Rock music of West Bengal

Bengali rock in India
Bengali rock in India
Stylistic origins	Bangladeshi rock, Classical music, Rock and roll, electric blues, folk music, country, blues
Cultural origins	1970s, West Bengal (India), Tripura (India) and Assam (India)
Typical instruments	Vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, synthesizer, keyboards
Fusion genres
	Bhangra rock; indorock; raga rock; raï rock; sufi rock;
Regional scenes
	West Bengal
Other topics
	Backbeat; Bengali band; hall of fame; social impact;

Rock music of West Bengal originated in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The first Bengali rock band in West Bengal and India was Moheener Ghoraguli.^[1]^[2]^[3] In modern times, in this type of music distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, and drums are used, sometimes accompanied with pianos and keyboards. In early times the instruments used in modern times were also accompanied by saxophone, flute, violin and bass violin.

^ "A five man musical journey of countless Miles". The Times of India. 22 June 2003. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.
^ "When music feeds a city's soul". The Times of India. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011.
^ "Song of the stallion". The Times of India. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.

[1] "A five man musical journey of countless Miles". The Times of India. 22 June 2003. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.

[2] "When music feeds a city's soul". The Times of India. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011.

[3] "Song of the stallion". The Times of India. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.

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