Local Bus

For the expansion card standard, see VESA Local Bus.

"Local Bus (লোকাল বাস)"
Single by Pritom featuring Momtaz & Shafayat
Released	September 2, 2016
Genre	Folk music hip hop
Length	4:00 (single) & 7:10 (music video)
Label	Gaanchill Music
Songwriter(s)	Lutfor Hasan, Golam Rabbani, Shayafat
Producer(s)	Gaanchill Music

"Local Bus" is a song Bangladeshi folk music Momtaz and rapper Shafayat from Jalali Set. The song was composed by Pritom and released under the banner of Gaanchill Music.[1]

Composition

This song was composed by Pritom. He likes to experiment with different genres.[2] Local Bus was a fusion of hip-hop and folk music. It was difficult to mix folk music into hip-hop. This is the first time Momtaz worked in a digital dub step type of song.[3]

Release history

The song was in the development stage for over a year. Then, Gaanchill Music gave it a green light.[4] The song was released with a music video on YouTube on September 2, 2016.[5] It went viral within several hours. After 5 days, it had over half a million views on YouTube.[6]

Reception

This song was well received by almost all music listeners of Bangladesh.[5] This was the first time Momtaz performed alongside a hip-hop artist.[7]

References

1. "Momtaz into Hiphop". Dhaka Tribune. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
2. ইউটিউবে মমতাজের লোকাল বাস - কালের কণ্ঠ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
3. মমতাজের 'লোকাল বাস'-এ টয়া!. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
4. ডেস্ক, বিনোদন. ‘লোকাল বাস’ নিয়ে লাখপতি মমতাজ! (ভিডিও). Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
5. লোকাল বাসের অপেক্ষায় মমতাজ. BD Morning (in Bengali). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
6. "Jogadora volei de praia nua" ৩ লাখেরও বেশী যাত্রী নিয়ে চলছে মমতাজ'র 'লোকাল বাস' - মুক্তসংবাদ (in Bengali). 1 January 2000. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
7. সাড়ে ৪ লাখ ছাড়িয়ে মমতাজের ‘লোকাল বাস’ (ভিডিও) - পুঁজিবাজার.কম (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 September 2016.