Chirkutt Explained

Chirkutt
Native Name:āĻšāĻŋāĻ°āĻ•ā§āĻŸ
Landscape:yes
Origin:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Years Active:2002–present
Current Members:
Past Members:

Chirkutt is a Bangladeshi rock band from Dhaka, formed in 2002 by Sharmin Sultana Sumi.[1] [2]

History

Chirkutt (Bengali: āĻšāĻŋāĻ°āĻ•ā§āĻŸ) is a Bangladeshi rock/fusion band based in Dhaka. The band is known for blending folk, rock, and contemporary elements, and for its active presence on both national and international stages.

Origins & Lineup

Chirkutt was founded in 2002 by Sharmin Sultana Sumi in Dhaka. Over time, the lineup evolved to include additional members. Pavel Areen, who joined in 2007 (or around that period), played a pivotal role in shaping the band’s sonic identity and served as producer on their debut album Chirkuttnama. The band’s roster has featured other musicians such as Emon Chowdhury and Jahid Nirob, among others.[3] Eight years after the band was formed they released their first album Chirkuttnama.[4]

Chirkutt's performed at SXSW-2016 in Austin, US[5] and South Asian Band Festival-Delhi, India, the President house concert in India-2014, India Music Week and the Jaffna Music Festival, Sri Lanka. They were also the winners of the RTV Best Band Award 2012. Chirkutt band has also embarked for a tour in Norway with Norwegian rockers Casa Murilo in 2013.[6] They performed on Asian TV music show in September 2016.[7] [8]

Members

Present members

Past members

Discography

Award

Channel i Music Awards|-| 2013 || "āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļāĻšāĻ° (City of Magic)" || Best Band Album of the Year ||

RTV Music Awards|-| 2012 || Chirkutt || Best Band of the Year ||

SAARC Film Festival Award|-| 2016 || Jalal's Story || Best Original Score[11] ||

Chirkutt in film

The band has also worked on several local film music director. They won the "SAARC" film festival award in 2016 for the best original score of the film Jalal's Story.[12] Chirkutt also have done the playback in the movies Television,[13] and Piprabidya,[14] of director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. They did the soundtrack of Aynabaji of Amitabh Reza Chowdhury 2016 film,[15] Ice cream of Redowan Rony. Chirkutt did the soundtrack of the movie Tumi Je Amar by RTV.[16] They composed the soundtrack of the 2017 movie Doob – No bed of roses.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chirkutt gives Bangla music Latin twist. 2016-07-22. The Daily Star. 2017-02-16. en.
  2. News: Chirkutt to perform at SXSW as 1st Bangladeshi band. Prothom Alo. 2017-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227032057/http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/98187/Chirkutt-to-perform-at-SXSW-as-1st-Bangladeshi. 27 December 2017. dead.
  3. News: Plugged-in: Emon Chowdhury. 2018-07-28. The Daily Star. 2018-07-29. en.
  4. News: [WATCH] An evening with Chirkutt]. 2016-01-07. The Daily Star. 2017-02-16. en.
  5. News: SXSW Music: Chirkutt. 2017-02-16. en-US.
  6. News: Norge – Bangladesh tur/retur – dagsavisen.no. 2017-02-16. no.
  7. News: Chirkutt to perform live on Asian TV . 2016-09-16 . New Age. 2017-02-16. en-GB.
  8. Web site: http://www.voomi.today/2014/12/05/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F/. https://archive.today/20151004162900/http://www.voomi.today/2014/12/05/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F/. dead. 2015-10-04. bn:āĻ°āĻ™āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ°āĻ•ā§āĻŸ. Daily Voomi . bn.
  9. News: āĻĢā§‡āĻ° āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ°āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‡, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻœāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻŦ . 26 December 2024 . kalerkantho . December 2024.
  10. News: Chirkutt all set to release third album . New Age . 10 June 2017.
  11. News: Mahid Ul Ibad . Winners – SAARC Film Festival 2016 . SAARC Culture . 2019-05-06 . 6 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506043835/http://saarcculture.org/2016/06/07/winners-saarc-film-festival-2016/ . dead .
  12. News: Chirkutt bags first international award. Dhaka Tribune. en. 2017-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031548/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2016/jun/08/chirkutt-bags-first-international-award. 12 December 2017. dead.
  13. News: Chirkutt Fascinates CU Students . 2016-06-02. The Daily Star. 2017-02-16. en.
  14. News: Pipra Bidya. 2014-11-06. The Daily Star. 2017-02-16. en.
  15. News: Chirkut's new track for Aynabaji and 'Doob' of Mostofa Sarwar Farooki . 2016-09-29. Dhaka Tribune. 2017-02-16. en-US.
  16. News: Chirkutt's song in "Tumi Je Amar". 2016-10-22. The Daily Star. 2017-02-16. en.

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