Dalchhut (Bengali: দলছুট) is a band from Bangladesh, known for their melodious songs.
Formation
Bappa Mazumder and Shanjib Chowdhury 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 Dalchhut As a result, Dalchhut was formed in November 1996. The initial line up only included Bappa and Sanjeeb. Famous base guitarist and singer Shumon of band Aurthohin helped them in early stages.
Albums
Ah
In 1997, Dalchhut 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. In regards to the first album, Shanjib said that "The weird thing is our first album became a hit after eight months".
Hridoypohor
Dalchhut'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, Dalchhut 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. Dalchhut's latest album Jochhnabihar released in 2007 and was an instant hit.
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