Black (Bangladeshi band)

Black (ব্ল্যাক)
From right to left: Rubayet Chowdhury (Vocal & Guitar), Mushfeque Jahan(Guitar), Mehmood Tony (Drums and Percussion), Charlz Francis(Bass)
Background information
Origin	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Genres	Alternative Rock, Grunge Rock
Years active	1997–present
Labels	G Series
Associated acts	Aashor, Purbo-Poshchim, The Watson Brothers, Indalo, Highway, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Radio Head
Website	https://www.youtube.com/yourblacktube
Members	Rubayet Chowdhury Mushfeque Jahan Mehmood Tony Charles Francis
Past members	Jon Kabir Ahsan Titu Ashifur Rahman Chowdhury Tahsan Rahman Khan Mahmudul Karim Miraz Shahriar Sagar Tamzid Siddiq Spondon Asif Haque

Black (Bengali: ব্ল্যাক) is a Bangladeshi rock band, formed in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Childhood friends and schoolmates Jon Kabir, Mushfeque Jahan and Tony Vincent always shared a similar passion towards music. Their time was mostly spent at each other's houses listening to records from bands such as Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden. Pearl Jam's debut album Ten had a profound effect on the three and is said to have been the tipping point at which they decided to take up music professionally. After convincing each other about their musical skills the trio decided to form a band and soon enough they were jamming at their friends homes. Initially they decided to name their group Dope Smuglazz, as a wink to the irreverent parental fears of rock music and its supposed concurrent substance abuse, but soon enough shifted to the name Black by a suggestion from friend,classmate and future band member Asif Haque. The band would then be introduced to Zubair Hossain Imon, an old acquaintance of guitar player Asif, whom the band considers to be "the stalwart member" and their "philosophical mentor". He is widely known for helping the band with their songwriting, often directly contributing words and ideas.

Black was formed in 1998 with the five members of Jon in vocals, Jahan in guitar, Tony in drums, Asif for additional guitar work and Tamzid Siddiq Spondon in bass. Soon enough Spondon and Asif parted ways with the band to follow each other's interests.

In the early part of 2000 Jon met Tahsan Rahman Khan, a close friend of former band mate Asif. After listening to him play the piano to which Jon commented on as being "tearfully melodic" invited him to play keyboards for the band. Black would first experience popularity with the release of their first single in the 2000 G-Series compilation album by Isha Khan Duray Charpotro. In November 2001 the band filled the void of a permanent bass player with Miraz who was still a student of Black's former bass player Shahriar Sagar.

In 2002 Black would release their debut record titled Amar Prithibi. Work began on the album in fall of 2001, between which they had also released several other singles in various compilation albums, and came into completion fall of 2002. Notable singles include "Amra", "Obhimaan", "Amar Prithibi" and "Kothay". The album also displayed Black's earlier heavy music influences in songs like "Kobor" and "Ondhokarer Pashe".