Chirkutt links Bangladesh, Switzerland with ‘Jajabor’

Fusion rock band Chirkutt has released a new song titled ‘Jajabor: The Switzerland Song’ on their official YouTube channel on Saturday. The song is written and composed by the band’s vocalist Sumi.

Sumi has shared the background story of the new track to The Business Post.

She said, “When I went to the Worldwide Music Expo (Omex) held in Porto city of Portugal on October 26-31, I travelled to four countries including Portugal.

On my way to Switzerland, I saw the Alps Mountain range from the plane. The vastness of the mountain attracted me so much that I pen down the whole song about it on the flight.”

“In this song, I have tried to establish the link between Bangladesh and Switzerland. I have tried to connect the emotions of both the countries,” added the singer.

Sumi also shot the music video for ‘Jajabor’ on her mobile phone during travelling in Biel, Bern, Vevey, Interlaken and Geneva city.

The song was recorded at the Swiss town Vevey and Butter Records in Dhaka. Its music video was directed by Francois Botschi of Switzerland and published by Songwrights Publishers of Germany.

Chirkutt has dedicated the song to one of their fans named Momena Shifa Rumki who is battling cancer.

However, the band’s vocalist Sumi is the first Bangladeshi musician to have attended the international music summit Womex that took place in Porto city on October 27-31.