Oboyob is a band from Bangladesh which mainly circles around the genre - Psychedelic Rock. It presents Classic Rock with illusive, dreamy and colorful ambiance creating sound which leads the crowd towards a psychedelic world of feel and emotion. Band’s thirst for melody and pure music bounds every performance to have their best. And numbers from the past legends like The Beatles, The Doors, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd drives the listeners to have their best choices at live.
Formation:
January, 2009.
Origin and Current Location:
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The band has it’s own Practice Pad & Studio named “Metronome”, located in Baridhara D.O.H.S.
Genres:
Psychedelic Rock.
Also Classic, Blues, Neo-Psychedelic, Experimental Rock and Fusion occasionally.
Members:
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Rafiqul Alam Tanna - Guitars and Vocal
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Marzuq Hussain - Bass and Vocal
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Kashfee Mahmood Tusha - Guitars and Backing Vocal
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Tahmid Hussain - Vocal; Drums and Percussions
Influences:
The influences of the band mainly travel back to the old 60’s - 80’s Rock, Psychedelic Rock and Blues to the bands/artists such as Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Doors, Dire Straits, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Scorpions, Eagles, U2, Sting, The Verve, Tool, B.B. King, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Chris Rea, Ritchie Blackmore, Bryan Adams, Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bhupen Hazarika, Lalon and the list goes on.
The untouched, un-wondered and grim aspects of life also inspire the band much.
Brief History:
The band started it’s journey in the year 2009 by Imran and Sadid with the former name “Chaotic Symphony”. In mid 2010 it was restructured and renamed to Oboyob/????? (Meaning: Indistinct Form or Figure) with the then members - Imran, Sadid, Kashfee, Marzuq, Russel, Tanna and Sazib.
After initially starting as a cover band (mostly Pink Floyd covers), Oboyob eventually began working on originals too, as each and every performance helped the band to discover and build it’s own sound.
Discography:
Oboyob is currently working on it’s solo album. Singles released so far are:
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Ghowr (Album: Rock 606; Year: 2011)
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Oto:por Shopnera (Album: Play It… Now!; Year: 2011)
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ShobdoSrot (Album: Hatiar; Year: 2012)
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Shada-Kalo (Album: Enter: Music; Year: 2014)
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The Wall (Album: Tribute From Bangladesh - Vol. 2; Year: 2014)
Enlistments:
“Ekushey Music Lab” of Ekushey Television Ltd.
Contacts:
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E-mail: oboyob.band@gmail.com
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Kashfee : +88 01718519856 (kashfee069@yahoo.com)
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Tanna: +88 01911918222 (tanna_lab@yahoo.com)
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Marzuq: +88 01717320737 (meet.mrf@gmail.com)
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Tahmid: +88 01773187547 (tahmid.hussain@gmail.com)
Official Links:
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