Souls

The Biography Souls is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Chittagong in 1972. Souls is one of the most popular and oldest band in Bangladesh. Souls started its journey in from 1972. Their first lineup consisted of Sazed Ul Alam and Lulu on guitars, Newaz on percussion, Ronny on drums, and Tajul on vocals. Towards the end of 1973, founder member Lulu left the band before Nakib Khan joined the band. His induction into the band was followed by his brother Pilu Khan and Tapan Choudhury. In 1982, Nasim Ali Khan and Ayub Bachchu joined. The band started writing and composing their own songs while performing cover songs of western bands in hotels. In 1982, they released their debut album, Super Souls, which was one of the first albums released by a music group in Bangladesh, along with the debut album of the band Shocking Blue. The album features the song “Mon Shudhu Mon Chuyeche”. The Kumar Bishwajit song “Torey Putuler Moto Kore Shajiye” is a Souls track from their debut album. Present members Partha Barua – vocals, lead guitar (1989–present) Meer Shahriar Hossain Masum – keyboards (2003–present) Maruf Hasan Talukder Real – bass guitar (2012–present) Avijit Sengupta – drums (2025–present)