Rain songs welcome the monsoon

Rain songs to welcome the monsoon mesmerised a huge audience on a rain-washed evening in Mymensingh last week. Uttariya, a cultural organisation, staged the programme at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium.
19 June 2015, 18:00 PM

French version of a Tagore song

Flowers sway softly, rivers flow gently and cuckoos coo sweetly -- all these rhythmic imageries of nature makes their way to a Tagore song “Phul-e Phul-e Dhol-e Dhol-e”. The
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Carly Rae Jepsen shares album release date

Carly Rae Jepsen will release her new album “Emotion” on August 21, and has plans to drop a new single and video for “Run Away With Me” in July.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Motörhead announce “Bad Magic”

Motörhead will celebrate their 40th year as a band with an equally huge feat: releasing their 22nd studio album.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Frank Sinatra's address book auctioned

The front of the address book features a fortune cookie message that reads: "Beware of friends who are false and deceitful."
16 June 2015, 06:25 AM

Dave Grohl keeps rocking after breaking leg during concert

Dave Grohl has once again proven that he is the hardest-working man in rock 'n' roll.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

We're in this together

“I have tried many things in my life, and failed in most of them. Art gallery, film, a restaurant … but it was with the musicians of Bangladesh when I first felt I could do this,”
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM

From Norway, with love

From all the way across continents, Concerts Norway -- an organisation that started on its own to promote live music in their country
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Milia Ali's homage to DL Roy and Atul Prasad

Noted singer-columnist Milia Ali's third solo audio CD, titled “Phirite Chahe Na Akhi”, will be launched tomorrow (June 12) at Daily Star- Bengal Arts Precinct at 5pm.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Jolly Rahaman's Keno Je Mon Bhole in audio bazar

Singer Jolly Rahaman's Rabindra Sangeet album “Keno Je Mon Bhole”, under the label of G-Series, is now in audio bazaar.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

“Nazrul's music is like an ocean”--- Nazia Toma

Nazia Toma, a rising singer of Nazrul Sangeet and daughter of popular singer Fatema Tuz Zohara, spoke to The Daily Star about her passion for music.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Soaked in heartfelt melodies

Shreya Ghoshal received the warmest of welcomes from her Bangladeshi fans, as she performed live in Dhaka after five long years on Friday. Bay Entertainment arranged the concert, Shreya Ghoshal Live in Dhaka, at Naboratri Hall of Bashundhara International Convention City.
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Uchcharan reunites on Colours FM

Uchcharan, the band founded in 1972 by Pop Guru Azam Khan, will reunite and perform after almost 30 years on Colours FM 101.6, says a press release.
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM

A platform for contemporary musicians

“I have been in the music industry for 30 years now, and in that time, I have practically seen the industry be born, grow, and then go
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Janet Jackson's new album to drop this fall

After first announcing plans to release new tunes in April, Janet Jackson has confirmed that she will be dropping an album in the fall.
4 June 2015, 08:54 AM

Enrique Iglesias concert injuries worse than feared

Enrique Iglesias will need weeks to recover after injuries suffered from a drone during a concert turned out to be worse than feared.
3 June 2015, 08:00 AM

Unbound devotion in Nazrul's Hamd and Naat

National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam left a diverse musical legacy. His outpouring of spiritual passion was evident in the composition of timeless devotional genres: be it Hamd,
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

IGCC hosts musical evening by Ferdous Ara

Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) Dhaka organised an evening of Nazrul Sangeet by noted Nazrul exponent Ferdous Ara and students
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Shuvro Dev sings theme song of Golf Tournament

Singer Shuvro Dev has sung the theme song of Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Golf Tournament 2015. The tournament ran from May 27-
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Mother's death led Bono to create music

Bono believes it was the death of his mother when he was just 14, which inspired him to form rock band U2 and become one of the biggest rock stars in the world.
30 May 2015, 09:08 AM