Local Bus

"Local Bus" is a song Bangladeshi folk music Momtaz and rapper Shafayat from Jalali Set. The song was composed by Pritom and released under the banner of Gaanchill Music.

Composition

This song was composed by Pritom. He likes to experiment with different genres. Local Bus was a fusion of hip-hop and folk music. It was difficult to mix folk music into hip-hop. This is the first time Momtaz worked in a digital dub step type of song.

Release history

The song was in the development stage for over a year. Then, Gaanchill Music gave it a green light. The song was released with a music video on YouTube on September 2, 2016. It went viral within several hours. After 5 days, it had over half a million views on YouTube.

Reception

This song was well received by almost all music listeners of Bangladesh. This was the first time Momtaz performed alongside a hip-hop artist.