Dohar (band)

Indian folk music musical ensemble

Dohar

দোহার

Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, founder member of Dohar in one of their folk concerts.

Background information
Origin| Kolkata, West Bengal. India
Genres| Bengali Folk Music
Years active| 07 August 1999-present
Labels| Concord Music, Sony Music, Saregama HMV, Orion Entertainment, Picasso Entertainment
Members| Rajib Das (Team Leader), Rittik Guchait, Mrignabhi Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Sarkar, Niranjan Haldar, Amit Sur, Sudipto Chakraborty
Past members| Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee
Website| http://www.doharfolk.com/
Team DOHAR \- a group of folk musicians

Dohar (Bengali: দোহার) is an Indian folk music musical ensemble that specializes in the styles of greater Bengal as well as the North East India.[1][2] It is very popular in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and in Bangladesh.[3][4]

Dohar has popularised Bengali and Assamese folk music. They have played for various Bengali communities in India[5] and abroad.[6]

## History[edit]

The group was co-founded by Rajib Das and Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee on 7 August 1999. Both the members came to Kolkata from Barak Valley of Assam. The name of the band - 'Dohar' was given by Aveek Majumdar, Professor of Jadavpur University. Dohar means 'chorus'.[7] Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya and Rajib Das both were the lead singers and leader of Dohar. Bhattacharya died in a road accident near Gurap village in Hooghly district on 7 March 2017, aged 47.[8] 5 other members were also injured.[7] The remaining members of the band have continued singing under the leadership of Rajib Das.[9]

## Members[edit]

Sources:[1][6]

* Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee.
* Rajib Das
* Rittik Guchait
* Mrignabhi Chattopadhyay
* Satyajit Sarkar
* Niranjan Haldar
* Amit Sur
* Sudipto Chakraborty
* Rahul Karmakar

## Albums & Music CDs[edit]

Source:[10]

* “Bandhur Deshey” by Concord Records India – 2001
* “Banglar gaan Shikorer Taan” by Sony Music – 2002
* “Rupsagare” by SAREGAMA HMV – 2004
* “Bangla” by SAREGAMA HMV – 2006
* “2007” by SAREGAMA HMV – 2007
* “MATI’SWAR” by ORION ENTERTAINMENT\- 2009
* “MATIR KELLA” – Video Album, a Musical Documentary of Folk Music of Bengal by SAREGAMA HMV -2011
* “BAUL FOKIRER RABINDRANATH” by ORION ENTERTAINMENT- 2012
* “SAHASRA DOTARA” by ORION ENTERTAINMENT- 2013
* “UNISHER DAAK” – by PICASSO ENTERTAINMENT-2015[11]
* “Rajib Das remembers Kalikaprasad” – by Rajib Das 2018[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Dohar – A Group of Folk Musicians". doharfolk.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
2. ^ "দোহার ব্যান্ডের কালিকাপ্রসাদ মারা গেছেন". BBC বাংলা. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
3. ^ "The Daily eSamakal". esamakal.net. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
4. ^ Team, Samakal Online. "বাংলাদেশের গান গেয়েই যাত্রা 'দোহার' ব্যান্ডের". সমকাল (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
5. ^ "Sway to the beats of folk tunes".
6. ^ a b "Bangla folk band Dohar to perform in Dubai on May 29".
7. ^ a b "মাটিতে পা রেখেই শহরের মঞ্চে লোকগান শোনাতে চেয়েছেন কালিকাপ্রসাদ". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
8. ^ "গাড়ি দুর্ঘটনায় প্রয়াত দোহারের কালিকাপ্রসাদ". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
9. ^ "জেলায় 'দোহার', নেই শুধু কালিকা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
10. ^ "Achievements – Dohar". doharfolk.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
11. ^ "শুধু ভাষার জন্য". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
12. ^ "কালিকাদা, তোমার ওপর খুব রাগ হয়". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-03-05.

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