Deora | Coke Studio Bangla | Season 2 | Pritom Hasan X Palakar X Ghaashphoring Choir X Fazlu Majhi

Deora is a song sung by boatmen for rhythm and energy during Nouka Baich - a traditional boat race, popular in the northern parts of Bangladesh and held during the Monsoon and Autumn seasons. The banks of Bangladesh explode with festivities in this time and Deora celebrates those ‘Mela’ across ‘The Land of the Rivers’.

The mix of folk genres like ’Shaari Gaan’, usually associated with physical labor, and ‘Jaag Gaan’ known for its motivational lyrics - the perfect combination for a sport that requires the participants to have quick bursts of intense energy for rowing their boat across the finishing line. Reflecting the vitality of the lyrics written by a boat racer Fazlu Majhi himself.

Pritom pays his ode to these colorful genres in his opening lines for the song. He is joined by the Ghaashphoring Choir, collaborating to create a fresh new sound for the young listeners of the music crazy nation.

The cherry on top is the immaculate performance by Islam Uddin Palakar. A pioneer in the genre of ‘Pala Gaan’ a folk performance that is inherited. The rich heritage of this genre usually requires elaborative theatrical performances where the actor takes in multiple roles – sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, and sometimes an inanimate object – to present stories to their audience. These performances can take up to 8 hours without a break. Deora tries to cement the different genres that make up the real Magic sound of Bangladesh with a new sound.

Produced & Curated by Shayan Chowdhury Arnob
Music Composed and Produced by @PritomHasan
Deora Written by Pritom Hasan, Fazlu Majhi
Choir arrangement: Pritom Hasan & Armeen Musa
Mixed and Mastered by Pritom Hasan

ARTISTS
Pritom Hasan: Vocals
Islam Uddin Palakar: Vocals
Fazlu Majhi and Team: Vocals
Ripon Kumar Sarker: Vocals, Khamak
Animes Roy: Vocals, Shaker
Pradyut Chatterjea: Piano & Synth
Imran Ahmed: Electric Guitar
Resalat Rasheed: Bass Guitar
Mithun Chakra: Percussion
Md. Mobarak Hossain: Percussion
Salahuddin Mahmud: Harmonium
Wadid Mahmood: Electronic Drums
Shuvendu Das Shuvo: Mandolin
Nazrul Islam: Dhol
Ghaashphoring Choir:
Soloists: Ariba Tahrim Chaudhury, Sadia Seraj Saba
Bass: Omar Bin Parvez, Muhammad Tahmid Hussain Sumit
Alto: Armeen Musa, Atkia Sadia Rahman
Tenor: Bishal Dhar Shuvo, Mahfujur Rahman Shishir, Moinak Kanungo, Nandanangshu Purkayastha Dhrubo, Rashik Riasat
Soprano: Farah Mehnaz, Noor E Rezia Momo, Scionara Shehry
Choreography by Armeen Musa, additional choreography by Riaduzzaman Ridoy and Muhammad Tahmid Hussain Sumit