BENGALI (BANGLA) BAND

Bangla rock in Kolkata originated when the first band Moheener Ghoraguli was formed and played out in many concerts. The band was inspired by Bob Dylan and many other western artists. Their music was a mixture of a wide variety of influences, including the Baul and folk traditions of Bangla and rock.

Most of the Bangla rock bands in Kolkata were formed after the 1990s. The bands in this era started using many types of effects likedistortion, wah wah, flanger, phaser, and delay in their music. Krosswindz, a Bangla rock band based in Kolkata, India was formed in 1990, and have played all over India and abroad, helping to urbanize and popularize the rock music of Bengal.Till now, Krosswindzhave recorded ten albums, the highest number of ever recorded by a Kolkatan rock band. The legendary Bengali rock band Abhilasha was formed during this period. Their first album, a mixture of delightful rock and melody was released by the original band members in 1997. Many bands like Bhoomi, Cactus, Parash Pathar, Chandrabindoo, Hip Pocket, Fossils, and Lakkhichhara were formed later in this era. Fossils and Cactus have also brought Bangla metal into this era. Both Fossils and Cactus are regarded as the best bangla hard rock bands, they have toured all over India and abroad. All their albums and singles have been successful. In 1994, the opening up of Someplace Else (a pub which also hosts live music) changed the rock scene in Kolkata. Now it hosts live music every single night for approximately nine hours.

Many bands formed in 2000s were influenced by guitar-heavy music. As metal became popular in the 2000s, many bands likeInsomnia, Underground Authority started playing heavy metal and Alternative music.Chronic Xorn was the first band from Kolkata to record a heavy metal album. Death Destruction Sermon is their latest album which was released in 2010, it consists of six tracks and the full-length version of the album is 25 minutes 45 seconds.^[4] As computer technology became more accessible and music software advanced in 2000s, it became possible to create high quality music using little more than a single laptop computer. This resulted in a massive increase in the amount of home-produced electronic music available to the general public via the expanding internet. Many underground metal bands like Nitric Dreams and Crystal and the Witches from Kolkata also started recording and releasing singles on their blogs.To encourage the Bengali rock scene a magazine named Bangla Rock Magazine was started on July 3, 2013,covering exclusively Bengali rock.

Popular bands from Kolkata:

Year formed	Band name	Genre	Language
1970	Moheener Ghoraguli	Bangla rock	Bengali
1990	Krosswindz	Bangla rock, fusion	Bengali, English
1990	Abhilasha	Bangla rock band	Bengali
1991	Chandrabindoo	Bangla rock	Bengali
1992	Cactus	Bangla rock, hard rock	Bengali
1996	Hip Pocket	Rock, hard rock	English
1998	Fossils	Bangla rock, hard rock, metal	Bengali, English
1999	Bhoomi	Bangla rock	Bengali
1999	Skinny Alley	Rock, alternative rock	English
1999	Lakkhichhara	Bangla rock	Bengali
2001	Cassini's Division	Rock, alternative rock	English
2002	Insomnia	Bangla rock, alternative,	English, Bengali
2005	Prithibi	Bangla rock	Bengali
2006	Pinknoise	Experimental rock, alternative rock	English
2006	Pseudonym	Alternative rock, hard rock	English
2007	Five Little Indians	Alternative rock	English
2007	Chronic Xorn	Metal, metalcore	English
2008	Calcutta Blues	Bangla Rock	Bengali
2010	Underground Authority	Alternative rock, rap rock, hard rock	Hindi, English, Bengali

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