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Maadal | |
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| Origin | Kolkata |
| Genres | Folk, Music of Bengal |
| Years active | 2002 - Present |
| Website | web |
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Maadal is the first all-female Bengali folk singer group, formed in 2002 in West Bengal.[1][2][3][4] They showcase both "epar bangla" and "opar bangla".[clarification needed] The traditional folk instrument of Bengal, maadal, represents their kind of music.
The word 'maadal' can be broken up into two parts - 'maa' & 'dal' respectively signifying mother and group.
Singers[edit | edit source]
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- Sikha Bhattacharya
- Sonia Ghosh (Sen)
- Sarmishtha Chatterjee (Ganguly)
- Tupsi Sarkar
- Sampa Sardar (Biswas)
- Palashpriya Bhattacharya
Accompanists[edit | edit source]
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- Shankar Saha -bangladhol, khol, dhol, madol
- Suranjeet Roy - tabla, khanjira
- pankaj das - Percussion
- Suvam kanjilal - Banjo/Mandolin
- Deep Mukherjee - Keyboard
- santanu chakraborty -keyboard
Album[edit | edit source]
- KIYA PHOOL - Released 2016[5]
- PRAN JHARNA[6] (Asha Audio) - released on 2012
- URAPANKHI[7][8] (Asha Audio) - released 2009
- MAYA LAGAI SE (Asha Audio) - released on
- SOUNDARI KAMALA[9][10] (Asha Audio)[11]- released on 14 September 2006.
- BANDEY JANANI[12] (Cozmik Harmony) - released on 18 January 2005.
- CHIRANTANI (Cozmik Harmony)- released on 10 March 2004.[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "#LifeIsMusic: Meet the all-women band Maadal".
- ā "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018.
- ā "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Metro - Maiden power". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008.
- ā "MAADAL". Archived from the original on 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ā "Kiya Phool by Maadal on Apple Music". iTunes. 29 September 2016.
- ā "Pran Jharna by Madaal on Apple Music". iTunes. 31 March 2012.
- ā "Urapankhi - Maadal - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ā "Urapankhi by Maadal on Apple Music". iTunes. 11 January 2018.
- ā "Sundori Kamala - Maadal - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ā "Sondari Kamola by Maadal on Apple Music". iTunes. 11 January 2018.
- ā Asha Audio [dead link]
- ā "Vandey Janani by Maadal on Apple Music". iTunes. 1 August 2007.
- ā "Maadal on Apple Music". Apple Music.
External links[edit | edit source]
- http://www.maadal.org Official website
- Video at YouTube