AYUB BACHCHU: Tale of a rock legend

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Sheikh Arif Bulbon :
Ayub Bachchu, mostly known as AB, is the legendary name in the history of Bangladeshi band music. He was born in Chattogram on August 16, 1962.
With tremendous fan acceptance Ayub Bachchu is famous for his fabulous guitar playing. He has started his music career from his birth place Chattogram with the band Feelings in 1978. Then he has joined the band Souls in 1980, one of the pioneers in the band movement of Bangladesh.
In 1991, Bachchu left Souls after 10 long years of practice for perfection and formed LRB (Love Runs Blind). He brought up LRB from the deepest of his impulse. It’s something beyond high devotion for music.
LRB started to play live gigs on the following years and their history of proceeding began. Millions of music loving people accepted their music with love. With the eagerness to create something revolutionary LRB released their first debut in 1992, which was a double album of Bangladeshi music history and entirely a new concept in Bangladeshi music and to the listeners as well.
LRB believes in self-criticism, in the salvation of their souls. That is why the entity and the band remain unparallel in their type of music.
LRB performed more than thousands of gigs in the home (500+ open air and 2000+ indoor) and abroad. Bachchu’s first show outside the country was held in India in 1997. As a band, they went for their first international tour in USA and they played at seven states. LRB is the only Bangla rock band which played their music in the famous Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.
In Europe, the band played its first show in Austria in the year 2002. They also have performed at Wembley Arena in London, Alan Garden in London, Frankfurt of Germany and Fort Canyon Park stage in Singapore. LRB executed at many stages of India i.e. Salt Lake Stadium (Rock Jugalbandi Part-1 and 2), Science City Theatre, Alpha Bangla, ETV Bangla, Nazrul Moncho, Rabindra Sorobor, Guru Nanak University (Jodhpur), Haldia Utsab, Durgapur University. LRB proudly performed in Qatar, Dubai, Hong Kong, Cyprus and almost all over the world.
Ayub Bachchu had a great gig with Richard at Legang (France), Remo Fernandez Nandon Bugchi and Bikmar Gosh of India, Azam Khan, Miles and Black of Bangladesh. Bachchu was honored in IIM Joka ‘Rock Fest’ (India), Benson and Hedges Star Search 1 and 2, DRockstar 1 and many other local competitions as a Judge. Ayub Bachchu is renowned for his musical scoring in TVC.
 Moreover he has worked as a music director for late Khalid Hasn Milu, late Shaikh Ishtiaqe, Nasim Ali Khan, Topon Chowdhury, Hasan Abedur Reza Jewel, Alam Ara Minu, Kaniz Suborna, Rupom, etc.
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