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Awaaz Utha

"Awaaz Utha"
Song by Hannan Hossain Shimul
LanguageBengali
Released18 July 2024[1]
Recorded2024
GenreHip hop
Length2:36
LabelKillaz Kulture
Songwriter(s)Hannan Hossain Shimul
Composer(s)Hannan Hossain Shimul
Producer(s)Samir Islam[2]
External audio
audio icon "Awaaz Utha" on YouTube

"Awaaz Utha" (Bengali: আওয়াজ উডা, lit.'Raise the voice') is a Bangladeshi hip hop protest song composed in the context of the July revolution, written, composed and voiced by Hannan Hossain Shimul and mixed and mastered by SnareByt.[1]

The song released during the quota reform movement in Bangladesh. The song's composer, Hannan, was arrested by the police on 25 July from Narayanganj, a week after the release of the song.[3] New York-based non-profit organisation Artist at Risk Connection (ARC) condemned the arrest.[4]

A Bengali graffiti of Awaaz Utha at the Eden College, Dhaka

The song became very popular with the audience around the quota reform movement.[3][5] In just 13 days, it received over six million views on YouTube, making it the fifth most trending song on YouTube in Bangladesh.[4] Hannan later performed the song in the "Spirits of July" concert on 21 December 2024.[6]

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