Jahaji Explained

Jahaji
জাহাজী
Type:studio
Artist:Shironamhin
Cover:Jahaji (2004) album cover.jpg
Alt:album cover of the album Jahaji
Recorded:15–30 December 2003
Studio:Rabbit Communications Studio, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Producer:Ziaur Rahman Zia
Next Title:Ichchhe Ghuri
Next Year:2006

জাহাজী (Navigator) is the debut studio album by Bangladeshi rock band Shironamhin. The album was recorded in Rabbit Communications Studio between 15 and 30 December 2003. It was released on 1 November 2004 by Rabbit Communications in Dhaka.

Two of the album's songs, "হাসিমুখ (Smile Face)" and "লাল নীল গল্প (Red Blue Story)", became long-term mainstays of the band's live set list, while other songs were performed live only a handful of times.[1] [2] [3]

Background

Jahaji is based around the struggles of an urban lifestyle. The title track of the album states this. Shironamhin tried to portray the everyday life of a young middle-class career-seeking sailor in the Bronx. The cultural interest, the gossip in a crowded cityscape, the life of bu Dhaka.

Release

In 2004, Shironamhin completed the album Jahaji. At first, in 2004, the record label company Rabbit Communications released the album. Later Bangladeshi record label company G-Series reproduced & released it on 2005.

Track listing

Of the album's eleven songs, seven were written by Ziaur Rahman Zia, two were written by Tanzir Tuhin, and remaining were written by other members.[4] [5]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jahagi — Running time . . 1 January 2004 . 2013-07-06.
  2. Web site: Jahaji — The debut album by Shironamhin . banglamusic.com . 2013-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130813135836/http://banglamusic.com/reviews/albums-reviews/jahaji-bangla-music-album-shironamhin-773.html . 13 August 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: In conversation with Zia: A touch of contemporary music. 15 June 2008.
  4. Web site: Jahaji — The debut album by Shironamhin . banglamusic.com . 2013-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130813135836/http://banglamusic.com/reviews/albums-reviews/jahaji-bangla-music-album-shironamhin-773.html . 13 August 2013 . dead .
  5. Web site: Jahagi — Tracklist . . 2004-11-01 . 2013-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130704110142/http://www.shironamhin.net/album/lost-in-transition/ . 4 July 2013 . dead .