ASHA AUDIO COMPANY PAY TRIBUTES TO RABINDRANATH TAGORE WITH POTA’S FIRST EVER RABINDRA SANGEET ‘AMAR RAAT POHALO’
– A 22 SHE SRABON SPECIAL –
Kolkata, 10th August, 2023: Asha Audio Company presents ‘Amar Raat Pohalo’ as a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on 22 She Srabon, sung by Abhijit Barman (Pota). The song is re arranged by Aamlaan Chakraborty, programming is by Bob SN and MixMaster by Goutam Basu. The song is now available in Asha Audio’s YouTube channel and across all music platforms.
Pota is especially a known name for Cactus band. ‘Amar Raat Pohalo’ is the first solo Rabindra Sangeet by him. Both the audio and visual obtained a different approach in this 22 She Srabon. This song is not only for Rabindra Sangeet lovers but also for them who loves to listen to different type of music.
“This 22 She Srabon release is very unique and different because this is the first time ever Pota is singing a Rabindra Sangeet and that is also for Asha Audio. He is popular for his band performance and modern songs. So this year is special for all the audiences of Asha Audio and Pota. We wanted to bring across the rawness and unwinding nature into the song. So this year is special for all the audiences of Asha Audio and Pota. We enjoyed working together as a team. We are hopeful that the audience will love the song”, said Apeksha Lahiri, Asha Audio Company.
About Asha Audio Company
Asha Audio Company laid its foundation in May 1995 with the blessings of the legendry singer Asha Bhosle. In this journey of over 17 years, the company has been able to build up a catalogue of 400 titles. The audio major took a very bold step to establish contemporary music and launched albums of Mohiner Ghoraguli & Paraspathar in 1995 / 1996, which was followed by Chandrabindoo, Miles, Cactus, Fossils & Lakkhichhara. A major section of the company’s repertoire has been designed with Rabindrasangeet, which has a rich blend of artistes like Hemanta Mukhopahhyay, Debabrata Biswas, Subinoy Roy, Ajoy Chakraborty, Rezwana Chowdhury, Indrani Sen, Srikanta Acharya, Lopamudra Mitra, Jayati Chakraborty and the new age Bollywood playback singers like Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurti, Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo and Sadhana Sargam. Modern song segment has albums of Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar, Kumar Sanu, Raghab Chatterjee, Manomay Bhattacharya, Rupankar & Subhamita amongst others. The company also has a unique collection of “Audio book” of “Sunday Suspense” in 3 volumes. In 2019, the founder of Asha Audio Company, Ms Mahua Lahiri demised.
With the shift towards digitally driven world as the physical format of Audio becoming nonexistent, Asha Audio is also penetrating the digital arena in a major way. Their music is available across digital platforms like Saavn, Gaana, iTunes, Wynk, YouTube, Spotify, rdio. Asha Audio’s YouTube channel has over 7,32,000 subscribers. Through ashaaudio.net, the official website of the company, it is also possible to purchase songs online. Asha Audio is also promoting their musical ventures intensely on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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