Anupam Roy Live in The US

Wow...so Anupam Roy and his band mates - Nabarun Bose, Sandipan Parial, Roheet Mukherjee and Subhodip Banerjee, are all set to perform in the US this week!

29th September 2012 - San Jose, California
06th October - New Jersey

- Debolina Raja Gupta

Anupam Roy: Awards and Appreciation

The voice that melts all hearts and touches those emotions hiding somewhere deep inside, a rythm that makes you want to leave all else and sing along, as if the lyrics were meant just for YOU - of course there has to be a host of awards...and awards and appreciation is something that Anupam Roy gets in plenty....from big names, from fans, from those who sway to his music....

Anupam Roy Music Online Purchase

I've been trying to get my hands on Anupam Roy's solo album for a long long time now. I can't even begin to tell you how much I've actually traveled and looked around for it. Since I live in Mumbai, I haven't got it in any of the stores here, at least not the ones I checked at, and I did check out a lot of places and most of the famous music stores! Bad luck...

Anupam Roy: Tomaar Bhetor Theke (Song)

I happened to come across this song by chance. Never heard it before, and never saw any mention of it earlier, and Im really surprised why! A song that's just about 07 lines long, feels as if sung at a time when someone's sitting on a window seat, looking out on a rain-clad day....a half-finished coffee mug by the side, guitar lying down in one corner, slightly tilted...eyes looking out but not really seeing...

The Anupam Roy Band Live 5th September 2012

Venue: Bankura Medical college.
Date: 5th September 2012

Teachers' Day couldn't have been better :-)

Have fun all!!!

For more information, click here 

- Debolina Raja Gupta

The Anupam Roy Band (of Boys)

Anupam Roy - Singer, Songwriter

Sandipan Parial - Drums

Nabarun Bose - Keyboards

Roheet Mukherjee - Guitar

 Subhodip Banerjee - Guitar

 Rana Singharoy - Manager

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- Debolina Raja Gupta

Anupam Roy: Jaani Dekha Hobe (Song)

It happens only once in a long time that there comes along a song, like the whiff of fresh air, carrying that faraway scent, the fragrance that instantly tugs at your heart. A song that has the power to take you to the land of dreams and escape, to transport you to a place where no boundaries, no hands, can hold you back...where you, and your soul, are truly free......

Strong in lyrics, melody, arrangement, and a voice that can only best be described as 'hypnotic', this is the song titled Jaani Dekha Hobe, sung by, who else, but Anupam Roy!

(do excuse the fact that I cannot help you with translations here, I'm not good at understanding all the words myself and can't risk meddling with Anupam's work. Hope you understand.)

Sing Along: 

melechho chool, khulechho daana
jaani aangul chhoyaano maana
tobu aaji aami raaji
chaapa thonte kotha photey
shono......

aamake raakho buker poshone
tomar noromey

jo vaada kiya wo nibhana parega
rokey zamaana chaahey rokey khudaayi
tumko aana parega

chokh bole na na jole jaabo na
raat boley na biphole jaabo na
chhoto golper stall'e jaabo na
tui na ele

dekha jaabe jodi janajani hoye
jonaaki'ra bhaalo ghum paaraani hoye
taara'rao naaki obhimaani hoye
dekha na pele

jaani dekha hobe
thonter bhtetore
ghumer aadore
  
jo vaadaa.....(instrumental)

ghaash baalishera paash pherano thhaak
bichhaanaar nichey ghum piano thhaak
michhi michhi kichhu mom jaalaani thhak
eka table'e
kaancha mithe chhoya diye maapi mon
chhoto kaagojer bheed'e chhapi mon
mone thhaake na je mon khaaraapi mon
dekha na dile

jaani dekha hobey
raat'er shorire
tomaar gobhire

jo vaada........ (instrumental)

melechho chool khulechho daana.......

- Debolina Raja Gupta

The Anupam Roy Band Live 03rd September 2012

Venue: Calcutta medical College
Date: 03rd September 2012

Be there and feel the magic!

(* For added info, click here)

- Debolina Raja Gupta

Anupam Roy: Here's What The Fans Say

Ahhhh...so you've been rocking on and head-banging and going non-stop about the music and the band and how it makes you wanna forget the world and rock on or sing along?

(*above pic credits to photographer mentioned in the pic)

Well, while you're already praising, here's what a few other fans have been saying about Anupam Roy and the gang:

attended it n luvd it! u guys jst rok! 

hii anupam da..ami jalpaiguri te aaj tomar program dekhlam....awesome laglo tomar gan gulo...abar eso jalpaiguri
(Hi Anupam. I saw your concert in Jalpaiguri today..your songs were simply awesome....do visit jalpaiguri again)

guru u are great........awesome

Ebar Bombay-te erokom programme hoye jak ekta...:)
(let's have something like this in Bombay now)

Loved da song ...."RAAT POSHAK"............LOVELLY!!!

khub njy korechi....thanks...:)
(enjoyed a lot...thanks...)

 tomar programme gulo bapok chilo..........khub bhalo legechilo...........
(your show was outstanding....enjoyed a lot!)






Manas Roy: Anupam da . Yu are just rocking . Make our hearts feel the rhythm of song , just as yu did in every song. Just fabulous . Minnnd blowing. 

Sanu Ghosh: Anupam rockz!
The song "Ure jak e ghum amar, chute set pathor er rat" just Awesome!

 Prithibir sob bishesoner urdhe...
(you are above all praise and adulation!)











Riya Ghosh: ROCKSTAR:))

Kaushik Ghosh: It was great show................. thanx to anupam and team......... Great team effort.. 

Dipankar Das: kalke darun korle ..we r really impressed by your performance 
(did a great show yesterday...we are really impressed by your performance)

Debasish Das: Just fatiye dile dada!
(you rocked it bro!)

Suman Roy: tomar kontho amai jeno kothao akta haria dai....
(your voice makes me lose myself somewhere)

 melody king   

 pran dewa audience k
(you give life to your audience)

 oh awesomeee..........

 Gangulo tomar osomvob valo..
(your songs are simply superb)











 - Debolina Raja Gupta

Acoustic Version Bechey Thakar Gaan By Anupam Roy: Album Durbine Chokh Rakhbona

Like you already know by now, Im a big fan of Anupam Roy's brand of singing and lyrics....though much of it still manages to not make full sense to me as I don't understand what it means!! :-(   I'm sure one day I will know it all....

So here I am right now, sitting by a window that looks out to the sea, and its raining here in Mumbai, monsoon at its full peak, and the cool breeze flowing in through the open window blowing through my hair...and what's playing in my ears???? The amazing acoustic version of one of my most favourite songs ever - Beche Thakar Gaan....and yes, I love this version much much much more than the one used in the movie sung by Rupam? (I hope I got the name correct!)

I only recently heard this acoustic version and its been playing on repeat mode ever since, as was obvious....So sing along, as I share the lyrics here with you....I can't do an expert translate as Im not good at understanding it myself....please excuse me on that..I'll definitely try to work some magic, understand all of this and come back with the translations...

And Anupam, if this ever reaches your eyes...A BIIIG THANKS for making the kind of music that you do and making me and millions of other bengalis and even non-bong or 'probaashi' bongs smile and bring back some cherished memories....a big hug ;-)

Sing Along:

Jodi pheley ditey boley ghola joley kola tuli
Jeno aami kuriye nebo taa
Jodi khuley ditey boley du paaye baandhaa ghungur
Jeno aami khultey debo na

Jodi pheley.......

Aar aami aami jaani jaani choraabaali kotokhaani gilechhey aamader roj
Aar aami aami jaani jaani proti raatey hoyeraani haaraano shobder khonj

Aar ebhabei norom baalishe
Tomaar oi chokher naalishe
Bechey thaak raat porider snaan 
Thontey niye beche thhaakar gaan
Aar ebhaabei mukher chaadore
Porichito haather aadore
Shukhey thhaak raat porider snaan
Thonte niye baachiye raakhaar gaan

Jodi kere nitey boley kobita thhasha khaata 
Jeno kere nite debo na
Jodi thheme jete boley piano baashi guitar
Jeno aami thhamte debo na

Aar aami aami jaani jaani.......

Wow...how can you be so good at what you do???!!! 

- Debolina Raja Gupta

The Anupam Roy Band Performance Schedule September 2012

Guys, girls and people,

The upcoming concert schedule for the Anupam Roy band is as follows:
3rd Sept- Calcutta Medical college
5th Sept- Bankura Medical college

So for all of you who would love to get some adrenaline going, this Monday and Wednesday is going to get some mind-blowing rythmic action...... be sure you're there....

 

Anupam Roy: Breaking The Norm With A Song And A Strum

(* Above pic courtesy Anupam Roy official website)

(* Above pic courtesy Google Images. I took the liberty of editing the pic a bit, please don't mind Anupam)

It was just another regular day when one of my cousins happened to share a link on the public daily diary of so many of us - yes, I guess you got it already, Im talking about FaceBook - I clicked it and was mesmerised by what I heard.

You see, it had been many years that I had watched a Bangla movie, or heard a song from a bengali film or music album or band. So I had definitely missed the sudden taking-by-storm of Bengal by this amazing bomb of a talent. As I clicked on that link and saw a sepia-tinted story-line unfold in front of my eyes, what haunted me most was the soundtrack. Here, have a look:

  
The moment I heard the background score and that voice, I knew I was going to watch this movie. The credits said the singer was one 'Anupam Roy.' Soon after that I watched the movie, and got the songs on my phone, which stores all my favourite music. For many days after that, the songs played on loop mode and I was almost a 'paaka baangali', humming to the tunes and singing the lyrics along with Anupam. 'Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao' had almost become an anthem for me by then.

I began sharing these songs on FaceBook, wanting to share these amazing melodies and lyrics with other friends, and suddenly, I realised I was not the only one who was kept out of this sudden coming-of-age of Bangla music. There were many like me, living outside Bengal, who had not had as many opportunities to keep an update on the latest Bengali movies and songs. On the other hand, I realised that Anupam Roy was a very big name, not only in Bengal, but among those bengalis who live outside and were connected to Kolkata in some way or the other. Whatever the case, I soon realised that this voice, which was soon becoming a legend, had already invaded my home, my senses, and the somewhat singable chords that I possessed.

Anupam Roy: Music Mania and Butterflies

It was exactly 5pm when I closed the door and put the key in my bag. It was a humid evening in Kolkata, but I wasn’t perspiring from the hide-n-seek of the rain. As I walked down the now-familiar path from the local guest house where I love to stay sometimes, hiding away from the crowd and the faces, I hailed the yellow cab and headed to that so-looked-forward spot, and that oh-so-dreading now place! As the Kolkata buildings and streets started to whizz past, I could feel the butterflies in my tummy…oh no..why was I doing this? Could I still run back?

It was the Anupam Roy concert at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata and I had travelled all the way from Mumbai only for this one evening. I had arrived alone after a 32-hour train journey to the city, and after the concert, was due to fly out the next morning. A cross-country journey, alone, to first time see that man perform live, whose music happened to change my life so significantly – was I being silly?

If anything else, I was sure this was all worth it.

As I entered the green room I was nervous. Of course it wasn’t green, but a wooden feel space with the typical light-bulbs around the mirrors that we’ve seen so many times in movies. Trust me, it gives quite a feel! 

I immediately scanned the room and could see that Anupam was still not there. Instead, there was a live current going on, pre-concert. The entire gang comprising the Anupam Roy band was there - Nabarun Bose (keyboards and background vocals), Sandipan Parial (drums), Roheet Mukherjee and Ronodeep Bose (guitar) and Rana Singharoy and Raja, who manage and look after the entire smooth functioning of the band. Just a few minutes and we were off chatting and singing and fooling around. But my mind was really quite elsewhere. 

How does it feel when you are standing right there where you are about to meet that voice that you’ve been listening to for so long? The voice that told you so many things your heart always kind of knew, but really couldn’t say. Exciting, scary, nervous, confused, shy, tongue-tied, ready to run out the door – just a few feelings that were racing through my entire ‘nervous’ system.

And then……………………….

(* with Anupam Roy and the gang after the performance)

The door opened and a tall fair guy with black-and-red-rimmed glasses, dressed in a black silk kurta and cream corduroys entered. Greetings and chatting and talking about what’s been done, what’s to be done and the usual camaraderie where a lot of young and creative minds are involved. After a smile and a hi, I of course crept to the farthest corner I could without looking too obviously rude. Of course my tongue had decided to get tied at that very moment, and I was trying to come up with a dozen excuses of somehow getting out of there.