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Chirkutt Biography:
One of the few names in the Bangladeshi music scene to gloriously explode beyond the nation's borders and reach distant shores across the world's oceans, Chirkutt is not a new band by any means, having been around since 2002. Over the last three years, they properly carved out a name for themselves among the hearts of music lovers of Bangladesh with their energetic live performances and powerful lyrics. And sure enough, Chirkutt's eclectic compositions defy genre or classification, and they have eventually come to be described as an 'Epic Fusion' band, one that has brought radical changes to the modern music industry of Bangladesh.
Chirkutt's fame has transcended the borders of Bangladesh and reached foreign shores, thanks to their performances at various reputed international music festivals, such as the India Music Week-2012 (where 50 bands/Artists of 17 countries participated) and the Jaffna Music Festival-2013, Sri Lanka (with more than twenty international artists from Norway, Brazil, Palestine, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), where they have repres
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- country:Bangladesh
- style(s):Folk, Fusion
- label:Mountain Records
- type:Band
- gender:male, female
- instrumentation:percussion, singer songwriter, lute, guitar
- artist contact:Lee Thorp Entertainment
Line up
- Didar Hasan (Bass)
- Emon Chowdhury (Dotara, Ektara, Sitar, Mandoline,)
- Jahid Nirob (Keyboard, Harmonium)
- Pavel Areen ( Drums and Percussion, Dugdugi, Baya )
- Sumi (Vocals)
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Five piece Bangla Folk/Rock band perform acoustic and electric folk music with Bengali lyrics. In Bangladesh they have enjoyed considerable success. They have three albums and over a dozen singles to their discography.
Formed in 2002 during leader Sumi’s university years, Chirkutt carved out a solid reputation in the music scene of Bangladesh with their energetic live performances and powerful lyrics penned by Sumi herself. Despite their exotic sound, they are immensely popular among mainstream audiences. Chirkutt is one of the only female-fronted fusion-driven rock bands of Bangladesh, and the band enjoys an active international presence as well.
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Sharmin Sultana Sumi
Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
Sharmin Sultana Sumi শারমিন সুলতানা সুমি | |
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Sumi performing at Rajshahi College,Bangladesh | |
| Born | 16 September 1975 Khulna, Bangladesh |
| Origin | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Genres | Pop, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocal |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Musical artist
Sharmin Sultana Sumi (born 16 September) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, composer, playback singer. She is a lead vocalist and founding member of the band Chirkutt.[1][2] She started the band in 2002. Sumi was the first Bangladeshi invited to participate in the Womex 21 music summit.[3]
Early life
Sumi was born in Khulna.[4] She moved to Dhaka to study where she completed graduation from Dhaka University.
Career
Sumi formed Chirkutt in 2002. In addition to being the band's main vocalist, she is the writer and composer of most of their songs.[5] She has written lyrics and music for other artists.[6] She is also known as playback singer[7&#
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