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Artist
Krishnokoli
12+ albums
banglabengalibangladeshfemale vocalistsMonpura
about
Kazi Krishnokoli Islam aka Krishnokoli is not new to the creative sphere. Born and raised in Khulna,Bangladesh she was introduced to the world of music by her mother, Meherun Nesa. Krishnokoli trained under Shadhon Ghosh (Tagore songs) and Basudeb Biswas (classical music). She enrolled in Chhayanat in 1998 and was a student in the Rabindra Sangeet Department for three years. Currently, the artiste works in the audio-visual media. She is working on a script for a TV play and writing, composing two songs for a film. Krishnokoli's debut album Shurjey Bandhi Basha, produced under the banner of Bengal Music Company Ltd, was launched recently. All songs in the album have been written, composed and performed by Krishnokoli; music arranged and mixed by Ornob. Dedicating the album to her mother, the artiste hints at why she decided to call her album Shurjey bandhi Basha. In her childhood naiveté, she used to ask her mother what becomes of people after death and her mother used to say they become stars in the sky. When she asked what her mother would become, the response was: "I'd be the sun." The highpoint of the album are the lyrics. Krishnokoli's grip over articulating her childhood adventures, endless fascination with nature, experiencing solitude and yearning for that elusive euphoria, have resulted in eight beautiful songs. They are more like poetry. Poetry that effortlessly walks on tunes and weaves sublime imagery. The opening song Dubi dubi takes one back to the carefree
