LRB, a legendary name in the history of Bangladeshi band music, will perform today evening at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre at 6:30pm.
The famous band was founded in 1991 by Ayub Bachchu, who is the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist. LRB released its debut album entitled LRB 1 and 2 in 1992 which was a big hit in Bangladesh. With the passage of time, their music has been widely appreciated by music lovers in Bangladesh and abroad.
LRB’s first concert abroad was in India in 1997 at the Jadavpur University in Kolkata. In 1998, the band travelled to USA where they played in 7 states of that country. The group then performed at Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Japan, UK, Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Australia, Singapore and Hongkong. They also has had the honuor of playing at the prestigious Madison Square Garden, New York. They also participated in several stage shows in prestigious venues in India and abroad such as the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, Science City Theater in Kolkata, Alpha Bangla, ETV Bangla, Nazrul Manch, Rabindra Shorobor, Guru Nanak University, Haldia Utshab, Durgapur University, and London Ananda Utshab Concert.
LRB, at present comprises of Ayub Bachchu – lead vocalist and guitarist, Swapan—bass guitarist, Masud—guitarist, Romel - drums and Shamim Ahmed as sound engineer.