Miles (band)

Miles
Miles performing in Seattle (Oct 2012)
Background information
Origin	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Genres	Pop Rock, R&B, Electronic, Rock fusion
Years active	1979 – present
Members	Shafin Ahmed Hamin Ahmed Manam Ahmed Syed Ziaur Rahman Turjo Iqbal Asif Jewel

Miles (Bengali: মাইলস) is a Bangladesh rock band group based in Dhaka. Formed in 1979, the group is widely considered as the most popular rock band in South Asia. The group currently consists of Hamin Ahmed (vocal and guitar), Shafin Ahmed (vocal and bass), Manam Ahmed (keyboards, keytar and vocal), Syed Ziaur Rahman Turjo (drums and percussion) and Iqbal Asif Jewel (guitar and vocal).

The first group included Farid Rashid (vocal and bass), Kamal Mainuddin (drums), Larry Burnaby (lead guitar), Ishtiaq (lead guitar), Musa (guitar), Robin (key board and vocal) and Happy Akhand (keyboards and vocal). Later on, others joined the band - Shehedul Huda (drums), Khayem (bass), Milton (drums), Mahbub Rashid (drums) and Schumann Zaman (bass).

In 1982, their first album was released in English, self-titled Miles including three original songs and seven cover songs. Their first Bengali album Protisruti was released in 1991. It included 12 original Bengali songs. Second Bengali album Prottasha was released in 1993. In 1994, first CD of the band was released as Best of Miles. This was the first ever CD of a Bangladeshi band.

The fourth Bengali album Probaho was produced in 1999.

From 1979 to 1982, Miles played at the Hotel Intercontinental in Dhaka five nights a week at the Chambeeli Super Club. They went on to perform in Bangladesh Television. In 1982, Miles made their first appearance in public concert at Shilpakala Academy Auditorium in Dhaka.

In 1991, they performed their first concert outside Bangladesh. It was in Bangalore, India. In 1996 and 1998 they went back to India to perform in Kolkata. In 1996 they went for a major tour in USA and Canada over two months. They performed in New York City, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Miami and Montreal.

In 1999, they performed in a large concert at Chittagong stadium with over 30,000 audience. Miles toured Australia and Italy in 2008. They also went to the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.