Music of Bangladesh

Jaydev’s Gitagovindam, Padavali Kirtan, Mangal Giti, Shyamasangit, Tappa, Brahma Sangeet and Tagore songs have been inspired by Ragas.

The pioneers of these trend were Ramnidhi Gupta, Kali Mirza, Raghunath Roy and the founder of the Bishnupur Gharana, Ramshanker Bhattacharya.

He was followed by Dwijendralal Roy, Rajanikanta Sen and Atulprasad Sen.[4][5][6] Folk has come to occupy the lives of Bangladeshis almost more than any other genre of Bengali music.

Among the luminaries of the different folk traditions are Lalon Fokir, Abbasuddin Ahmed, Shah Abdul Karim, Radharaman Dutta, Hason Raja, Khursheed Nurali (Sheerazi), Ramesh Shil and Kari Amir Uddin Ahmed.

Before the advent of radio, entertainment in the rural areas relied on a large extent on stage performances by folk singers.

Instruments used include the Ektara ("one-string"), Dotara ("two-strings"), ba(n)shi (country flute made from bamboo) and cymbals.

Shah Abdul Karim known as "Baul Samrat" or king of baul music, he has composed over 1600 baul songs, some of his notable songs include Keno Piriti Baraila Re Bondhu, Murshid Dhono He Kemone Chinibo Tomare, Nao Banailo Banailo Re Kon Mestori, Ashi Bole Gelo Bondhu and Mon Mojale Ore Bawla Gaan.

And then several recording studios were established in Dhaka, which produced many pop style songs about national heroes.

[13] Azam Khan, Fakir Alamgir, Ferdous Wahid, Pilu Momtaz, Najma Zaman, and Firoz Shai are considered the pioneer who brought the glory to Bangladesh pop music.

[14] In the genre of film music, well-known are such singers as Sabina Yasmin, Runa Laila, Andrew Kishore and so on.

On the other hand, Andrew Kishore has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer 8 times.