Jahaji
Jahaji জাহাজী | ||||
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Released | 1 November 2004 | |||
Recorded | 15–30 December 2003 | |||
Studio | Rabbit Communications Studio, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||
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Length | 52:18 | |||
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Producer | Ziaur Rahman Zia | |||
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জাহাজী (Navigator) is the debut studio album by Bangladeshi rock band Shironamhin. The album was recorded in Rabbit Communications Studio between 15 and 30 December 2003. It was released on 1 November 2004 by Rabbit Communications in Dhaka.
Two of the album's songs, "হাসিমুখ (Smile Face)" and "লাল নীল গল্প (Red Blue Story)", became long-term mainstays of the band's live set list, while other songs were performed live only a handful of times.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]Jahaji is based around the struggles of an urban lifestyle. The title track of the album states this. Shironamhin tried to portray the everyday life of a young middle-class career-seeking sailor in the Bronx. The cultural interest, the gossip in a crowded cityscape, the life of bu Dhaka.
Release
[edit]In 2004, Shironamhin completed the album Jahaji. At first, in 2004, the record label company Rabbit Communications released the album. Later Bangladeshi record label company G-Series reproduced & released it on 2005.
Track listing
[edit]Of the album's eleven songs, seven were written by Ziaur Rahman Zia, two were written by Tanzir Tuhin, and remaining were written by other members.[4][5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nodi (নদী)" | Tanzir Tuhin | Yasir Tushar, Tuhin | Tuhin | 4:31 |
2. | "Hashimukh (হাসিমুখ)" | Ziaur Rahman Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 4:14 |
3. | "Suvro Rangin (শুভ্র রঙ্গিন)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 4:03 |
4. | "Sohorer Kotha (শহরের কথা)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 3:48 |
5. | "Jahaji (জাহাজি)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 6:06 |
6. | "Shunno (শূন্য)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 4:42 |
7. | "Lal Neel Golpo (লাল নীল গল্প)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 4:26 |
8. | "Nishcup Adhar (নিশ্চুপ আঁধার)" | Zia, Farhan | Zia, Tushar | Farhan | 4:35 |
9. | "Hoyna (হয়না)" | Tuhin | Tuhin | Tuhin | 4:08 |
10. | "Ghum (ঘুম)" | Farhan | Farhan, Tushar | Farhan | 5:10 |
11. | "Obak Vromon (অবাক ভ্রমন)" (Instrumental) | 6:28 |
Personnel
[edit]- Tanzir Tuhin - lead vocal
- Ziaur Rahman Zia - bass
- Farhan Karim - Sarod, vocal
- Tushar - Guitar
- Jewel - Guitar
- Shafin - Drums
References
[edit]- ^ "Jahagi — Running time". Last.fm. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Jahaji — The debut album by Shironamhin". banglamusic.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "In conversation with Zia: A touch of contemporary music". 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Jahaji — The debut album by Shironamhin". banglamusic.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Jahagi — Tracklist". Shironamhin. 1 November 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.