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''Bondho Janala'' (
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: বন্ধ জানালা English: ''Closed Window'') is the third album by the
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band
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. ''G-Series'' released the album on 13 April 2009 in
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Background

''Bondho Janala'' was a bit challenging for Shironamhin as they were very much used to sarod sound compositions. In the album they had to explore many more
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like
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etc. as the album was enriched with vivid orchestration. Lyrically Shironamhin tried to work on their already established genre of urban life talks with some bigger aspects and along with historical events or movements. ''Bus Stoppage'' was based on a regular life happening around a
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in your very own locality; the newspaper stand, the billboards displaying contest winner beauties, the hawkers, the little girl selling flowers in the street who could touch the glasses of the cars but couldn't touch the hearts inside or the corporate guy completely missing the enormous sky full of stars above his head while distressed with selling his dreams now and then for the agony of life.


Track listing

Of the album's ten songs, four were written by
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and two were written by
Tanzir Tuhin Tanzir Chowdhury Tuhin (born 26 September 1974) is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi musician, singer-songwriter, actor, painter, and architect, best known as a longtime member of the independent music group Shironamhin. He joined the group as lead vo ...
. Two songs were written by Tushar and Kathuria, member of the band along with Zia and Tuhin.


Personnel

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Tanzir Tuhin Tanzir Chowdhury Tuhin (born 26 September 1974) is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi musician, singer-songwriter, actor, painter, and architect, best known as a longtime member of the independent music group Shironamhin. He joined the group as lead vo ...
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*
Ziaur Rahman Zia Ziaur Rahman, (''Jiẏā'ura Rahamāna''; June 27, 1975), known as ''Zia'', is a Bangladeshi rock musician, composer, Bass guitar, bassist, songwriter, and architect popularly known as the founder and leader of the Bangladeshi independent mus ...
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* Kazi Ahmad Shafin
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s * Diat Khan –
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* Rashel Kabir –
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References


External links

* {{Authority control Shironamhin albums 2009 albums Bengali music