Traditional & Classical Music In Bangladesh
Nazrul Sangeet
Islam & Music
Traditional Music
Where did it start?
The national poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam, was one of the best classical music composers who also influenced the traditional music of Bangladesh.
Music by Kazi Nazrul Islam is referred to as "Nazrul Sangeet" which translates to "The Music of Nazrul."
- Composed over 40 songs during the revolutionary war against India.
- Music wasn't mainstream due to his lifestyle, but later became the music of Bangladesh;
- Traditional/classical music = Nazrul Sangeet
Where is It?
Music of
Bangladesh
- Islam has a very strict policy towards music.
- Believed to be a distraction to prayer.
Traditional music in Bangladesh is much of it's classical music.
- Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel poet who greatly introduced and influenced classical music.
- Music was introduced/promoted to the general audience mainly through movies.
South East Asia ~ Right next to India!
Traditionally, music in Bangladesh has very strong heritage.
Music derived from poetry and Sanskrit chants.
Sanskrit is a historical language.
Music was also influenced from other things like Vishnu poetry
Brief Intro of Bangladesh
- Where is it
- History
- Culture
Derivation of Music in Bangladesh
History Of Bangladesh
- The Origins
- Traditional
- Classical Music
- Emerged as an independent and sovereign country in 1971.
- Official Name : The People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
- State language : Bangla, over 98% of the people speak in Bangla, however, English is widely spoken.
- Nationality: Bangladeshi
- State Religion : Islam, but other religions are practiced in peace and harmony.
Culture Of Bangladesh
- Drama and theater is an old tradition that is very popular.
- Tribal dances are very popular among the Bangladeshi.
- There are various genres of music but traditional music of Bangladesh is still the most popular.
Traditional Festivals
Drama/theatre
Instruments of Bangladesh
Dholak: South Asian two-headed hand-drum.
Dotara: 2 strings, 4 strings, and sometimes even 5 strings. Very similar to a modern guitar
Modern Music(Western Influenced)
Baul
Folk Music
Folk Music
- What is Folk music?
- Bangladesh has a long history of Folk music
- One of the many forms of Folk Music.
- Baul is also used to describe someone who is crazy.
- Music cult that travels all over Bangladesh.
- Preach mysticism
- Philosophy
- Work
- Profession
There are also many different forms of folk
- Baul
- Gombhira
- Bhatiali
- Bhawaiya
- Kavigan
and many more!
- Also called "Adhunik" Equivalent to Pop/Pop-Rock.
- Newer music with more upbeat tunes, melodies etc.
- Modern music is sung mostly by rock bands.
Tabla:percussion instruments consisting of a pair of hand drums of different size and tune.
Ektara: A one-stringed instrument most often used in traditional music.
- Azam Khan
- Fakir Alamgir
- Habib Wahid
Bansuri: A transverse flute made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes.