Coke studio Bangla has come back with a banger in their new season. Keeping in mind the Bengali new year and the cultural richness of Bengal, Coke Studio Bangla presents a song which delves deeper into the lives of the artisans who weave fabrics whispering the traditional opulent culture. In Bengali they are known as “Tati”, which is also the name of this song.
The origin of the weaving industry is almost more than 500 years old. The struggle of the weaving industry over the years, starting from the British rule, when the Raj imposed restrictions on the creations to promote clothes in India manufactured in Manchester is unknown to many people.
The weaving industry also played an important role in maintaining solidarity and unity between the people of both East and West Bengal during the Partition of Bengal in 1905. The weavers used to weave the lyrics of various songs into the sarees they made, the songs which united people to revolt against the Partition of Bengal.
‘Tati’ starts with the sound of weaving machines in the background and artisans busy doing their job. The lyrics narrates a story of a village bride walking to the riverside, clad in her beautiful red saree, wearing an armlet and anklet in her ankles and describes how she is beautifully dressed-up with the pallu wrapped around her waist.
Watch the song here:
In a comment on the music video, Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, the man behind the musical creation, said he thoroughly researched on the topic and got to know about Ganjer Ali , who wrote numerous songs on weaving mechanism and the creative process behind . Arnob mentioned that the weaving process behind making Jamdani sarees and the the various expressions associated with the process fascinated him and intrigued him to research about weaving.
In this song, there is a portion which is particularly based on Afro music and beats and it has been beautifully blended in this song.
Arnob came in touch with Olly boy, who has not only been working on Bangladeshi garments for three years but has also been speaking and singing in Bengali. In this video, we can see two people walking in style as if they are flexing their outfits, signifying that apart from wearing foreign made outfits, we can also proudly wear our traditional creations.
In this video, Jaya Ahsan was just the cherry on the top. Besides being an successful actor, she has also a beautiful voice to explore.
Arnob, Jaya, Md Ariful Haque, Jannatul Ferdous Akhter, Olly boy and all the other singers and musicians have put in their soul into the rendition. The entire set was designed beautifully with sarees, coco cola bottles, beautiful wall prints etc. Production designer Umer Naeem Butt did a phenomenal job as well.
The sound of dhol, sarengi and tula dhuna accompanied with drums guitar and other instruments gives a different flavor to the song.
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