Tomake Chai
| "Tomake Chai" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Kabir Suman | |
| from the album Tomake Chai | |
| Language | Bangla |
| Released | 1992 |
| Recorded | four track tape recorder |
| Length | 6:18 |
| Label | HMV |
| Songwriter(s) | Kabir Suman |
| Music video | |
| Tomake Chai - Kabir Suman on YouTube | |
Tomake Chai (Bengali: তোমাকে চাই; "I Want You" or "I Yearn for You") is a 1992 released Bengali song by Kabir Suman from the album Tomake Chai.[1][2] This song, which used several new form of technology,[2] is the first song of the album (total 12 songs), which also happened to be the artist's first solo album. This song (along with the album) is often considered as milestone and the one which changed the Bengali music forever.[3][4] This iconic song was initially directed towards a woman but after few lines got "quickly overshadowed by his [Suman's] love for Calcutta".[5][6]
References
- ^ "Bangla band". thehindu.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Suman flays Minister for withdrawing textbook". thehindu.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "A song's journey". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Kabir Suman's first solo album 'Tomake Chai' completes 20 years". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "'Lend your voice instead'". business-standard.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "'I am a polygamous man. Maybe I'm still searching for love': Kabir Suman". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.