To celebrate the intertwined spirit between climate, river, music and youth, the maiden concert of much-acclaimed musical initiative ‘Nodi Rocks’ is all set to enthrall the music lovers on Friday at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the city.Seven popular and up-and-coming bands will perform in this special concert including Cryptic Fate, Arbovirus, Chirkutt, Smooches, Ashes, Bangla Five, and F Minor.These bands will perform the songs of the inaugural season of the ‘Nodi Rocks’ project which began in February of this year and focused on seven rivers across the country: Kushiyara, Padma, Sangu, Chitra, Pashur, Dahuk, and Buriganga.Seven music videos were made on the seven rivers by these seven bands: Arbovirus performed on Padma, Smooches on Chitra, Cryptic Fate on Kushiyara, F Minor on Dahuk, Bangla Five Pashur, Ashes on Buriganga and Sangu was featured by Chirkutt.These videos gained popularity on social media platforms while the songs became fan-favourites, and the concert will feature these exclusive performances alongside other popular songs of the performing bands.Read: Shironamhin to feature in ‘Concert against violence’ at DU “The journey of the 'Nodi Rocks' initiative started with the dream that 'there will be songs for each of the rivers of the country,’ along with the aim of creating awareness about climate and river protection,” according to the organizers.‘Nodi Rocks’ is supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh and facilitated by Manusher Jonno Foundation. The project is being implemented by Salt Creatives.The project was the brainchild of Sharmin Sultana Sumi, Chirkutt’s founding member-vocalist and Founder-CEO-Creative Director of Salt Creatives.Brandmyth Experiential is hosting this concert, alongside its partners Shobai Mile Shobar Dhaka, LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited, Remark HB Limited, Radio Today,Bangladeshi Band Music Fans Community - BBMFC, Metal Freak T-shirts, Nestle and Polar.

After releasing nine fusion songs since its launching in February this year, season one of Coke Studio Bangla comes to its conclusion with the launch of the latest song, “Hey Samalo.” The team of Coke Studio Bangla released this song at a gala event and exclusive screening for 500 fans at hotel Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden on Thursday night. A tribute to the undying spirit and the rebelling nature that can be found among all Bangladeshi netizens, the song came as a majestic fusion of Salil Chowdhury's 1946–1948 Tebhaga movement–inspired original song of the same name and Abdul Latif's 1952 Language Movement–inspired the song "Ora Amar Mukher Bhasha." The biggest artistic collaboration of the season, “Hey Samalo” is sung by 15 prominent Bangladeshi singers - Bappa Mazumder, Samina Chowdhury, Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Sunidhi Nayak, Rituraj Baidya, Dilshad Nahar Kona, Warda Ashraf, Armeen Musa, Sanzida Mahmood Nandita, Masha Islam, Rubayat Rehman, Jannatul Firdous Akbar, Sinha Hasan, Ripon Kumar Sarkar (Boga Taleb), and Animes Roy. The music video of the song also contains musicians belonging to the Mro community in Naikhongchari of Bandarban, who performed a mesmerizing flute performance and a Raibenshe folk martial dance. Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Music Producer of Coke Studio Bangla said, “We tried to explore something different for the finale by using Gono Sangeet in an effort to bring musicians and artists from different genres and backgrounds in unison. Everyone synced together beautifully, and the bond we created through this song was the real magic.” “This song brings out the undying spirit of the Bangladeshi people and I hope our audience will feel the same passion we felt when we sang together,” he added. “Bengalis have always fought for their rights throughout their lifetimes, whether it was during the anti-British movement, the struggle for independence from Pakistan, the fight for the mother tongue, or the anti-dictatorship movement. We wanted to close the first season with the spiritual strength that our nation never lost,” Coke Studio Bangla Creative Producer Syed Gousul Alam Shaon said about the song. The maiden season of Coke Studio Bangla featured a total of 10 songs from different genres including its rocking opener “Nasek Nasek,” followed by “Prarthona,” “Bulbuli,” “Bhober Pagol,” “Chiltey Roud,” “Bhinnotar Uthshob,” “Shob Lokey Koy,” “Lilabali.” “Dokhina Hawa” and lastly, “Hey Samalo.” The season featured a star-studded lineup of Bangladeshi legendary musicians, such as Momtaz Begum, Bappa Majumdar, Pantha Kanai, Dilshad Nahar Kona, Samina Chowdhury, Mizan, Tahsan Khan and more, along with new promising singers from music industry such as Animesh Roy, Boga Taleb, Nandita, Makhon and others. Also read: Coke Studio Bangla concert held at Army Stadium

Electronics and tech company Walton Monday launched its Digital Campaign Season 15 for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. Under the campaign, customers can get cashback of up to Tk20 lakh or products worth crores of taka while purchasing a fridge, television, air conditioner, washing machine, microwave oven, blender, gas stove, fan and rice cooker. READ: Walton brings Arc CPU liquid coolers The announcement of Digital Campaign Season-15 was made at a programme in Dhaka Sunday. Walton is conducting countrywide digital campaigns to provide faster and best after-sales service for customers through online automation, according to a media statement. Read Walton launches gaming smartphone Primo S8 Mini

Robi and Gaan Bangla have teamed up again to launch the second season of the musical show "Robi Rhythm Online." Robi Rhythm Online is a weekly music show that is broadcast live every Friday at 9pm from the official Facebook page of Robi and Gaan Bangla.  To date, five episodes of the second season have gone live. The next episode will go live on October 1, 9pm where popular artist Hasib will perform. READ: PIB assistant professor Quamrun Nahar Ruma dies of Covid-19 Luipa, Mizan, Dora, Shamim, Oishee, and Priyo have already performed in the ongoing season.  Also, audiences can ask questions and make requests for their favourite songs by commenting on relevant posts on Robi Facebook page before the show. READ: Another EC official dies of Covid in Mymensingh Robi and Gaan Bangla teamed up last year to launch the first season of the show. Against the backdrop of the pandemic situation, the social media-based live show quickly caught on with the fans of popular artists, according to a media statement.