Joler Gaan

Joler Gaan
'Joler Gaan' performing at Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka
Background information
Native name	জলের গান
Origin	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Genres	Folk, Indie folk
Years active	2006-present
Website	jolergaan.com
Members	Rahul Anand Kanak Aditya Sheuly Bhattarcharjee Saiful Jarnal Rana Sarwar ABS Xem Shyamal Karmakar Aseer Arman Kamrus Sahalin Shuvo
Past members	Al Fahmi Kazi Bashar Kartik Parijat Moumon Sanjay Kumar Saha Md. Shariful Islam Fazlul Kader Chowdhury Mithu

Joler Gaan (Bengali: জলের গান) is an independent folk band from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2006.

Name

The term "Joler Gaan" consists of two Bengali words which reflects ideals of the band. "Jol" means water and "Gaan" means music or Song in Bengali. It means "Music of Water".

Style

The lyrics are basically based on human stories. Few lyrics are collected from various sources. Some songs are especially written. Joler Gaan makes new instruments and sometimes customizes foreign ones. The instruments of Joler Gaan are usually portable; do not require electric wires and jacks.^[1]

Albums

• Otol Joler Gaan (12 April 2013)
• Patalpurer Gaan (1 June 2014)

Current line up

• Rahul Anand – Lyricist, Composer, Vocalist, Flutes, Clarinet and Mandola
• Kanak Aditya - Lyricist, Composer, Vocalist, Dotara, Shuktara, Noyon tara and Pianica
• Kamrus Sahalin Shuvo - Lyricist, Vocalist
• Sheuly Bhattarcharjee – Violin
• Saiful Jarnal – Vocalist, Percussions
• Rana sarwar – Cajon, Percussions, Guitar, Piano
• ABS Xem – Vocalist, Guitar
• Shyamal Karmakar – Dhol, Drums, Percussions
• Kamrus Sahalin Shuvo - Lyricist, Vocalist
• Aseer Arman - Double Bass Totaban^[2]

Ex-members

• Al Fahmi Kazi Bashar Kartik
• Parijat Moumon
• Sanjay Kumar Saha
• Md. Shariful Islam
• Fazlul Kader Chowdhury Mithu

Notable performances

In 2006, this band participated in the World Sufi Festival, Glasgow, Scotland. Joler Gaan got the chance to perform in different places of Scotland.^[3] They played mystical spiritual songs of Old Masters. There was also a performance of Joler Gaan in National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.^[4]

References

1. http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2014/10/music-and-dance-shows/
2. "Musicians". jolergaan.
3. "About Joler Gaan". jolergaan.
4. "Joler Gaan: A Musical Tale". Dhaka Tribune.

External links

• Official website