Gonjer Ali News Today

The debates around the authenticity, appropriation and commodification of local music become futile without paying attention to the complex landscape of Coke Studio Bangla's various structures.

It has been a couple of weeks at least since the Bangla New Year celebrations, which we lovingly refer to as Noboborsho. However, Coke Studio Bangla’s “Tati” is still dominating playlists. ‘Taanti’, or in this case “Tati”, refers to the craftsperson or the creator of fabrics, who works with the material called taant – depicting motifs, colourful borders, and softness to touch.