OP-ED: A dash of Rainbow during lockdown

A journey back in time -- into the musical 80s
While Corona is mostly about sorrow, suffering, and death, there is one tiny side to it which can be deemed as positive. It has made us less conceited and more reflective.

While visiting Rainbow Recording Studio recently, the music recording place which goes back to the 80s, I was told that during the pandemic period, especially in 2020, music lovers had become more interested in blues and jazz.

A thrill of the 80s

For those who grew up in Dhaka in the 80s, Rainbow, Shur Bichitra, and Rhythm occupy a very special place because, in those times, one of the few excitements of life was going to New Elephant Road and hanging around at the music studios which recorded western music albums on blank cassettes.

As I went to Rainbow last week, I found that there was still a stable demand for high quality music. Once, Rainbow and the other stores were famous for vinyl albums, but now only the CDs are available.