Bangladeshi rockers going places
February 20, 2010
Ershad, Lincoln, Cezanne and Shaju took their rocking sounds and unbeatable beats to the southern hemisphere. Artcell came back last month from their Sydney tour. The crew shared their experiences:
“Although we have had numerous concerts abroad, this was our first performance in Australia. The experience was awesome,” said Cezanne
Artcell left Dhaka on December 29, 2009, soon after their Nokia Concert. The band performed at the Music Festival Open Air Concert on January 3, 2010 at Belmore Sports Ground, NSW, Australia. It was organised by Tempestra Entertainment. Artcell did a Metallica cover along 14 hits of their own such as “Durgam Giri”, “Aniket Prantor” and “Onno Shomoy”.
Cezanne said, “The crowd was just awesome! This show was an eye opener. The organisers tried to launch Bangladeshi bands at a concert for the mainstream music fans. Up until now, concerts featuring Bangladeshi bands were limited to only the Bengali expatriate community. This one reached out to everyone.”
“There was Drummers Dream — a mega warehouse with the latest hi-tech drums,” said Shaju. “It was every drummer’s dream come true!”
When they were not performing, the band split up and went out to try different things. Some went to feast their eyes on the scenic beauty, and some went to feast at their friends’ homes.
The band was back in Dhaka on January 14, and they didn’t take time out to rest. They came out loud at ‘Rock the Stage-II’ concert. That’s a lot of energy!
“We are working on our next album at present,” said Lincoln.
LRB rocks Kolkata
On Valentine’s Day (February 14, 2010), LRB rocked the Kolkata music scene. Ayub Bachchu spoke to The Daily Star about the band’s latest tour.
“We arrived in Kolkata at 5:30 pm on February 13 and went straight to the hotel. Whenever we go to Kolkata, and this is like the 13th or 15th time that we went there, we always stay at the same hotel: the Stadel. It’s very close to Saltlake Stadium. At 10:30 pm we went out to check the sound system for the big day ahead,” Bachchu said.
“Next day, we had a sound check for two hours till 2:30pm. We went on stage around 8:30 pm.
“As always, the crowd was superb. It is quite interesting interacting with the Kolkata fans. They don’t care if it is a Bengali, Punjabi or Pakistani Band — they are just ready to groove and headbang. I was amazed when the crowd cried out loud for “Shei Tumi’; we enthusiastically obliged. We performed a total of 18 songs at the show.”
Did they miss anything or anyone on Valentine’s Day? Bachchu: “Well, yeah. We missed our fans here in Bangladesh, and our families. But then again, we made a commitment to perform in Kolkata.”
What is LRB up to now? “We are getting ready to rock the music scene again with our new album “Juddho”. Five songs of the album have already been aired. However, we are not sure about the release date of the album yet.”
Bachchu is also working on his second guitar solo “It’s Only You”. “Two of the songs are my tribute to ‘Guru’ Azam Khan. Rest are my own compositions,” the rockstar said,
Word to the fans? “Please don’t encourage music piracy and give the music industry a chance to thrive,” he said.
Source: thedailystar.net
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