Bhoomi (band)

Bhoomi (ভূমি)(literally implies earth) is a Bengali metropolitan people music bunch situated in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Framed in 1999, it before long become tremendously famous and acted in different neighborhood, public and worldwide stages. In July 2006 they performed at the United Nations central command in New York City. Bhoomi has likewise performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2008.

This is the main band which characterizes its music as ‘metropolitan people’. The band utilizes a combination of present day, metropolitan verses with rustic Bengali people tunes like baul, which was an early style of music by meandering singers in provincial Bengal or Bhatiyali (generally sung by the boatmen on the Ganges and furthermore the Padma in Bangladesh). They have additionally revamped old timer melodies which were obscure to the cutting edge metropolitan Bengali and restored such pearls with an imbuement of new music and an energetic soul and kick to the old tunes.

The band’s endeavors have been to grow their image of metropolitan music past the school grounds and youth circuit to the more seasoned audience members. One of their fundamental motivations behind their music is ordinary city life, which they experience and which is capable by such countless individuals all over the place. One of Bhoomi’s originally delivered melodies ‘Barandaye Roddur’ proceeded to turn into a religion hit is still hugely well known today.
Their fame is established in an interesting sound that consolidates an assortment of conventional people tunes with a variety of western rhythms with western instrumentation and blended amicably with Bengal’s society instruments like the Khamak, Ektara, Khonjoni, and so on
Individuals
Their present line-up incorporates 4 musicians –
Soumitra Ray – Songwriter, Composer, Lead vocals, Drums, Congas, Bongos and Percussion
Hemanto Goswami – Acoustic, Electric Guitar and support entertainer
Abhijit Ghosh – Bass Guitar and support vocals
Robin Lai – Keyboards, Violin, Harmonium and furthermore the sound designer of the band
Arjyesh Ray – drums

Previous Member
Surojit Chatterjee – Songwriter, Composer, Lead vocals, Guitar, Tabla
Chandrani Banerjee – Vocals
Vikramjit Banerjee – Acoustic and Electric Guitars

Collections
Jatra Shuru (2000) – Times Music
Udaan (2001) – Times Music
Isspecial (2002) – Times Music
Paal Chhuteche (2003) – Saregama
Lokgeeti Local (2004) – Times Music
Dekhtey (2004) – Saregama
Bojhaai Kora Gaaner Gaari (2005) – Saregama
Gaan Bahan (2007) – Times Music
Lokegeetir Deshe (2008) – Times Music
Aamra Nuton Joubaneri Doot (Rabindrasangeet) (2009) – Times Music
Gaan Doriyay (2010) – Universal Music India
Doshe Pa (2010) – Times Music
Desh Jurrey (2011) – Universal Music India
Ekir Mikir (2016) – Universal Music India
Prem Pagol (2018) – Hindusthan Records (INRECO)

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