Chirkutt

This band was formed in 2002 by Sharmin Sultana Sumi.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/cover-story/chirkutt-back-stage-pass-188755|title=CHIRKUTT Back Stage Pass|date=2015-12-19|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en}} Emon Chowdhury joined in 2005, Pavel Areen joined in 2008 and Jahid Nirob joined in 2015.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/plugged-emon-chowdhury-1612123|title=Plugged-in: Emon Chowdhury|date=2018-07-28|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-29|language=en}} Eight years after the band was formed they released their first album Chirkuttnama.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/watch-evening-bangla-fusion-band-chirkutt-198394|title=[WATCH] An evening with Chirkutt|date=2016-01-07|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en}}

Chirkutt's performed at SXSW-2016 in Austin, US{{Cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2016-03-18/sxsw-music-chirkutt/|title=SXSW Music: Chirkutt|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en-US}} and South Asian Band Festival-Delhi, India, the President house concert in India-2014, India Music Week and the Jaffna Music Festival, Sri Lanka. They were also the winners of the RTV Best Band Award 2012. Chirkutt band has also embarked for a tour in Norway with Norwegian rockers Casa Murilo in 2013.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/norge-bangladesh-tur-retur-1.297893|title=Norge – Bangladesh tur/retur – dagsavisen.no|access-date=2017-02-16|language=no}} They performed on Asian TV music show in September 2016.{{Cite news|url=http://archive.newagebd.net/251528/chirkutt-perform-live-asian-tv/ |title=Chirkutt to perform live on Asian TV |date=2016-09-16 |newspaper=New Age|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en-GB}}{{cite web|url=http://www.voomi.today/2014/12/05/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151004162900/http://www.voomi.today/2014/12/05/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-10-04|script-title=bn:রঙিন চিরকুট|work=Daily Voomi |language=bn}}

Present members

• Sharmin Sultana Sumi – lead vocals {{small|(2002–present)}}
• Dibbo Nasser – lead guitars {{small|(2023–present)}}
• Pavel Areen – drums {{small|(2008–present)}}
• Rayhan Islam Shuvro - Acoustic Guitar {{small|(2023–present)}}
• Ishmamul Farhad - Bass guitar {{small|(2024–present)}}
• Rayhan Parvez Akanda Pranto - Guitar & Ethnic Instruments {{small|(2023–present)}}
• Yaar Hossain - Keyboards & Violin {{small|(2024–present)}}

Past members

• Jahid Nirob – keyboards {{small|(2015–2024)}}{{cite news |title=ফের ভাঙন চিরকুটে, ব্যান্ড ছাড়লেন জাহিদ নিরব |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/entertainment/2024/12/24/1460779 |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=kalerkantho |date=December 2024}}
• Emon Chowdhury – lead guitars {{small|(2005–2022)}}
• Rashed Sharif Shoaib
• Sabbir Ahmed
• Rokon Emon
• Pinto Ghosh – vocals, violin {{small|(2002–2016)}}
• Anwar Shafiq Tomal
• Parvez Sazzad

• "চিরকুটনামা (Chronograph)" (2010)
• "যাদুর শহর (City of Magic)" (2013)
• "উধাও (Disappear)" (2017){{cite news |title=Chirkutt all set to release third album |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/17473/chirkutt-all-set-to-release-third-album |newspaper=New Age |date=10 June 2017}}
• "ভালোবাসাসমগ্র (Love Anthology)" (2025)

Channel i Music Awards

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| 2013 || "যাদুর শহর (City of Magic)" || Best Band Album of the Year || {{won}}

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RTV Music Awards

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| 2012 || Chirkutt || Best Band of the Year || {{won}}

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SAARC Film Festival Award

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| 2016 || Jalal's Story || Best Original Score{{cite news |author=Mahid Ul Ibad |title=Winners – SAARC Film Festival 2016 |url=http://saarcculture.org/2016/06/07/winners-saarc-film-festival-2016/ |publisher=SAARC Culture |access-date=2019-05-06 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506043835/http://saarcculture.org/2016/06/07/winners-saarc-film-festival-2016/ |url-status=dead }} || {{won}}

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The band has also worked on several local film music director. They won the "SAARC" film festival award in 2016 for the best original score of the film Jalal's Story.{{Cite news|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2016/jun/08/chirkutt-bags-first-international-award|title=Chirkutt bags first international award|work=Dhaka Tribune|language=en|access-date=2017-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031548/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2016/jun/08/chirkutt-bags-first-international-award|archive-date=12 December 2017|url-status=dead}} Chirkutt also have done the playback in the movies Television,{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/chirkutt-fascinates-cu-students-1233109 |title=Chirkutt Fascinates CU Students |date=2016-06-02|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en}} and Piprabidya,{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/pipra-bidya-48914|title=Pipra Bidya|date=2014-11-06|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en}} of director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. They did the soundtrack of Aynabaji of Amitabh Reza Chowdhury 2016 film,{{Cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2016/09/29/chirkuts-new-track-aynabaji/|title=Chirkut's new track for Aynabaji and 'Doob' of Mostofa Sarwar Farooki |date=2016-09-29|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en-US}} Ice cream of Redowan Rony. Chirkutt did the soundtrack of the movie Tumi Je Amar by RTV.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/deshi-grapevine/chirkutts-song-tumi-je-amar%E2%80%9D-1302214|title=Chirkutt's song in "Tumi Je Amar"|date=2016-10-22|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-02-16|language=en}} They composed the soundtrack of the 2017 movie Doob – No bed of roses.

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20181102175600/http://chirkuttband.com/ Official Website]
• [https://m.facebook.com/Chirkutt/ Official Facebook]
• [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/edf60d57-3ffb-490e-aa39-8828126ba042 BBC Music] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529221452/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/edf60d57-3ffb-490e-aa39-8828126ba042 |date=29 May 2019 }}

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