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Native name
  
ক্ষ

Role
  
Band

Years active
  
2007–present

Origin
  
London, United Kingdom

Name
  
Khiyo Khiyo

Labels
  
ARC Music

Record label
  
ARC Music

Website
  
www.khiyo.com


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Genres
  
Classical rock jazz blues Nazrul Sangeet Rabindra Sangeet Bengali folk Indian classical

Members
  
Oliver Weeks Sohini Alam Ben Heartland Hassan Mohyeddin (guest) Derek Scurll (guest) Danyal Dhondy (guest)

Similar
  
Sohini Alam, Farida Parveen, Krosswindz, Lalon, Anusheh Anadil

Khiyo amar shonar bangla official music video


Khiyo (Bengali: ক্ষ) are an English fusion band of British and Bengali descent formed in London, England in 2007. The three core members of Khiyo are Sohini Alam on vocals, Oliver Weeks on guitar and piano, and Ben Heartland on bass.

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Khiyo BBC Singer Sohini Alam and her band Khiyo with Tommy

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History

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Khiyo is named after a letter of the Bengali alphabet, the 'Khiyo'. It is a unique letter that, whilst being a combination of two letters, has an identity of its own. The name reflects the band's members drawing on different musical backgrounds, amalgamating into a singularly identifiable sound. Alam met Weeks in 2007 when she was understudy for the Bengali singer Mousumi Bhowmik, with whom Weeks was working in the band Parapar. They later brought in Weeks' friend Heartland, who he knew from studying together at Cambridge University.

Style

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The band combines and mixes interpretations of traditional Bangladeshi songs with original modern arrangements. They draw influence from classical, rock, jazz, blues, Nazrul Sangeet, Rabindra Sangeet, Bengali folk and Indian classical.

Recording and performances

Khiyo BBC Singer Sohini Alam and her band Khiyo with Tommy Bangladesh

In December 2012, Khiyo released the music video for its version of Rabindranath Tagore's song "Amar Sonar Bangla". In September 2013, they headlined at the Purcell Room as part of the Southbank Centre's Alchemy festival.

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In August 2014, the band self-released their Khiyo (album)|self-titled]] debut album with a launch at the Forge in Camden Town, London. The album (which was recorded over seven years) combines grungy rhythm-section and acoustic guitars to classic Bangladeshi melodies. In September of the same year, they performed songs from their album live on BBC Asian Network, hosted by Nadia Ali. In August 2015, the album was re-launched by ARC Music.


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References

Khiyo Wikipedia