''জাহাজী (Navigator)'' is the debut studio album by

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band

Shironamhin Shironamhin (English: ''Untitled'') is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Dhaka in 14 April 1996. Following as a rock group emerging from Dhaka's underground music in the late 1990s, they were distinguished for their extended psychedelic and p ...

. The album was recorded in Rabbit Communications Studio between 15 and 30 December 2003. It was released on 1 November 2004 by Rabbit Communications in

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. Two of the album's songs, "হাসিমুখ (Smile Face)" and "লাল নীল গল্প (Red Blue Story)", became long-term mainstays of the band's live set list, while other songs were performed live only a handful of times.

Background

''Jahaji'' is based around the struggles of an

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lifestyle. The title track of the album states this. Shironamhin tried to portray the everyday life of a young middle-class career-seeking sailor in the

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. The cultural interest, the gossip in a crowded cityscape, the life of bu

Release

In 2004, ''Shironamhin'' completed the album ''Jahaji''. At first, in 2004, the record label company Rabbit Communications released the album. Later Bangladeshi record label company G-Series reproduced & released it on 2005.

Track listing

Of the album's eleven songs, seven were written by

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 ...

, 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 ...

, and remaining were written by other members.

Personnel

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–

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* Farhan Karim – Sarod, vocal * Tushar – Guitar * Jewel – Guitar * Shafin – Drums

References

External links

* {{authority control Shironamhin albums 2004 debut albums Bengali music