Pohela Boishakh or Bengali New Year is being celebrated on April 14 across the country. Renowned poet, lyricist and composer Mahbubul A Khalid has penned various songs on the occasion. Among them ‘Ayre Ay Boishakh Ay’, ‘Dhol Bajao Re’ and ‘Noboborsho’ are most noteworthy.

The audios and videos of those songs have been published on the website of www.khalidsangeet.com. Besides, music videos are also available on Mahbubul A Khalid’s YouTube channel ‘Khalid Sangeet’.

The song ‘Ayre Ay Boishakh Ay’ has three versions in which prominent singer late Subir Nandi and young singer Tina Mostary rendered their voices under the music of late composer Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul.

The music of another Pohela Boishak song ‘Dhol Bajao Re’ has been composed by Roman Rahman which has been sung by young singer Shoshi.

Meanwhile, the other song ‘Noboborsho’ has two versions in which Kona and Moutushi rendered their voices under music of Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul.

About the songs, lyricist Mahbubul A Khalid said, Pohela Boishakh or Bangla Noboborsho is the major traditional festival to Bengali nation. Various aspects and themes of the occasion have been portrayed on the songs. Hope listeners will love these songs and get the real flavor of Pohela Boishakh.