Dohar (band)

Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, lead singer of Dohar in one of their folk concerts.

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

The group was founded on 7 August 1999. The name of the band - 'Dohar' was given by Aveek Majumdar, Professor of Jadavpur University. Dohar means 'chorus'.[7] Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee was the lead singer 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.[9]


Members[1][6]

  • Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee.
  • Amit Sur,
  • Rittik Guchait,
  • Mrignabhi Chattopadhyay,
  • Satyajit Sarkar,
  • Niranjan Haldar,
  • Rajib Das
  • Sudipto Chakraborty.
  • Soumya

Albums & Music CDs[10]

  • “Bandhur Deshey” by Concord Music – 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[11]
  • “Rajib Das remembers Kalikaprasad” – by Rajib Das 2018[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dohar – A Group of Folk Musicians". doharfolk.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ↑ "দোহার ব্যান্ডের কালিকাপ্রসাদ মারা গেছেন". BBC বাংলা. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. ↑ "The Daily eSamakal". esamakal.net. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  4. ↑ Team, Samakal Online. "বাংলাদেশের গান গেয়েই যাত্রা 'দোহার' ব্যান্ডের". সমকাল. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  5. ↑ "Sway to the beats of folk tunes".
  6. 1 2 "Bangla folk band Dohar to perform in Dubai on May 29".
  7. 1 2 প্রতিবেদন, নিজস্ব. "মাটিতে পা রেখেই শহরের মঞ্চে লোকগান শোনাতে চেয়েছেন কালিকাপ্রসাদ". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  8. ↑ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "গাড়ি দুর্ঘটনায় প্রয়াত দোহারের কালিকাপ্রসাদ". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  9. ↑ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "জেলায় 'দোহার', নেই শুধু কালিকা". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  10. ↑ "Achievements – Dohar". doharfolk.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  11. ↑ "শুধু ভাষার জন্য". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  12. ↑ "কালিকাদা, তোমার ওপর খুব রাগ হয়". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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