Joler Gaan
Joler Gaan is an independent folk band from Dhaka, Bangladesh formed in 2006.
Name
The term "Joler Gaan" consists of two Bengali words which reflect ideals of the band. "Jol" means water and "Gaan" means music or song in Bengali. Together they mean "Music of Water".Style
The lyrics are based on human stories. Few lyrics are collected from various sources. Some songs are especially written. Joler Gaan makes new instruments and sometimes customizes foreign ones. The instruments of Joler Gaan are usually portable, and do not require electric wires and jacks.Discography
Otol Joler Gaan Patalpurer Gaan- ''Noyon Joler Gaan''
Members
Current members
- Rahul Ananda – lyricist, composer, vocalist, flutes, clarinet and mandola
- Mollik Oishorjo - vocalist, harmonium
- Gopi Devnath – violin
- Rana sarwar – cajon, percussion, guitar, piano
- ABS Xem – vocalist, guitar
- Md Masum – dhol, percussion
- Dip Roy – double bass, pagli, podma totaban
- DH Shuvo - sound engineer
Past members
- Kanak Adittya
- Shyamol Karmaker
- Saiful Jurnal
- Aseer Arman
- Sheuli Bhattacharjee
- Al Fahmi Kazi Bashar Kartik
- Parijat Moumon
- Sanjay Kumar Saha
- Shariful Islam
- Fazlul Kader Chowdhury Mithu