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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!

Kolponar Baire by Stoic Bliss

"Kolponar Baire" is the sophomore album by the pioneers of Bangla Hip-Hop and Rap music, Stoic Bliss. After cementing their legacy as the talk of the town and having well over 250,000 copies of their first album sold, the band hit the studios and came up with this album in mid 2007. G-Series released Kolponar Baire ("Beyond Imagination") in both Paperback and Cassette formats. Following the establishment of popularity of Hip Hop music in the Bangladeshi music scene through which Stoic Bliss is solely responsible for giving other Hip Hop acts and bands the platform, the band intentionally made their sophomore album a bit different, with 4 more matured Pop numbers and overall lyrics keeping the quintessential Stoic Bliss flavour. Members Kazi and Ac1D made a comeback, as did Rajib Rahman (Double R) and Mana. Older members (namely B1shop, RuL, Fly, TiZZy, Xtro, New and Fuhad/AQ's finest) were given credit and thank yous for taking part in the first album. Kolponar Baire featured a sequel to their biggest hit "Abar Jigay ??" named "Abar Abar Jigay", and also to "Sheshbarer Moto" with "Berajaal" (which shares lyrics, mainly in the chorus part). Following the footsteps of the first album, the sophomore released spawned huge hits like "Acid Ke?", "Pakhi Paka Pepe Khay", "Pura Uradhura", "Amar Bondhu Bonduk", "Shapura" and "FIRE LIKE A DRAGON". Even though this was yet another "Double R Production", popular composer Fuad Al Muqtadir also was part of a skit in the intro. Rubaiyath was the man behind the graphics and website design, while planB did the sleeve design. Photography was don by Foring. Both key members of Stoic Bliss shared their personal myspace profile links and they had a fan email address: paakapepe@gmail.com.

The lineup for Kolponar Baire consisted of the following:

Kazi: Vocals/Lyricist
Ac1D: Rapper/Lyricist
Rajib Rahman aka Double R: Keys, Percussion, Bass, Recording, Mixing and Mastering, Lyrics
Mana: Vocals on "Shapura"
Koel: Vocals on "Sample This"
Emon Haider: Guitars; Tune and Composition (on "Raatri Jaaga" and "Ei Je Ami")
Nayeem aka Papa Dawg: Guitars on "Abar Abar Jigay and Berajaal"
Rubaiyath: Graphics Design, Web Development.

The album is available for streaming on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/album/3MCRE3rbGdXQr7MWk2dirq


Track List:

01. Intro
02. Abar Abar Jigay - Kazi & Ac1D
03. Pakhi Paaka Pepe Khay - Kazi & Ac1D
04. Acid Ke? - Ac1D feat. Kazi
05. Raatri Jaga - Kazi
06. Pura Uradhura - Ac1D feat. Kazi & Double R
07. Shomoyer Palki - Kazi & Ac1D
08. Berajaal - Kazi
09. Ei Je Ami - Kazi
10. Amar Bondhu Bonduk - Ac1D
11. Sample This - Kazi & Koel
12. Shapura* - Ac1D feat. Mana
13. FIRE LIKE A DRAGON - Ac1D

*Written "Shapur" in English and "Shapura" in Bangla in the back cover

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