Macklemore returns to the stage at Red Rocks with another ‘Free Palestine’ chant
At his first concert since being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s North America tour, Macklemore again raised the slogan ‘Free Palestine’. The American rapper performed 17 songs at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Thursday local…
Asif Akbar believes he was the target of the shooting, survived as he was not in car
Assailants opened fire on singer Asif Akbar’s car, parked in front of Bishal Centre in the capital’s Moghbazar, at around 4:45am on Saturday (24 October). No one was injured in the shot fired by an unidentified person; the singer himself was…
Atoshi brings ‘Ongko Na Janar Gaan’, Ekushey Padak winner Arthi Ahmed in the video
Dancer Arthi Ahmed, who received the Ekushey Padak this year, will appear in Atoshi’s new music video. The song is called ‘Ongko Na Janar Gaan’ (The song of not knowing maths). Exactly a year earlier, last October, Atoshi’s solo…
Miles’ Hamin Ahmed becomes first Bangladeshi elected to APMA executive committee
New possibilities in royalty and copyright protection Hamin Ahmed of the band Miles has become the first Bangladeshi to win a place on the executive committee of the Asia-Pacific Music Creators Alliance (APMA). He will carry out this responsibility until…
Tapan Chowdhury’s 50 years in music to be celebrated in Toronto on 12 December
Tapan Chowdhury has been associated with music since 1973, although recognition came some time later. On 7 January 2017, a programme marking 40 years of his musical career was organised at the Dhaka Club. Present at that programme were many distinguished…
Anupam Roy’s new album ‘Byatha Nei’ in the mood of Puja
Anupam Roy, the popular singer and composer of West Bengal, has released a new solo album titled ‘Byatha Nei’ to spread the festive mood of Durga Puja. The album, made up of eight songs, has recently been made available to listeners. Songs…
Dropped from Sheeran’s concerts, Macklemore launches own ‘Free Palestine’ tour
US rapper Macklemore had been dropped as an opening act at Ed Sheeran’s concerts for speaking in favour of Palestine. Now he has announced a concert tour of his own. The solo music tour, named ‘Free Palestine’, will begin in Europe next…
Nearly 200 takes for ‘Jai Jai Ram’: why Arijit sang it so many times
Arijit Singh seems to have poured the deepest feelings of his soul into the song ‘Jai Jai Ram’ from Bollywood’s much-awaited epic film ‘Ramayana: Part 1’. To properly bring out the devotion and emotion of the song, he gave…