Zinga Goshty
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Zinga Gosty is the first known pop music group of Bangladesh
. It was formed in 1963 by a group of young college students of Chittagong College
. Led by Late Shafaat Ali - the group's erstwhile leader, Zinga soon became very popular with its modern style tunes that revolutionized the Bangla POP/Band industry. Najma Zaman, later famous as a pop singer, joined Zinga Goshty. Najma entered the Bangla music
industry with the hit song "Tomari Jibone". EMI Pakistan record label brought out the first smash hit album with "Tomari Jibone" in 1966. Zinga was the first band to perform in the first Bangladesh
(then East Pakistan
) TV pop music Show ever broadcast. Zinga also initiated the careers of noted singers like Kaderi Kibria and Linu Billah. In the late 70's, Zinga had already become the common name in Bangladeshi pop music scene. Along with Zinga, some other pop singers of Bangladesh namely Azam Khan
, Pilu Momtaz
, Ferdous Wahid
and late Firoz Shai made the pop-songs popular in the country at that time.
By Late 70s and early 80s Zinga completely turned into a family based musical band and was often compared to the famous bands in the west like BeeGees, Beatles, Abba & Boney M.
Zinga in late 80 & early 90s participated in several POP Video music competition in the Netherlands
, Australia
, UK
, and won several awards for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It was formed in 1963 by a group of young college students of Chittagong College
Chittagong College
Chittagong College is a well-respected college in Bangladesh. It is also the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. Having started out as Chittagong District school in 1836, it was upgraded to an Intermediate college in 1869. It started providing science education in...
. Led by Late Shafaat Ali - the group's erstwhile leader, Zinga soon became very popular with its modern style tunes that revolutionized the Bangla POP/Band industry. Najma Zaman, later famous as a pop singer, joined Zinga Goshty. Najma entered the Bangla music
Music of Bengal
The music of Bengal, also referred to as Bangla music, comprises a long tradition of religious and secular song-writing over a period of almost a millennium...
industry with the hit song "Tomari Jibone". EMI Pakistan record label brought out the first smash hit album with "Tomari Jibone" in 1966. Zinga was the first band to perform in the first Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
(then East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
) TV pop music Show ever broadcast. Zinga also initiated the careers of noted singers like Kaderi Kibria and Linu Billah. In the late 70's, Zinga had already become the common name in Bangladeshi pop music scene. Along with Zinga, some other pop singers of Bangladesh namely Azam Khan
Azam Khan (singer)
Azam Khan was a Bangladeshi pop singer. He was the pioneer in Bengali pop music. He founded a band called Uchcharon in the early 1970s. He is honored as Guru of Pop Music in Bangladesh...
, Pilu Momtaz
Pilu Momtaz
Pilu Montaz was a Bangladeshi singer, who helped popularize pop music in Bangladesh in the years following the country's independence. The Bengali-language pop music is now referred to as "Bangla Pop."Montaz was born in Dhaka...
, Ferdous Wahid
Ferdous Wahid
Ferdous Wahid is a pop singer of Bangladesh who started his career in 1970s and became very popular at that time. He is one of the pioneer singers in Bangladesh who made pop songs popular in Bangladesh....
and late Firoz Shai made the pop-songs popular in the country at that time.
By Late 70s and early 80s Zinga completely turned into a family based musical band and was often compared to the famous bands in the west like BeeGees, Beatles, Abba & Boney M.
Zinga in late 80 & early 90s participated in several POP Video music competition in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and won several awards for Bangladesh.