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Moheener Ghoraguli | |
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 Moheener Ghoraguli in concert at Rabindra Sadan, 1979, left to right: Raja Banerjee, Pradip Chatterjee, Tapas Das, Pranab Sengupta, Gautam Chattopadhyay and Ranjon Ghoshal. Not shown also present were Abraham Mazumdar and Biswanath Bishu Chattopadhyay | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kolkata, India |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1975–1981; |
| Labels | |
| Past members | |
Moheener Ghoraguli (Bengali: মহীনের ঘোড়াগুলি, literally "Moheen's horses") was an Indian rock group from Kolkata, established in 1975.[1] Their music drew from a wide variety of influences, including Bengali folk, Baul, urban American folk, and jazz.[1][2] They sometimes described their style as "Baul jazz."[2][3][4]
Established in the 1970s during a period of stagnation in Bengali music, when commercial film songs were the dominant market force, the lyrics and music (and to some extent the compositions) of Moheener Ghoraguli with its leader Gautam Chattopadhyay were radically new. They were of a very personal or social nature, similar to the urban folk movement led by Bob Dylan in the 60s.[5] Though they were almost unknown in their time, in recent years they have undergone a critical re-evaluation. The band disbanded in 1981.
In the 1990s, Gautam released a compilation of "Moheener Ghoraguli Sampadito" albums, including songs that were written and composed by Gautam Chattopadhyay himself and by other contemporary artistes and a few old songs of Moheener Ghoraguli. The albums were Aabaar Bochhor Kuri Pore in 1995, Jhara Somoyer Gaan (1996), Maya in 1998 and Khyapar Gaan in 1999.
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- ^ "Blast From the Past". The Telegraph. 5 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Song of the stallion - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Bhaswati (2018). Much Ado Over Coffee: Indian Coffee House Then And Now. Oxon: Routledge. p. 180. ISBN 9781351383158.