Published: 11:28 AM, 25 May 2026
Coke Studio Bangla marks Nazrul's birthday with launch of Season 4
Coca-Cola Bangladesh is bringing back Coke Studio Bangla with its fourth season, opening on 23 May with ‘Room Jhoom’, a Nazrul Sangeet that carries within it a melody that once travelled from the shores of the Bosphorus to Bengal, and never left.
The season launches on the birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, in a deliberate act of cultural remembrance, reports a press release.
‘Room Jhoom’ is rooted in Üsküdar'a Gider Iken, an Ottoman-Turkish folk song that Nazrul absorbed and transformed into a Bengali monsoon poem, one that generations of Bangladeshis have grown up singing without knowing its journey.
Coke Studio Bangla Season 4 brings that journey full circle, reuniting the two musical traditions through a collaboration between Bangladeshi artists Mahtim Shakib and Nusrat Jahan, supported by Turkish artists Elif Hande Cevgel and Mustafa Ipek.
The track also marks Mahtim’s debut on the Coke Studio Bangla stage, while Nusrat begins her musical journey as a singer through the platform as a fresh new voice.
Eight songs are expected across the season, each anchored in a distinct emotional and musical theme.
Coke Studio Bangla has, since its inception in 2022, built its identity on finding the deeper connections between Bangla music and the wider world, not as novelty, but as proof of how far this culture's roots extend.
Season 4 begins where that instinct is most visible: a melody that a poet heard across a continent, made his own, and passed down through time.
Expressing the excitement of working on Coke Studio Bangla Nusrat Said, “Room Jhoom is deeply personal and incredibly meaningful to me. The song has been produced by Shuvendu Bhaiya, who has been a mentor to both me and my brother Saeef since our childhood, so this collaboration feels like a dream that has come full circle. Beginning my musical journey with Coke Studio Bangla through a song like Room Jhoom makes the experience even more special.
