.....Dolchut.....

Members:

Bappa Mazumder
Shanjib Chowdhury

Formation:

Bappa Mazumder and Shanjib Chowdhury were first met each other at a local market in Dhaka in 1993. Bappa and Sanjeeb began to work together when Bappa asked Shanjib to work on his solo album. Sanjeeb wrote a number of songs including “Rani Ghumay”, “Chokkhu Khule Dekho” and “Hattimatimtim” for Bappa’s inaugural solo album. They worked together in the Aashok Karmokar photo exhibition 'Kalratri' , which impressed the audiences and encouraged the duo to form a band. Sanjeeb proposed Bappa to form a musical group. Bappa agreed and Sanjeeb named the Band Dolchut As a result, Dolchut was formed in November 1996.Famous bass guitarist and singer Shumon of band Aurthohin helped them in early stages.

Albums:

Ah:
In 1997, Dolchut released their first album, titled 'Ah' . The album failed to catch the eyes of the audience, but the band began to gain public interest and fame when a music video of the song 'Rangila' was shown on television.

Hridoypur:
Dolchut's second album, 'Hridoypur' which was released in 2002, did not take long to become a hit. With this album release, the band saw their popularity grow.


Aakaashchuri:
In 2002, Dolchut released a third album titled 'Aakaashchuri' , which also enjoyed popular ratings.

Jochhnabihar:
After the third album release in 2002, Bappa became more busy as his popularity grew, and Shanjib has been pressed for time due to having a journalism career along with his recording ventures. Dolchut's latest album Jochhnabihar released in 2007 and was an instant hit.