![]() ![]() Different genres of music were being experimented with in the album. The band with this album moved ahead and has incorporated new sounds. ![]() The band released its third album, Tuccho, in 2008. Line up – Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray, Sibaji "Baji" Paul, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar ,Sandip Roy, Abhijit Barman (Pota) Though this album had new sounds, the nostalgic quotient was very much there with songs like "Udaaner Gaan", "Krishti", "Ude Jete Chay" and "Kamalar Swami" representing blues and the psychedelic facet of the band sound. ![]() "Buddho Heshechhen" and "Lash Kata Ghore" being examples of classic rock, flirting with folk rock in "Bodhu re", while "Rajar Raja" portrays influences from funk rock. Different genres of music were experimented within the album. The band with this album moved ahead and incorporated new sounds. The band released its second album titled Rajar Raja in 2004. Line up – Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray, Sibaji "Baji" Paul, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar, Shubayan Ganguly, Abhijit Barman (Pota) A Hindi version of the song was used as the intro song for Love Story, a TV series in SAB TV. The song "Mon" from the soundtrack became extremely popular and is still a crowd favourite. In 2002, Cactus composed and performed the score for the Bengali movie Nil Nirjane. Line up – Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray, Sibaji "Baji" Paul, Sanjay, Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar ,Shubayan Ganguly, Rajesh Lahiri They tasted some success when their first self-titled album was released in 1999 by HMV. Halud pakhi, on the other hand created a long lasting sensation in the contemporary Bengali music scene with its nostalgic feel being perfectly accompanied by Shudhu Tumi Ele Na and Amra Bhishon Eka complementing the overall mood of the album. With numbers like Brishti, oooh Ma! and Icchamati this album portrayed psychedelia in Bengali music for the first time. The self-titled debut album, released in 1999 from HMV, became a rage with a touch of blues and psychedelic rock. Early years and self-titled debut album (1992–1999) ![]() The professional debut of the band occurred on 6 March 1993 at Aban Mahal (CLT), Kolkata. Cactus is one of the first professional Bangla rock bands. The band has named the likes of Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and many others as their inspiration. The band name "CACTUS" was derived "from the fact that the music scene was then devoid of life as in a desert".Ĭactus was formed in 1992. This led to a sense of dissatisfaction, leaving the youth disoriented and confused. There was also a severe lack of identification with the local music culture which was only doing English rock music. A very small percentage of the mass would listen to rock music which was essentially in the English language. Moreover, the average Bengali was not used to the idea of Bangla rock. In 1990, the music scene in Bengal was a complete contrast to the present one. Of globalization and a sense of alienation. In the early nineties, the average Bengali youth was restless with the farcical social – political system, the apprehensions Since inception they have recorded five full-length studio albums and have performed over 2500 concerts across India & abroad. Cactus ( Bengali: ক্যাকটাস) is an Indian Bengali rock band from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. ![]()
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