Bolepur Bluez

Bolepur Bluez
Background information
OriginKolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresRock, Baul, Fusion
Years active21 August 2010 (2010-08-21)–present
MembersKunal Kundu,
Raju Das Baul,
Abhijit Acharya,
Kushal "Tony" Kundu,
Aditya Dutta
Past membersBasudeb Das Baul, Kartik das baul Aaron Darnal, Ranjan

Bolepur Bluez (Bengali: বোলপুর ব্লুজ) is a Baul Rock fusion band from Kolkata, India. The band's stated goal is to recreate the traditional music of West Bengal, usually played by the traditional inhabitants known as Bauls. Through a fusion of modern-electric 'rock' instruments with traditional acoustic sounds, Bolepur Bluez aspires to bring Baul music to international audiences. In 2010, they participated in India's Got Talent, where they received a positive reception.[1][2]

History

Bolepur Bluez formed in August 2010 and released their debut album, The Soul Connection in December 2011, through EMI Records. The album stayed on top of the charts for three months.[citation needed] It was nominated for the Mirchi Music Awards and the Zee Bangla Gourav Samman Awards in 2012.[3]

Bolepur Bluez was featured on television shows and on several radio talk shows.

Bolepur Bluez was the first Bengali band to perform at Bacardi NH7 Weekender (Red Bull Tour Bus) in Kolkata, 2013.[4]

In 2016, The band also performed at Cadbury's Mishti Fair at Salt Lake, Kolkata.[5]

Band members

A previous band lineup was: Kartick Das Baul – Vocals, Aaron Darnal – Guitars, Ranjan Das – Bass, Kunal Kundu – Drums[6]

In August 2015, Kunal Kundu announced a band lineup of Raju Das Baul - Vocals and Khamak, Kunal Kundu - Drums, Abhijit Acharya - Vocals & Dotara / Percussion, Kushal "Tony" Kundu - Lead Guitarist, Aditya Dutta - Bass Guitar.

Music videos

The band released their first music video for the song "Hrid Majhaare," which was produced by Rooh Music. The song was recognized as one of the most beautiful and enchanting Baul/folk songs from Bengal and was covered by various artists and bands in different styles. [citation needed] A previous version of this track was released by EMI Records in 2011.

The band released a music video depicting the love of the Hindu Gods, Krishna and Radha, inside a 150-year-old Rajbari (palace) which is now in ruins. The music video was featured on Pepsi MTV Indies.[7] The original Hindi lyrics in this song were written by Kunal Kundu, the founder and drummer of the band.

The Soul Connection

The album was released internationally in December 2011 by EMI Records.[8]

Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hrid Majhare"Folk/Bolepur Bluez4:30
2."Motike Gourange Biye De Na"Folk/Bolepur Bluez4:57
3."Aage ki Sundor Din Kataitam"Folk/Bolepur Bluez7:23
4."Golemale Pirit Koro Na"Folk/Bolepur Bluez5:44
5."Nodi Bhora Dheu"Folk/Bolepur Bluez5:26
6."Kolonkini Radha"Folk/Bolepur Bluez6:41
7."Dil Ki Doya"Folk/Bolepur Bluez5:26

References

  1. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ NH7 Weekender. "Band's Bio at NH7 Weekender official website".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ TDIM. "Band's bio at MTV India's Official website". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ^ Binoy Parikh. "Band's interview with NH7 Weekender". Red Bull.
  5. ^ The Telegraph India. "Choco Champs, Bolepur Bluez at Cadbury's Mishti Fair". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
  6. ^ Pradhan, Siddharth. "Bolepur Bluez".
  7. ^ Pepsi MTV Indies. "Band's music video at Pepsi MTV Indies".
  8. ^ Ruman Ganguly. "Launch of the band's debut album".