Akash Bhora by Bickram Ghosh, Shaheb Chattopadhyay

The Akash Bhora album has several strong tracks, but Akash Bhora is the one most listeners come back to first. The production by Bickram Ghosh, Shaheb Chattopadhyay is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Bickram Ghosh, Shaheb Chattopadhyay's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Hearing Akash Bhora without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Akash Bhora.

2021 was a strong year for Bengali music, and Akash Bhora was among the reasons why. Whether it plays on a long drive, during a quiet evening at home, or through earphones on a crowded commute, the song meets the listener where they are.

The concision of Akash Bhora — just 3:21 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.