G-Series (record label)

G-Series is a major Bangladeshi record label.[2] The company produces and publishes cassettes, CDs, VCDs, and DVDs of dramas, telefilms, movies, and music.[1] It is one of the largest such companies in Bangladesh.[3] The owner of the company is Nazmul Haque Bhuiyan, popularly known as Khaled.[4][5] The Daily Star described it a major record label in Bangladesh.[6]

G-Series
Founded1983 [1]
FounderNazmul Haque Bhuiyan
StatusActive
Distributor(s)Geetanjoly
GenreVarious
Country of originBangladesh
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
Official websitewww.gentertainmentbd.club

History

G-Series was established in 1983 by Nazmul Haque Bhuiyan. In 2006, Agniveena production was founded as a sister concern of G-Series. G-series is named after the famous book of poems, Gitanjali of Rabindranath Tagore.[1] In 2007, G-Series was seeing a decline in the sale of compact disks due to piracy.[7]

In 2010, for the Eid market, G-series and Agniveena, its sister concern, released 30 albums.[8] The same year the company partnered with BBC World Service Trust to launch BBC Janala on CD. BBC Janala is a program of the trust, English in action, with an aim of making English lessons more accessible.[9]

In 2011, G-Series partnered with Nescafé to launch Get Set Rock, a talent hunt which was won by S.I.X. G-Series released an album of the winner, S.I.X, and the runner-up, Rang, titled Nescafé 'Get Set Rock.[10]

G-series partnered with Anurag Halder to produce a concert of Bangladeshi artist Topu in Kolkata, India in July 2019.[11]

Artists

Musicians

Bands
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See also

References
  1. "About us". G-Series. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. Mahmud, Jamil (8 September 2010). "New voices keeping the Eid audio market abuzz". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. Tanim, Faizul A (30 April 2004). "The Turbulent Evolution of Bangla Rock". Star Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. "Amader Gaan, Sound Machine and G-Series tie the knot". Rising Stars. The Daily Star. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. "Sandipan's solo album 'Bondhu Porobashi' launched". The Daily Star. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. "G Series to celebrate its 36th birthday today". The Daily Star. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. Ghias, Durdana. "Audio Piracy: Eating up music industry". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. "New voices keeping the Eid audio market abuzz". The Daily Star. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  9. "BBC English lessons now on CD". The Daily Star. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  10. "Nescafé launches Get Set Rock". The Daily Star. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  11. "Topu entertains Kolkata for the first time". The Daily Star. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  12. "Ustad Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury's solo album launched". The Daily Star. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  13. লিজা নামেই অ্যালবাম করব [I'll do the album as Liza]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  14. "In memory of Suchitra Sen - Parveen Sultana launches solo album". The Daily Star. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  15. "THE HIP-HOP STORY". The Daily Star. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  16. "Shironamhin launches its third album Bondho Janala". The Daily Star. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  17. "Black's latest album "Abar" launched". The Daily Star. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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