Mrtzcmp3


Shayan


Shayan Aka Farzana Wahid. At first glance, Farzana Wahid, popularly known as Shayan may not seem like an ideal Bangladeshi musician. Endorsing a ‘Dylan-esque’ look, the composer/singer is often seen clad in black with a guitar strapped to her back. Her unique outlook of course doesn’t just stop with her looks, her songs which have entered many a households of the country, have a similar feature. Songs composed from Shayan’s first album, Shayan’er Gaan, strays away from the contemporary mainstream music scene of Bangladesh and in a sense reminds one of the songs composed in the 70s and 80s in Bangladesh by the likes of Maqsood and Azam Khan. They talk of random tales, politics, freedom, art, culture, sometimes bringing in Shayan’s own analysis and spread through various degrees. Her main accompaniment to most of her songs, her guitar, is often overseen as the power of her lyrics, complimented by her powerful voice takes over the listeners’ ears. On the 41st Victory Day of Bangladesh, Amader Kotha finds Shayan’s songs, which often recalled the LiberationWar of 1971, aptly describing the current scenario of the country. Her song ‘ O neta bhai’ for instance is a classic example of the kind of route her songs often end up taking. In ‘O Neta Bhai’ or ‘Oh my dear politician’ Shayan criticizes the state of student politics in the country today. She claims that what was once a sector responsible for staging some of the most daring protests during th...

Related Artist

Top Tracks

Copyright © 2019 | Mrtzcmp3