Press Release
Asha Audio Launches ‘Folk Connection’ - A Durga Puja Offering From ‘Surojit O Bondhura’
- A Collection Of Seven Traditional Bengali Folk Songs -
Kolkata, 24th September, 2015: Asha Audio Company, launched – “Folk Connection” – an album of traditional Bengali folk songs recreated by the popular Band „Surojit O Bondhura‟ at Mani Square Mall. The album was launch in the presence of Ms Rituparna Sengupta, Actress, Mr Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Film Maker, Actor & Screenwriter, Ms Nandita Roy, Film Maker & Screenwriter & Ms Mahua Lahiri, Director, Asha Audio.
The music of Folk Connection has been redesigned by Surojit Chatterjee and his band members in a very contemporary style at the same time keeping the authenticity intact. The songs of the album include "Jemon Beni Temni Robe", "Kanai Ho”, "Chor Dhukeche Ghore", "Kishoregunge Mashir Bari" “Chirol Chirol Tentul Pata”, “Pran Bondhero Barite” & “Aakashta Kanpchilo Can”.
“After getting stupendous response from the listeners for my previous folk album, „Folkira‟ I have decided to come up with another such album. Folk music always has a universal appeal and I personally enjoy singing such songs. We have incorporated a new soundscape into these traditional songs. Hope that listeners will enjoy this album too”, said Mr Surojit Chatterjee.
“Folk music has captivated the listeners over the ages. This is Surojit‟s first album with us. And we are extremely happy the way this album has shaped up. Incidentally, Surojit‟s first song “Aami Dan Dike Roi” from the album“Abaar Bachhor Kori Pore” by Mohiner Ghoraguli was released by us in 1995”, said Ms Mahua Lahiri, Director, Asha Audio Company.
The album is priced at Rs 125/- and will be available across leading retail and online stores.
About Asha Audio Company Asha Audio Company laid its foundation in May 1995 with the blessings of the legendry singer Asha Bhosle. In this journey of over 17 years, the company has been able to build up a catalogue of 400 titles. The audio major took a very bold step to establish contemporary music and launched albums of Mohiner Ghoraguli & Paraspathar in 1995 / 1996, which was followed by Chandrabindoo, Miles, Cactus, Fossils & Lakkhichhara. A major section of the company‟s repertoire has been designed with Rabindrasangeet, which has a rich blend of artistes like Hemanta Mukhopahhyay, Debabrata Biswas, Subinoy Roy, Ajoy Chakraborty, Rezwana Chowdhury, Indrani Sen, Srikanta Acharya, Lopamudra Mitra, Jayati Chakraborty and the new age Bollywood playback singers like Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurti, Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo and Sadhana Sargam. Modern song segment has albums of Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar, Kumar Sanu, Raghab Chatterjee, Manomay Bhattacharya, Rupankar & Subhamita amongst others. Asha Audio‟s repertoire of Recitation includes albums of Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Bratati Bandopadhyay, Partho Ghosh, Gouri Ghosh & Pradip Ghosh. The company also has a unique collection of “Audio book” of “Sunday Suspense” in 3 volumes.
For further information please contact: Sreeraj Mitra / Kaushik Chatterjee / Tulika Bhaduri Sagittarius Communications Pvt Ltd Ph: 900730784 / 9830006528 / 8697719306