Ektaar Music Ltd

Ektaar Music is a Bangladeshi record label based in Dhaka. Established in 2002 by Feisal Siddiqi Bogey, Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu, and other collaborators, the label was created with the aim of reviving and popularizing Bengali folk music while developing a commercially viable platform for contemporary Bangladeshi artists. Its name refers to the ektara, a traditional one-stringed musical instrument strongly associated with Bengali folk culture. The label initially built its profile through the release and sale of CDs by artists including the band Bangla and singer Pothik Nobi. These releases helped establish Ektaar as a significant presence in Bangladesh's recorded-music market. Over time, the company expanded its catalogue and became known for working across folk, folk-influenced, and contemporary Bengali music. Its roster and associated releases included artists and groups such as Ajob, Bangla, Habib Wahid, Hyder Husyn, Jatra, Milon Mahmud, Moon, Renaissance, Sandipan, Shahana, Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, and Pothik Nobi. Ektaar's importance was not limited to issuing recordings. It became associated with a broader effort to strengthen the professional infrastructure of Bangladesh's music industry, including the payment of royalties to local performers and creators. In a market affected by unauthorized copying and informal distribution, the label's royalty-oriented approach was presented as a means of giving artists a more sustainable commercial role and helping musicians build careers. The company was also described as one of Bangladesh's larger record labels during its period of prominence. The label's recordings reached listeners outside Bangladesh as well, particularly within the Bangladeshi diaspora. This international audience gave Bengali-language releases an additional distribution channel and helped connect local music production with overseas listeners. Ektaar later took a visible position against music piracy. It entered into an agreement with the music portal amadergaan.com under which the portal would receive exclusive internet-distribution rights for songs produced under the Ektaar label. Sound Machine Ltd also participated in an associated agreement. The stated objective was to protect copyright and distribute Bangladeshi music internationally through authorized channels. Feisal Siddiqi Bogey is identified as Ektaar's chief executive officer. Publicly available reference material does not establish the label's current ownership structure, financial performance, catalogue size, or detailed present-day operations. Accordingly, Ektaar is best documented as a Dhaka-based Bangladeshi record label whose historical identity rests on Bengali folk revival, artist compensation, and efforts to move music distribution from physical releases and piracy-prone channels toward authorized digital access.

Ektaar Music was founded in Dhaka in 2002 by Feisal Siddiqi Bogey, Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu, and other associates. The label was conceived as a vehicle for reviving and popularizing Bengali folk music in Bangladesh. Its identity was symbolically connected to the ektara, a traditional one-stringed instrument associated with Bengali folk performance. The business began by selling CDs containing albums by artists such as the band Bangla and singer Pothik Nobi. These early releases performed successfully enough to give Ektaar a foundation in the Bangladeshi recorded-music market. The label subsequently broadened its activity and became one of the more prominent Bangladeshi music companies, with a catalogue spanning folk revival and contemporary Bengali music. Artists associated with the label or its notable catalogue included Ajob, Bangla, Habib Wahid, Hyder Husyn, Jatra, Milon Mahmud, Moon, Renaissance, Sandipan, Shahana, Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, and Pothik Nobi. A central part of Ektaar's historical significance was its connection to efforts to professionalize Bangladesh's music business. The label became known for giving royalties to Bangladeshi artists, an approach that helped frame recorded music as a source of continuing compensation rather than only a one-time physical-product sale. This model was also associated with the growth of musicians and performers working in the country. The label's music reached members of the Bangladeshi diaspora, extending the audience for Bengali-language recordings beyond the domestic market. As internet access and unauthorized digital copying became increasingly important issues for the music industry, Ektaar adopted an explicitly anti-piracy position. It signed an agreement with amadergaan.com under which the portal would have exclusive rights to distribute Ektaar-produced songs online. Sound Machine Ltd also signed an agreement connected with the arrangement. The participating companies presented the collaboration as a way to protect copyright and make Bangladeshi music available internationally through authorized distribution. Feisal Siddiqi Bogey is identified as the label's chief executive officer. Public reference material provides limited information about later corporate developments, ownership, financial results, catalogue administration, or the label's current release schedule. The documented historical record therefore centers on Ektaar's foundation in 2002, its role in Bengali folk revival, its artist-royalty practices, its association with a substantial Bangladeshi music roster, and its efforts to address piracy through licensed online distribution.

• 2002

  Ektaar Music is founded

  [1]Ektaar Musicen.wikipedia.org

  Feisal Siddiqi Bogey, Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu, and others establish the Dhaka-based label to revive and popularize Bengali folk music.

• Early CD releases establish the label

  [1]Ektaar Musicen.wikipedia.org

  Ektaar builds its initial profile through successful CD releases by artists including Bangla and Pothik Nobi.

• Authorized online distribution agreement

  [1]Ektaar Musicen.wikipedia.org

  Ektaar works with amadergaan.com and Sound Machine Ltd on copyright protection and online distribution of its catalogue.

A Bangladeshi record label positioned around Bengali folk revival, local artist development, royalty recognition, and authorized distribution of Bengali music.

• Recorded music · 2002

  Bengali folk-revival recordings

  The label's core catalogue was built around Bengali folk music and folk-revival projects. These recordings supported Ektaar's stated cultural objective of bringing traditional and folk-influenced Bengali music to a broader contemporary audience while creating commercially distributed releases.

• Band recordings

  Bangla releases

  CD releases by the band Bangla were among the early products that helped establish Ektaar's commercial presence. The releases formed part of the label's effort to connect Bengali musical traditions with a modern recorded-music format.

• Solo artist recordings

  Pothik Nobi releases

  Recordings by singer Pothik Nobi were among Ektaar's early successful CD offerings. They contributed to the label's initial growth and to its profile as a home for Bengali-language music.

• Digital music distribution

  Licensed digital catalogue distribution

  Through its arrangement with amadergaan.com, Ektaar sought to make songs produced under its label available online through an authorized distribution channel. The initiative was tied to anti-piracy and international access to Bangladeshi music.

• 2002

  Launch a label focused on Bengali folk revivalStrategy

  Background

  The founders sought to revive and popularize Bengali folk music in a commercially distributed recording industry.

  Action taken

  Ektaar was established in Dhaka and began releasing Bengali music, including CD albums by Bangla and Pothik Nobi.

  Aftermath

  The label grew into a prominent Bangladeshi record company and became associated with a wider roster of folk and contemporary artists.

  Source

• Adopt an anti-piracy distribution strategyStrategy

  Background

  Unauthorized copying and distribution were significant concerns for recorded music, while the label sought to reach listeners in Bangladesh and abroad.

  Action taken

  Ektaar entered an agreement with amadergaan.com for exclusive online distribution of Ektaar-produced songs and worked with Sound Machine Ltd in the broader arrangement.

  Aftermath

  The arrangement was presented as a mechanism for copyright protection and authorized international distribution of Bangladeshi music. Detailed commercial results are not publicly documented in the supplied material.

  Source

1. 1Ektaar Musicen.wikipedia.org