জাহাজী (Navigator) is the debut studio album by Bangladeshi rock band Shironamhin. The album was recorded in Rabbit Communications Studio between 15 and 30 December 2003. It was released on 1 November 2004 by Rabbit Communications in Dhaka.
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| Released | 1 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 15–30 December 2003 | |||
| Studio | Rabbit Communications Studio, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||
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| Length | 52:18 | |||
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| Producer | Ziaur Rahman Zia | |||
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Two of the album's songs, "হাসিমুখ (Smile Face)" and "লাল নীল গল্প (Red Blue Story)", became long-term mainstays of the band's live set list, while other songs were performed live only a handful of times.[1][2][3]
Background
editJahaji is based around the struggles of an urban lifestyle. The title track of the album states this. Shironamhin tried to portray the everyday life of a young middle-class career-seeking sailor in the Bronx. The cultural interest, the gossip in a crowded cityscape, the life of bu Dhaka.
Release
editIn 2004, Shironamhin completed the album Jahaji. At first, in 2004, the record label company Rabbit Communications released the album. Later Bangladeshi record label company G-Series reproduced & released it on 2005.
Track listing
editOf the album's eleven songs, seven were written by Ziaur Rahman Zia, two were written by Tanzir Tuhin, and remaining were written by other members.[4][5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nodi (নদী)" | Tanzir Tuhin | Yasir Tushar, Tuhin | Tuhin | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Hashimukh (হাসিমুখ)" | Ziaur Rahman Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Suvro Rangin (শুভ্র রঙ্গিন)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Sohorer Kotha (শহরের কথা)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Jahaji (জাহাজি)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 6:06 |
| 6. | "Shunno (শূন্য)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Lal Neel Golpo (লাল নীল গল্প)" | Zia | Zia | Tuhin | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Nishcup Adhar (নিশ্চুপ আঁধার)" | Zia, Farhan | Zia, Tushar | Farhan | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Hoyna (হয়না)" | Tuhin | Tuhin | Tuhin | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Ghum (ঘুম)" | Farhan | Farhan, Tushar | Farhan | 5:10 |
| 11. | "Obak Vromon (অবাক ভ্রমন)" (Instrumental) | 6:28 |
Personnel
edit- Tanzir Tuhin - lead vocal
- Ziaur Rahman Zia - bass
- Farhan Karim - Sarod, vocal
- Tushar - Guitar
- Jewel - Guitar
- Shafin - Drums
References
edit- ^ "Jahagi — Running time". Last.fm. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Jahaji — The debut album by Shironamhin". banglamusic.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "In conversation with Zia: A touch of contemporary music". 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Jahaji — The debut album by Shironamhin". banglamusic.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Jahagi — Tracklist". Shironamhin. 1 November 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
