Maadal (band) explained

Maadal
Origin:	Kolkata
Genre:	Folk, Music of Bengal
Years Active:	2002 - Present
Current Members:	Sikha Bhattacharya Sonia Ghosh (Sen) Sarmishtha Chatterjee (Ganguly)PINCON fame. Tupsi Sarkar Sampa Sardar (Biswas) Palashpriya Bhattacharya

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". 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

• Sikha Bhattacharya
• Sonia Ghosh (Sen)
• Sarmishtha Chatterjee (PINCON fame)
• Tupsi Sarkar
• Sampa Sardar (Biswas)
• Palashpriya Bhattacharya

Accompanists

• Shankar Saha -bangladhol,khol,dhol,madol
• Suranjeet Roy - tabla,khanjira
• pankaj das - Percussion
• Suvam kanjilal - Banjo/Mandolin
• Deep Mukherjee - Keyboard
• santanu chakraborty -keyboard

Album

• 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]

External links

• http://www.maadal.org Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site:
   1. LifeIsMusic: Meet the all-women band Maadal
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2. Web site: The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112214653/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1071007/asp/calcutta/story_8403592.asp. dead. January 12, 2018. www.telegraphindia.com.
3. Web site: The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Metro - Maiden power. https://web.archive.org/web/20080612061251/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080610/jsp/entertainment/story_9387988.jsp. dead. June 12, 2008. www.telegraphindia.com.
4. Web site: MAADAL . 2017-05-10 . 2017-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170515095458/http://www.maadal.org/media.html . dead .
5. Web site: Kiya Phool by Maadal on Apple Music. iTunes. 29 September 2016.
6. Web site: Pran Jharna by Madaal on Apple Music. iTunes. 31 March 2012.
7. Web site: Urapankhi - Maadal - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic.
8. Web site: Urapankhi by Maadal on Apple Music. iTunes. 11 January 2018.
9. Web site: Sundori Kamala - Maadal - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic.
10. Web site: Sondari Kamola by Maadal on Apple Music. iTunes. 11 January 2018.
11. https://ashaaudio.net/index.php/artists/maadal/ Asha Audio
12. Web site: Vandey Janani by Maadal on Apple Music. iTunes. 1 August 2007.
13. Web site: Maadal on Apple Music . Apple Music.