Dohar (band)

Dohar
দোহার
Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, founder member of Dohar in one of their folk concerts.
Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, founder member of Dohar in one of their folk concerts.
Background information
OriginKolkata, West Bengal. India
GenresBengali Folk Music
Years active07 August 1999-present
LabelsConcord Music, Sony Music, Saregama HMV, Orion Entertainment, Picasso Entertainment
MembersRajib Das (Team Leader), Rittik Guchait, Mrignabhi Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Sarkar, Niranjan Haldar, Amit Sur, Sudipto Chakraborty
Past membersKalika Prasad Bhattacharjee
Websitehttp://www.doharfolk.com/
Team DOHAR - a group of folk musicians
Team DOHAR - a group of folk musicians

Dohar (Bengali: দোহার) is an Indian folk music musical ensemble that specializes in the styles of greater Bengal as well as the North East India.[1][2] It is very popular in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and in Bangladesh.[3][4]

Dohar has popularised Bengali and Assamese folk music. They have played for various Bengali communities in India[5] and abroad.[6]

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  2. ^ "দোহার ব্যান্ডের কালিকাপ্রসাদ মারা গেছেন". BBC বাংলা. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. ^ "The Daily eSamakal". esamakal.net. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  4. ^ Team, Samakal Online. "বাংলাদেশের গান গেয়েই যাত্রা 'দোহার' ব্যান্ডের". সমকাল (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  5. ^ "Sway to the beats of folk tunes". The Times of India. 26 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Bangla folk band Dohar to perform in Dubai on May 29". 26 May 2015.