India.[1][2] It is very popular in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and in Bangladesh.[3][4]
Dohar has popularised Bengali and Assamese folk music. They have played for various Bengali communities in India[5] and abroad.[6]
History
[edit]The group was co-founded by Rajib Das and Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya on 7 August 1999. Both the members came to Kolkata from Barak Valley of Assam. The name of the band - 'Dohar' was given by Aveek Majumdar, Professor of Jadavpur University. Dohar means 'chorus'.[7] Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya and Rajib Das both were the lead singers and leader of Dohar. Bhattacharya died in a road accident near Gurap village in Hooghly district on 7 March 2017, aged 47.[8] 5 other members were also injured.[7] The remaining members of the band have continued singing under the leadership of Rajib Das.[9]https://www.google.com/maps/place/RAJIB+DAS+DOHAR/@22.6248159,88.4186605,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x39f89fa5229fa0b5:0x1e1984174f072d4a!8m2!3d22.6248159!4d88.4186605!16s%2Fg%2F11gjnwjtvw?entry=ttu
Members
[edit]- Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee.
- Rajib Das.[10]
- Rittik Guchait
- Mrignabhi Chattopadhyay
- Satyajit Sarkar
- Niranjan Haldar
- Amit Sur
- Sudipto Chakraborty
- Rahul Karmakar
Albums & Music CDs
[edit]Source:[11]
- “Bandhur Deshey” by Concord Records India – 2001
- “Banglar gaan Shikorer Taan” by Sony Music – 2002
- “Rupsagare” by SAREGAMA HMV – 2004
- “Bangla” by SAREGAMA HMV – 2006
- “2007” by SAREGAMA HMV – 2007
- “MATI’SWAR” by ORION ENTERTAINMENT- 2009
- “MATIR KELLA” – Video Album, a Musical Documentary of Folk Music of Bengal by SAREGAMA HMV -2011
- “BAUL FOKIRER RABINDRANATH” by ORION ENTERTAINMENT- 2012
- “SAHASRA DOTARA” by ORION ENTERTAINMENT- 2013
- “UNISHER DAAK” – by PICASSO ENTERTAINMENT-2015[12]
- “Rajib Das remembers Kalikaprasad” – by Rajib Das 2018[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dohar – A Group of Folk Musicians". doharfolk.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "দোহার ব্যান্ডের কালিকাপ্রসাদ মারা গেছেন". BBC বাংলা. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "The Daily eSamakal". esamakal.net. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ Team, Samakal Online. "বাংলাদেশের গান গেয়েই যাত্রা 'দোহার' ব্যান্ডের". সমকাল (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Sway to the beats of folk tunes".
- ^ a b "Bangla folk band Dohar to perform in Dubai on May 29".
- ^ a b "মাটিতে পা রেখেই শহরের মঞ্চে লোকগান শোনাতে চেয়েছেন কালিকাপ্রসাদ". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "গাড়ি দুর্ঘটনায় প্রয়াত দোহারের কালিকাপ্রসাদ". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "জেলায় 'দোহার', নেই শুধু কালিকা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ https://www.google.com/maps/place/RAJIB+DAS+DOHAR/@22.6248159,88.4186605,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x39f89fa5229fa0b5:0x1e1984174f072d4a!8m2!3d22.6248159!4d88.4186605!16s%2Fg%2F11gjnwjtvw?entry=ttu
- ^ "Achievements – Dohar". doharfolk.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "শুধু ভাষার জন্য". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "কালিকাদা, তোমার ওপর খুব রাগ হয়". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-03-05.