Spotlight

Feeda Hasan Shahed

Who does not know of the cliché 'All-work-and-no-play makes Jack a dull boy'? When it comes to our campus lives, it becomes all the more relevant. Look at the loads of activities going around: debates, exhibition, study tours, sports, music… etc. Amid all these, who'd want to just-study-whole-day and become a Jack?

So here are two rocking bands of DU who have been creating fabulous musical performances all over the place. The first one is of a rocker named Shuvo from the Institute of Education & Research at DU who has a mind blowing history of performing in the campus. His band's name is Roots. They were the champions of the Benson & Hedges Star Search Competition in 2003 and the Drockstar champion last year. They have been actively performing since 2000, and their first ever campus show was in TSC. Later on they performed in almost every corner on DU campus. Shuvo, the vocalist of the band, said, 'I used to go for addafying with guitars in TSC which was later changed to Public Library arena, and the adda usually lasted till 12 midnight. On one occasion, a 'Kobita Utshob' was going to be held there. The night before that, after finishing our adda, we came by the side of the incomplete stage and sort of sound-checked the environment. That was the beginning.'

Shuvo was in Metal Maze and Acoustica. Finally he established himself in Roots and has never looked back. The members are Shuvo (vocalist), Enayet (bassist), Rony (keyboardist), Prince (guitarist), Bulbul (drummer), Hanif (hi-pad percussionist), Ratan (low-pad percussionist) and Parag (guest guitarist). Their last show on campus was on 2006 at the Law Department. 'Shuktara' is their released band album.

Another band who plays equally marvelous music and creates touching melodies is 'No Mans Land'. The band was formed by Sheikh Zohur, a student from the Institute of Fine Arts. Zohur, along with his friends from other departments, used to perform regularly in DU campus. After getting support from friends and classmates, he and his friends tried to form a band which they named 'No Man's Land'. Ever since 2003, they have been rocking around the campus. They have so far performed at the Charukola, TSC, and Shahnewaz Hall. Besides, they recorded 5 songs and have given those to audio companies. Much to their delight, a 3-song album has been released in Japan.