Souls participates in South Asian Band Fest

Popular rock act Souls is participating in the 6th South Asian Band Festival in New Delhi and Jaipur. The festival started on December 6 and will continue till December 11, according to Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) sources.
The band is taking part in the festival after receiving an invitation from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The festival has been organised jointly by IGCC and Indian NGO, SEHER.
Souls came to spotlight in 1972, almost immediately after the Liberation War. A group of young musicians, inspired by Western rock music, decided to form a band called 'Shurela'. A year later the band was renamed as 'Souls'.
The 1980s were the eventful years for Souls when the band became hugely popular. Its debut album “Super Souls” was released in 1980 and became a milestone in modern urban music in Bangladesh. The 1980s saw Souls releasing four successful hit albums.
In 1988, Partho Barua joined the band. After his initiation, the band released its 5th album, “E Emon Porichoy”, and followed it soon with the album “Aaj Din Katuk Ganey”.
Current line-up of the band is: Naseem Ali Khan (vocals); Partho Barua (vocals and guitar); SK. Ahasanur Rahman (drums); Mohammad Maruf Hasan Talukder (bass guitar); Meer Shahriar Hossain (keyboard); and Tushar Ranjan Datta (percussion).
The festival features several prominent bands from India and other South Asian countries like Nasya (India); E-SA (Maldives); The Likens (Bhutan); District Unknown (Afghanistan); Thriloka (Sri Lanka); Blaze (Myanmar); Jindabad (Nepal); and Noori (Pakistan).