Shona by Nakash Aziz

There is an honesty to Shona that separates it from most Bengali songs released around the same time. The music, composed by Indraadip Das Gupta, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

The vocal on Shona is among the better performances Nakash Aziz has committed to record. On screen, Ankush Hazra, Nusrat Jahan bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

2016 was a strong year for Bengali music, and Shona was among the reasons why. Shona is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

In 4:01 minutes, Shona builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. Years from now, Shona will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.