Shangbigno Pakhikul O Kolkata Bishayak
EP by
Moheener Ghoraguli
Released1977 (1977)
Recorded1976-1977
VenueKolkata
Genre
Length11:35
LabelGathani
Moheener Ghoraguli chronology
Shangbigno Pakhikul O Kolkata Bishayak
(1977)		 Ajaana UDonto bostu ba Aw-Oo-Baw
(1978)

Shangbigno Pakhikul O Kolkata Bishayak (Bengali: সংবিগ্ন পাখিকূল ও কলকাতা বিষয়ক, Anxious Feathers and Thematic Kolkata) is the debut album by the Bengali rock band Moheener Ghoraguli.[1] It was released in 1977 by Gathani Records.[2] It was recorded at a local studio in Kolkata during their formation period from 1976 to 1977. The band at the time consisted of Gautam Chattopadhyay (vocals, lead guitar, saxophone), Biswanath Chattopadhyay (drums, bass, violin), Pradip Chatterjee (bass, flute), Ranjon Ghoshal (emcee, visuals, media relations), Abraham Mazumdar (vocals, piano, violin), Tapas Das (vocals, guitar), Tapesh Bandopadhyay (vocals, guitar).[3] Gautam also served as the band's primary songwriter, though he contributed only one track on the album credited to the band collectively and other tracks were written by Ranjon, Tapas and Tapesh.

The album takes a city name Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, and featuring artwork of moonlit night sketch of the city designed by Ranjon, Sarmistha Chatterjee and Sangeeta Ghoshal.[4]

Two of its songs, "Shangbigno Pakhikul" and "Haay, Bhalobasi" remade and reissue in their collaborative albums Jhora Somoyer Gaan (1996) and Maya (1997) respectively. Where "Haay, Bhalobasi" became long-term mainstays of the band's live setlist. Since its release, the album has been hailed as a baul-jazz album in the Bengali music scene.

Release

The album was released as an Extended play (EP) 7-inch 45-rpm record with both sides contains two songs.[5]

Album Track Names and Credits

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
1."Bheshe Ashey Kolkata"Ranjon Ghoshal, Tapas Das, Gautam ChattopadhyayGautam Chattopadhyay, TapasTapas, Tapesh Bandyopadhyay2:21
2."Maroon Sondhyalok"Ranjon, Gautam, TapasGautamGautam Chattopadhyay
Backing: Tapas, Tapesh, Pradip Chatterjee & Ranjon
Chorous: Gautam, Ranjon, Pradip & Biswanath Chattopadhyay		3:53
Total length:6:14
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
1."Shangbigno Pakhikul"RanjonGautamTapesh, Tapas2:03
2."Haay, Bhalobasi"Ranjon, Tapas, Tapesh, Gautam, content by all membersGautamTapesh, Tapas3:18
Total length:5:21

Personnel

Production
  • Sushant Bandopadhyay – engineering
  • Tarun Bagachi – acoustic assistance
  • Asim Datto – acoustic assistance
  • Ranjon Ghoshal – media conduct, front cover design
  • Sarmistha Chatterjee – front cover design
  • Sangeeta Ghoshal – front cover design

References

  1. ↑ Rokanuzzaman (13 March 2011). "Moheener Ghoraguli: Wild Horses of Musical Conviction". Dhaka: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Ghoshal, Ranjon, ed. (5 January 2008). Abaar Bochhor Trish Pawre (in Bengali). p. 11.
  3. ↑ Ojha, Satadru (21 June 2009). "Song of the stallion". Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Ghoshal 1977, pp. 2.
  5. ↑ "Moheener Ghoraguli - Shangbigno Pakhikul O Kolkata Bishayak". Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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