Deora | Coke Studio Bangla | Season 2 | Pritom Hasan X Fazlu Majhi X Palakar X Ghaashphoring Choir

#Deora is a song sung by boatsmen for rhythm and energy during Nouka Baich - a traditional boat race, popular in the northern parts of Bangladesh and held during the Monsoon and Autumn seasons. The banks of Bangladesh explode with festivities in this time and Deora celebrates those ‘Mela’ across ‘The Land of the Rivers’. The mix of folk genres like ’Shaari Gaan’, usually associated with physical labor, and ‘Jaag Gaan’ known for its motivational lyrics - the perfect combination for a sport that requires the participants to have quick bursts of intense energy for rowing their boat across the finishing line. Reflecting the vitality of the lyrics written by a boat racer Fazlu Majhi himself. Preetom pays his ode to these colorful genres in his opening lines for the song. He is joined by the Ghaashphoring Choir, collaborating to create a fresh new sound for the young listeners of the music crazy nation. The cherry on top is the immaculate performance by Islam Uddin Palakar. A pioneer in the genre of ‘Pala Gaan’ a folk performance that is inherited. The rich heritage of this genre usually requires elaborative theatrical performances where the actor takes in multiple roles – sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, and sometimes an inanimate object – to present stories to their audience. These performances can take up to 8 hours without a break. Deora tries to cement the different genres that make up the #RealMagic sound of Bangladesh with a new sound. #CokeStudioBanglaS2 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4AvgwFx2EfrP2jbqJkPMY2 Season produced & curated by Shayan Chowdhury Arnob Music Composed and Produced by Pritom Hasan Deora Written by Pritom Hasan, Fazlu Majhi Choir arrangement: Pritom Hasan & Armeen Musa Mixed and Mastered by Pritom Hasan ARTISTS Pritom Hasan: Vocals Islam Uddin Palakar: Vocals Fazlu Majhi and Team: Vocals Ripon Kumar Sarker: Vocals, Khamak Animes Roy: Vocals Pradyut Chatterjea: Piano & Synth Imran Ahmed: Guitar Resalat Rasheed: Bass Guitar Mithun Chakra: Percussions Md. Mobarak Hossain: Percussion Salahuddin Mahmud: Harmonium Wadid Mahmood: Electronic Drums Shuvendu Das Shuvo: Nylon Guitar, Mandolin Nazrul Islam: Dhol Ghaashphoring Choir: Sopranos: Sadia Seraj Saba, Scionara Shehry Soloists: Ariba Tahrim Chaudhury, Sadia Seraj Saba Bass: Omar Bin Parvez, Muhammad Tahmid Hussain Sumit Alto: Armeen Musa, Atkia Sadia Rahman Tenor: Bishal Dhar Shuvo, Mahfujur Rahman Shishir, Moinak Kanungo, Nandanangshu Purkayastha Dhrubo, Rashik Riasat Soprano: Farah Mehnaz, Noor E Rezia Momo, Scionara Shehry Choreography by Armeen Musa, additional choreography by Riaduzzaman Ridoy and Muhammad Tahmid Hussain Sumit CREATIVE AGENCY: GREY ADVERTISING BANGLADESH LTD. Creative Producer: Syed Gousul Alam Shaon Project Lead: Jihad Bin Tahzeeb Creative Lead: Mehedi Hasan Ansari & Jaiyyanul Huq Strategy Lead: Bitop Das Gupta Art Lead: Ahsan Ullah Project Supervisor: Martuza Jalal Antick Art Supervisor: Mijan Islam Servicing & Digital: Farsina Rahman Art: Alefun Naher, Al Nasir Copywriter: Kazuki Kunimoto Planning: Naimul Hoque, Nakibur Rahman SOUND SQUAD Live Audio Engineer: Zakir Hossain Recording Engineer: Victor Tiash Das Monitor & System Engineer: Shafayat Faisal Nahid Assistant: Jamal Hossain, Atikul islam Recording Assistant: Ifte Khairul Alam (Shuvo) Head of Audio: Faizan Rashid Ahmad (Buno) Voiceover: Armeen Musa PROJECT COORDINATION Project Coordinator & Co-Producer: Shamsur Rahman Alvi Artist Manager: Amit Pramanik Background research: Gowtam K Shuvo Copyright Co-ordination: Zooel Morshed (ZM Studio) VIDEO PRODUCTION: DOPE PRODUCTIONS PVT. LTD. Director: Krishnendu Chattopadhyay Director of Photography: Kamrul H. Khosru Co-Producer: Rumel Chowdhury Assistant Producer: Shibbir Ahmed Shawon Line Producer: Sobahan Naim Asst. Line Producer: Zannatul Zaman Eshi, Tamjid Tonmoy Cinematographers: Ishtiaque Hossain Pablo, Abdul Mamun, Shohag Chowdhury, Tanveer Ahmed Shovon, Anik Rahman Team Co-ordinator: Qazi Raha