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Shohail Ibne Mahbub (XTR)
I'm an avid Bangla music album collector in this hobby since 2012. Having grown up in the "Underground" era of Bangla band music, I took the initiative to archive and upload album artworks. Till now, I've been recognised and acknowledged by various artists, bands, streaming and label companies for my work on Bangla CD Covers. There's a high chance most artwork you see floating around the internet are scanned by me!

Jhalmuri 1 & 2 [Mixed Albums]

"Jhalmuri 1 & 2" are a mixed-artists dual-album singer/songwriter project of popular Bangladeshi fusion artist, Shayan Chowdhury Arnob. They were released in 2007 from Bengal Music Company (BMC) Ltd. The albums featured up and coming singer/songwriters as well as many of Arnob's friends. Jhalmuri 1 featured Punam (from Prayer Hall, another project of Arnob), Tahmid, Abida, Gourob, Armeen Musa, Nabila, Shawjeeb, Sahana Bajpaie, Bappa Mazumder. While Jhalmuri 2 featured Sovvota, Shuvo, Laura, Rupom, Srabonti, Syed Wakil Ahmed, Habib Wahid, Nancy and Arnob. The overall song arrangements were done by Arnob, but the songs were indeed written by the singers. The reasoning behind such an album, as per the album sleeves is that, making songs had become extremely mechanical and monotonous. It was like as if somebody came up with a lyrics, another with the tune, and finally after vocals had given by yet another person, the people behind the song itself would not see other again and they would be "done". Arnob thought this approach increased distance between the songs and the people who made it happen. So he took up the initiative to contact and bring forth a lot of singer/songwriters, who have not only sung the songs featured in the albums, but also came up with the tune and lyrics themselves. This intimacy is vividly felt in each of the tracks. It is also the reason behind choosing a name like "Jhalmuri", which consists of a mix of various individual ingredients. And just like that, the songs featured in these albums share the same level of infusion and mix of own materials of the artists help create an intoxicating blend and mix. This approach is a very unique and it paved the way for many albums by various co-coordinators later on. However, Jhalmuri remains as a timeless example of how amazing the genre singer/songwriter could be. It was also an attempt to make these future stars come together before the release of their individual solo albums. The photography and design of the album was done by Oval Communication Limited.

Jhalmuri 1 & 2

The albums can be purchased and streamed from Apple Music here:
Jhalmuri 1 - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jhalmuri-vol-1/1201598176
Jhalmuri 2 - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jhalmuri-vol-2/1201598348


Track List:

Jhalmuri 1:
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01. Punam - Rakhbo Kake
02. Tahmid - Shopno Pabo
03. Abida - Projapoti
04. Gourob - Shukh Pakhi
05. Armeen & Nabila - Dur Theke
06. Shawjeeb - Kobe Jaabo
07. Sahana - Ekta Chhele
08. Bappa - Shopno Bariye

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Jhalmuri 1 [Artwork]
Jhalmuri 1 [Front]
Jhalmuri 1 [Back]
Jhalmuri 1 [CD]
Jhalmuri 1 [Lyrics]
Jhalmuri 1 [Inlay-Front]
Jhalmuri 1 [Inlay [Back]


Jhalmuri 2:
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01. Sovvota - O Ami
02. Shuvo - Britter Baire
03. Laura - Opekkha
04. Rupom - Kotodur
05. Srabonti - Ghumiye Thakai Bhalo
06. Syed Wakil Ahmed - Cellphone Amar Cellphone
07. Habib feat. Nancy - Hridoyer Dor
08. Arnob - Chad Dekhe Keu

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Jhalmuri 2 [Artwork]
Jhalmuri 2 [Front]
Jhalmuri 2 [Back]
Jhalmuri 2 [CD]
Jhalmuri 2 [Lyrics]
Jhalmuri 2 [Inlay-Front]
Jhalmuri 2 [Inlay-Back]
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Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 14, 2020 at 4:08 PM

    This Album Is Beautiful.

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  2. MahmoodFebruary 18, 2022 at 11:57 AM

    Appreciate your noble work. Keep it up. Thank you.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 14, 2024 at 9:38 PM

    Big thanks and shout out to KENDRICK LAMAR for hooking me up with those album!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM

    "একটা ছেলে মনের আঙ্গিনাতে ধীর পায়েতে এক্কা দোক্কা খেলে" Hits Different 🔥

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