"Shudhijon Shono" ("Listen, Gentlemen") is a song by Bengali

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band

Moheener Ghoraguli Moheener Ghoraguli (, literally "Moheen's horses") was an Indian rock group from Kolkata, established in 1975. Their music drew from wide variety of influences, including Bengali folk, Baul, urban American folk, and jazz. They sometimes descri ...

, featured on their 1978

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, ''

Ajaana UDonto bostu ba Aw-Oo-Baw ''Ajaana UDonto bostu ba Aw-Oo-Baw'' ('; ''Unidentified Flying Object or UFO'') is the second and debut single album by the Bengali rock band Moheener Ghoraguli. It was released on 21 August in 1978 as a Standard Play 45-rpm disc by Hindusthan R ...

''. Written by

Ranjon Ghoshal Ranjon Ghoshal ( bn, রঞ্জন ঘোষাল; 7 June 1955 – 9 July 2020) was an Indian theatre director and musician. He was a member of the Bengali band Moheener Ghoraguli, and ran an advertising agency, Mareech Advertising in Ban ...

, composed by

Gautam Chattopadhyay Gautam Chattopadhyay (1 June 1949 – 20 June 1999) was an Indian Bengali singer, songwriter, bassist, and composer. In 1975, as a leader he founded the progressive rock band Moheener Ghoraguli with Tapas Das, Abraham Mazumdar, Pradip Chatt ...

, and sung by Tapesh Bandyopadhyay,

Tapas Das Tapas Bapi Das (also known as Bapida, or its variations Bapi Da, Bapi-da, (22 September 1954 – 25 June 2023) was an Indian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was one of the founding members of the Bengali rock band Moheener Ghoraguli establi ...

and Ranjon. The lyrics is a call to the people of the city, while bass guitar carry the music. It was one of the band's initial songs such as "Haay, Bhalobasi" and "Bheshe Ashey Kolkata".

Release

"Shudhijon Shono" was released by Hindusthan Record as the

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of a Standard play 7-inch single

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Alternative and live versions

In 1999, an Alternative version of "Shudhijon Shono" was released on the albym ''

Khyapar Gaan ''Khyapar Gaan'' (''Songs of the Loony'') was the last album of the Bengali band Moheener Ghoraguli sompadito seriese. It was released in 1999 by Asha Audio. The song "Tai Janai Gaaney" is based on (both in terms of lyrics and tune) the Jim Croc ...

'', and performed by

Krosswindz Krosswindz (Bengali: ক্রসউইন্ডস) is a Bengali rock/folk-fusion band, based in Kolkata, India. They have played all over India and abroad and have helped urbanize the folk music of Bengal and have tried to make it popular. Kro ...

. A live version was played at Ambedkar Bhavan, Bangalore in Indian on 17 February 2007 at the First Rock Concert – Remembering Mohiner Ghoraguli by Shilajit Majumdar.

Personnel

- lead guitar

References

External links

* {{authority control 1978 singles 1978 songs Moheener Ghoraguli songs Songs written by Ranjon Ghoshal Songs in Bengali