This story is from October 21, 2018
Ayub Bachchu
took place in Kolkata sometime around 1998, right after my first album was released. In 1998, a Bangladeshi TV channel used one of my songs along with another by Bachchhu bhai in a telefilm directed by Riingo. I was not aware of that and got to know about it much later. So, Bachchu bhai had already heard my album by the time I met him for the first time. He was staying at a guest house near Golpark, where I went to meet him. After that, we met every time he was in Kolkata.rock music
in Bangla. The two people who supported me from the very beginning was Bachchu bhai and Mac bhai. Bachchu bhai kept telling me back then, “The music happening in Bengal is not rock — the power and aggression are missing. You can bring that aggression. That way, you can introduce the proper rock sound and presentation here.” Eventually,Fossils
gained popularity. For a certain gig, we were scheduled to perform at Nazrul Manch before LRB. Suddenly, we saw Bachchhu bhai walking on to the stage; he took Deep’s guitar and started jamming on Bicycle Chor. We sang Mon Chaile Mon Pabey and Shei Tumi with him. He also sang Bishakto Manush with us. After the show, Bachchu bhai said, “See, what I predicted then, is reality now. Rock music is here and you have brought about the change!”