Songs from Shahbag
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- শাহবাগের গানগুলি
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I am little embarrassed about the intellectual property rights issue in this writing. I am not sure whether mentioning a link or pointer to a song already hosted on the internet violates anyone's right. I promise that if any such infringement happens it will definitely be a temporary thing. I have done it for documentation only. I have added the songs as I have come across so far. The rights of these songs of course belong to the people who made them. Some of them are added to my SoundCloud account without any permission. Please let me know whenever you want your song down from there. Just leave me a pointer to the original source of the song when you want me to take it down.
I am not even sure whether this website is the best place for such documentation effort. Moreover, neither am I an expert in music.. So, feel free to put your suggestions as comments about how to improve this article.
For the uninitiated, this article is the English translation of the Bangla article শাহবাগের গানগুলি . The title of this article is the direct translation of the title of the Bangla version. The Shahbag Movement is one of the largest popular uprises since the birth of Bangladesh through a liberation war in 1971. It was triggered on February 5, 2013 when the war criminal Qader Molla who was under trial was not handed in the death sentence. One of the six charges against Molla was that he led a group of militia which killed 344 innocent villagers in April 24, 1971 in Mirpur, Dhaka. Initially the participants of the movement were mostly the youth but people from all walks of life joined later. Through a series of eventful moments and turns, the first wave of the Shahbag movement ended when the appellate division awarded him the death sentence for killing a mother of three along with two daughters and one 2 year old boy and raping one of the daughters before killing her. He was executed on December 12, 2013. Justice was served.
You will be stunned to know that 133 songs have been composed over these 310 days. So, the Shahbag movement gave us a new song in every 2.3 days. Isn't it mesmerizing? To put it in the context, it looks from the press reports that even during Arab spring, which took place across 18 Arab countries, not so many fresh songs have been produced in such a short period. This large number of songs from the Shahbag movement is a testament of the depth and breadth the movement was able to achieve.
I would love to know whether any other popular up rise has created that many songs anywhere in the world. Without further ado let's build up the list.
1. Jege achi amra sobai (We are awake and alert)
Lyricist: Gunjon Chowdhury
Music: Milton Reja
Composer: Sudipta Shahin
Voice: Sudipta Shahin
2. Chetona ferale projonmo chottor (Shahbag brings it back)
Lyricist: Dipangkar Lahiri
Music: Ejaj Farah
Voice: Ejaj Farah
3. Ami kar tumi kar, ei Bangla joy Banglar (We all belong to Joy Bangla)
Voice: Nishith Surjo
4. Notun pother notun aloi projonmo chottore aai (Follow the new path, the new light, join the Projonmo Chottor)
Lyricist: Faizus, Arefin and Rumana
Music and composition: Faizus Salehin Masum
Voice: Faizus and Rumana
Guitar: Faizus
Bass: Johnny
Keyboard: Nowshad
Band: Red and Blues
Recording: Blue Note Studio
5. Jwole Shahbag, jwole Bangla, slogane mukhor praan (Shahbag shining, Bangla shining, all chanting)
Band: Tanvir Alam Sajib and Quare 31
6. Gonodabi (The demand)
Lyricist: Kabir Sumon
Musci: Kabir Sumon
Voice: Kabir Sumon
7. Shahbag (Shahbag)
Lyricist: Kalika Prasad Vottacharjya
Music: Mrignavi, Amil, Hrittik, Niranjan, Satyajit
Voice: Rajib, Amit, Kalika Prasad
Band: Dohar
Recording: Shuvongkor Chakrabarti
8. Shahbage raat bhor (Dawn at Shahbag)
Lyricist: Kabir Sumon
Music: Kabir Sumon
Voice: Kabir Sumon
9. Aaj kandte asini (Not the time to mourn)
Lyricist: Amit Mallik
Music: Amit Mallik
Voice: Amit Mallik
10. Ei projonmo chottore (Right here in Projonmo Chottor)
Lyricist: Syom
Music: Mahbub Azad Himu
Voice: Mahbub Azad Himu
Release date: 15/02/2013
11. Tin minute er jonno (Those three minutes)
Lyricist: Kabir Sumon
Music: Kabir Sumon
Voice: Kabir Sumon
12. Jege utheche Shahbag (Shahbag awakening)
Lyricist: Shuvo Ongkur
Composer: Dipu
Voice: Saadi
13. Gonorai (People's verdict)
Lyricist: Sayeed Juberi
Voice: Saadi
Band: Biscuit
14. Goazam sunte ki pao (Ghulam Azam! Do you hear us?)
Band: Mohiner chaguguli
15. Jege ache Shahbag (Shahbag never sleeps)
Lyricist: Tareq Nurul Hasan
Music: Nighat Sultana Tithi
Guitarist and composer: Mahbub Azad Himu
Voice: Nighat Sultana Tithi
16. Shahbag
Band: The Brotherhood Project
17. Ekattorer rajakar hushier sabdhan (Collaborators of 1971! Watch yourselves!)
Voice: Haidar Hosen
18. Ei buke amar Bangladesh er gaan (My heart sings Bangladesh)
Lyricist: Sohag Mahamudur Rahman
Music: Sohag Mahamudur Rahman
Voice: Sohag Mahamudur Rahman
19. Shahbage chol (Let's go Shahbag)
Voice: F A Sumon
20. Projonmer ei bondhura aaj jege ache (Friends of this generation are up and awake)
Lyricist: Topon Bagchi
Music: Mousumi Kader
Voice: Mousumi Kader
21. Shahbag Shahbag tumi kaar, tumi kaar (O Shahbag! Are you mine?)
Voice: Chondon
22. Hushiar (Watch out!)
Band: Sohortoli
23. Jagoron (The new awakening)
Composer: Sochi Shams
Voice: T. O. D.
Album: Hip Hop Metro Ko
24. Fansir gaan (Call for justice)
Yet to find the detailed information.
25. Maa (Mother)
Voice: Sumon
26. Tomra korecho bhagabhagi aar amra korbo ek (Divided by you and repaired by us)
Yet to find the detailed information.
27. Ojoggo khomar (They don't deserve clemency)
Band: Death riot
28. Fansi chai (We want justice)
Voice: Chamok, Rabbi and friends
29. Ekattorer hatiar (Guns of 1971)
Voice: Pritom
First release: February 6, 2013 (this was the first song written for the Shahbag movement)
30. Bulleter hahakaar (Bullets cry)
Band: Choturvuj
31. Jwale Shahbag, Jwale Bangla (Shahbag shines, so does Bangladesh)
Yet to find the detailed information.
32. Aaj pagol (Crazy about it)
Lyricist: Projonmo
Tune: Aadi
Composer: Limoned
Voice: Abir Rahat Limon
33. Boker vetor joma kore rakha ek tukro Bangladesh (A small piece of Bangladesh hidden in my heart)
Lyricist: Shanto
Composer: Sonkho-Ovik
Voice: Rafia, Orno, Swati, Hasan mamun
Recital: Swati
Guitar: Ovik, Faran
Studio: Sabuj Majumdar
Another version available on FaceBook
34. Abar February (February once again)
Yet to find the detailed information.
35. Tui Rajakar (You! The Rajakar!)
Band: Chirkut
36. Shaheed Rajib (Martyr Rajib)
Lyricist: Kabir Sumon
Music: Kabir Sumon
Voice: Kabir Sumon
First release: February 17, 2013
37. Pobitra Shahbage (In sacred Shahbag)
Link to FaceBook video of the phone call where he sang it
Lyricist: Protul Mukhopadhdhai
Music: Protul Mukhopadhdhai
Voice: Protul Mukhopadhdhai
38. Uttaradhikar (Inheritance)
Voice: Paromita Mumu
39. Shahbage chol (Let's go Shahbag)
Yet to find the detailed information.
40. Tui rajakar, tui rajakar, tui rajakar (You are a rajakar for sure)
Lyricist: Sohel Ahmad
Music: Tarik Hosain
Composer: Tarik Hosain
Voice: Tarik Hosain
41. Hate rekhe hat, koro protibad (Hands in hand in protest)
Lyricist: Arman ul Huq
42. Shahbag square jaago (Shahbag, wake up again!)
Lyricist: Ononna
43. Aamra Bangladesh er sahosi ekrokha chelemeyer dol (We are from Bangladesh, brave and determined)
Band: Dui shalik
44. Jege achi aamra, Bangladesh (Bangladesh! We are up and awake!)
Lyricist: Tapon Syed
Voice: Mohona Syed, Monon Syed
Guitar: Hasan Mohammad
45. Shahbag aaj jonosomudro (Sea of souls in Shahbag)
Yet to find the detailed information.
46. Rokto aagun jhora Shahbag (Shahbag of fire and blood)
Link to YouTube video (Recorded the audio with a cell phone)
Yet to find the detailed information.
47. Banglar hobey joi (Bangladesh shall prevail)
Lyricist: Miru Jongi
Music: Rejwan Siddiki
Band: Old School Shops
48. Surer jonno shohid (Martyred for a song)
Lyricist: Kobir Sumon
Music: Kobir Sumon
Voice: Kobir Sumon
49. Naa hone paai (in Urdu) (I couldn't describe the predicament)
Band: Laal
50. Uttal Shahbag (Shahbag full of lives and souls)
Lyricist: Chamok Hasan
Music: Chamok Hasan, Dipesh Dash
Voice: Chamok, Dipesh , Bonhi, Tuni, Rima, Sondhan, Shovon, Shanto, Sabih
Guitar: Fazle Rabbi
51. Projonmer punthi (Scriptures from tomorrow)
Voice: Talukdar Zahid
52. Shahbage achi (Never leaving Shahbag)
Lyricist: Zazabor Russell
Voice: Pritthiraj
Guitar: Zazabor Russell
53. Aagun Shahbage (Fires of Shahbag)
Lyricist: Saaif Hasnat
Voice: Bony Ahmed
54. Protisruti (The promise)
Voice: Tanvir, Shuvro
Guitar: Tanvir, Shuvro
Drums: Dwip
Bass guitar: Sonjoy
55. Sara deshe santi nai (No peace nowhere)
Yet to find out the detailed info.
56. Tumi peyo naki bhoi (Never be afraid)
Lyricist: Orindom Gustavo Biswas
Music: Orindom Gustavo Biswas
Voice: Orindom Gustavo Biswas
First release: February 18, 2013
57. Osruto (Never heard of)
Guitar: Ishat, Shahin
Drums: Sunny
Bass guitar: Sihan
58. Joy Bangla (Win for Bangla)
Lyricist: Rubaiyat Ahmed
Voice: Ochinto
59. Sob Kota Janala (All the windows)
Lyricist: Farina Mahmud Silvi
Voice: Rajib Hasan Chowdhury
60. Eso (Come, join)
Lyricist: Tonmoi Shahriar
Music: Tonmoi Shahriar
Voice: Tonmoi Shahriar
61. Shahbag tomar jonno (For you, Shahbag)
Lyricist: Raihan Sharif
Music: Achintya Das
Voice: Achintya Das
62. Revolution Shahbag (Revolution in Shahbag)
Voice: Sharmina Rahman
63. Tarunner Slogan (Chants of the youth)
Band: Ghuddi
64. Shahbager dak (Call from Shahbag)
Voice: Zia Hasan
65. Kolonkomukto Bangladesh (Free of original sin)
Lyricist: Shafin Ahmed
Music: Shafin Ahmed
Voice: Shafin Ahmed
66. Gaan ar slogun (Songs and chants)
Voice: Lutfullah Mahmud
First release: February 6, 2013
67. Dhormo (Religions)
Lyricist: Hasib, Rajib Hasan Chowdhury
Tune: Toufiq
Composer: Toufiq
Voice: Rajib Hasan Chowdhury, Saaif
Sound engineer: Oyon
68. Prerona (The inspiration)
Lyricist: Urmi Nur Binte Gias
Tune: Sondhi
Composer: Sondhi
Voice: Bappa, Shakib, Sovvota, Rifat, Shaan
Guitar: Ratul
Drums: Palak
69. Shahbag shorone (For Shahbag)
Lyricist: Tofayel Sunny
Tune: Silver Aid
Voice: Tofayel Sunny, Musa Haidar
Guitar: Musa Haidar
70. Gonojagoron projonmer puthi (Songs of new spring)
Lyricist: Maruf, Mishu, Pratik
Voice: Pratik, Mishu
Band: Shabiprobi Gonojagoron Moncho
Key chain: Maruf
Stapler: Sadik
Guitar case: Rifat
Guitar: Pratik
71. Ditiyo Ekattore (1971 once again)
Lyricist: Nitu, Bibekanondo, Swagoto Biswas, Digbijoy Shuvo
Tune: Pavel
Music: Hiron, Pappu, Omit
Composer: Hiron, Pappu, Omit
Voice: Omit, Digbijoy Shuvo, Pavel
Guitar: Hiron Nasiruddin
Recording & mastering: G. H. Russel
Tobla: Pappu
Keyboard: Omit
Pad: Pappu
72. Projonmo jodhdha (Today' warriors)
Lyricist: John, Adnan Rushdi
Voice: Adnan Rushdi
73. Judhdho hoini sesh (The battle never ended)
Lyricist: Tuhin Das
Music: Tuhin Das
Composer: Chayanot
Voice: Tuhin Das
Band: Sangskritik Union
Album: Jaago Shahbag
74. Shunen boli notun kore puran ghotona (Let's hear it out again)
Lyricist: Konok
Music: Konok
Composer: Student Union
Voice: Senjuti
Band: Sangskritik Union
Recording: Chayanot
75. Aamra achi Shahbage (We will never leave Shahbag)
Lyricist: Forhad
Music: Forhad
Composer: Student Union
Voice: Forhad
Band: Sangskritik Union
Album: Jaago Shahbag
Recording: Chayanot
76. Bichar hoini, bichar hobe na aar bolo kotokal? (Still waiting for justice)
Lyricist: Shahriar
Music: Shahriar
Composer: Shahriar
Voice: Shafiul Badol
77. Tumi kothai, desh kothai? (Do you know where we are going?)
Voice: Labik Kamal Gourob
78. Fanshir dori (The sentence)
Voice: Shotabdi bhobo
79. Ghure darao bondhu (Try again my friend)
Lyricist: Achintya and Raihan
80. Joy Bangla (Win for Bangladesh)
Lyricist: Pritom Ahmed
Music: Pritom Ahmed
Composer: Pritom Ahmed
Voice: Pritom Ahmed
Album: Shahbag Calling Abar Ekattor
81. Shahbage projonmo bissoy (Wonder of our time)
Lyricist: Sheikh Rana
Voice: Sheikh Rana
Band: Nostalgic
82. Dhormo jar jar, duniya sobar (Faith is personal, the earth is universal)
Lyricist: Amol Akash
Music: Amol Akash
Composer: Khalequr Rahman Orko
Band: Somogit
83. Sorrow of Nation
Band: Heart's Realization
84. Pobitra Sthan (This sacred place)
Band: Renaissance, Feedback, Dolchut, Pentagon, Parthib
85. Oi pub akashe (As the sun rises)
Lyricist: Dhrubo
Tune: Shantonil
Music: Rajib
Voice: Shantonil
86. Tomai dakche (It's your call)
No details available yet.
87. Notun sonar Bangla chai (Dream for a golden Bengal)
Voice: Al Amin
88. Aamar Bangladesh (My Bangladesh)
Lyricist: Zaki Aman
Tune: Zaki Aman
Voice: Zaki Aman, Punom Rahman
Acoustic guitar & rythm: Zaki Aman
Recording, mixing, masterng, electric guitar, keyboard: Saaif Que
Bass: Raffael Sadars
89. Naastik (The atheist)
Lyricist: Pritom Ahmed
Music: Pritom Ahmed
Voice: Pritom Ahmed
First release: March 16, 2013
Guitar: Dipu
90. Shahbag ronangon (The battleground is now in Shahbag)
Voice: Rocky Mehedi
91. Abar ashibo fire (We will come back)
Voice: Amreen Musa
92. Shimana chariye jaak Shahbag (Shahbag beyond Bangladesh)
Band: Radho
93. Joy Bangla (Win for Bengal)
Voice: Shompa Reza
94. Projomno Chottor (Generation square)
Voice: A M Fahim, Simin, Amreen Musa
95. Rajeeber jonno pongtimala (Requiem for Rajib)
Voice: Achintya Das
96. Rokto Rin (Blood debt)
Band: Oparthib
97. Jaago Shahbag Jaago Jonota (Wake up Shahbag! Wake up everyone!)
Yet to find the link
Band: Kheypa
98. Ora judhdho oporadhi (They are war criminals)
Yet to find the link
Band: Kheypa
99. Uttal Shahbag (Shahbag of lives and souls)
Yet to find the link
Band: Kheypa
100. Rajeeb's coffin
Yet to find the link
Band: Kheypa
101. Jegeche jonota jegeche (People rise again)
Yet to find the link
Band: Kheypa
102. Shahbag jolche jolbei (Eternal shine of Shahag)
Yet to find the link
Band: Kheypa
103. Projonmer bondhura (Friends of time)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Fakir Alamgir
104. Lokkho praner joar (For millions who fell)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Fakir Alamgir
105. Shahbag
Yet to find the link
Voice: Fakir Alamgir
106. Amader desh Bangladesh (Our Bangladesh)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Haidar Hossain
107. Projonmo Chottor Shahbag (The Shahbag square)
Yet to find the link
Band: Prometheus
108. Amar Shahbag (My Shahbag)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Shayan
109. Shahbag
Yet to find the link
Voice: Bappa Majumdar
110. Shahbag
Lyricist: Rupam Mustafiz
Tune: Rajit, Mrittunjay
Voice: Rajit
111. Shahbag tumi (For you, Shahbag)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Sumon Kalyan
112. Jegeche noun ek Bangladesh (A new Bangladesh)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Ibrar Tipu, Dinat Jahan Munni
113. Notun muktisena (The new freedom fighters)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Durbin
114. Joy Bangla (Win fo Bengal)
Yet to find the link
Voice: পুতুল
115. Ke bole Rajib nei (Rajib never left us)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Kishore
116. Tomaake astei hobe (You have to come)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Ovijit Jitu
117. Tumi ke, ami ke (Let's know ourselves)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Pulak
118. Shahbage chol (Let's go Shahbag)
Yet to find the link
Voice: F.A. Sumon
119. Aamar Shahbag (My Shahbag)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Shahidullah Farayeji
120. Jege achi (We never sleep)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Shudhdhi Shahin
121. Ekattorer nao (The ship of 1971)
Yet to find the link
Voice: Nahid Zaman
122. Shahbag
Yet to find the link
Voice: Chandan Mitra
123. Sothik bichar chai (We want justice)
Lyricist: Omar Faruk Rumi
Music: Omar Faruk Rumi, Faisal Iftikhar Raaza
Composer: Omar Faruk Rumi, Faisal Iftikhar Raaza
Voice: Omar Faruk Rumi, Faisal Iftikhar Raaza
Sound engineer: Faisal Iftikhar Raaza
124. Tumi opare dako, sara dei epare (We hear your call)
Voice: Manob Bondopaddhai
125. Dure nodite eseche ban (It's full tide)
Voice: Manob Bondopaddhai
126. Ognikoker tollate (The eternal fire)
Lyricist: Shantunu Biswas
Music: Shantunu Biswas
Voice: Shantunu Biswas
127. Fansi chai, fansi chai (We want justice)
Lyricist: Shantunu Biswas
Music: Shantunu Biswas
Voice: Shantunu Biswas
128. Matite jotoi shimanto anko, hridoy hoi na vag (The border cannot scratch a heart)
Lyricist: Udoy Bondopaddhai
Music: Udoy Bondopaddhai
Voice: Udoy Bondopaddhai
129. Gono ovvudoyer gaan (Songs of new beginning)
Voice: Mitul Dotto
130. Char dosok perie geche (It has been forty years)
Voice: Mirja Shahan Rayan
131. Fansir dori dao amake (I want justice)
Yet to find any more details.
132. Preme achi, drohe achi (In love and revolt)
Lyricist: Gunjon Rahman
Music: Milton Reza
Composer: Sudipta Shahin
Voice: Sudipta Shahin
133. Juddho oporadhir bichar chai (We want justice)
Lyricist: Al Amin Babu
Voice: Al Amin Babu
I thank the following people for helping me with information.
1. Mukhlesur Rahman Sajal
2. Tanvirul Islam
3. Mustafizur Rahman
4. Shanto
5. Sam
6. Korikathure
7. Aainamoti
8. Soikot
9. Masud Rashid
10. Dipyendu Das Titu
11. Awrindom Gustavo Biswas
12. Farhana Anondomoyi
13. Kuloda Roy
About the author:
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