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Weekly Dispatch — Week of November 9, 2026

November 7, 2026

This is the Mohikontok Sound Lab Weekly Dispatch for the week of November 9, 2026. Each week the dispatch carries one studio craft feature, one LISTEN from the Lab, and one WATCH from a session. This week's edition features Sohan Jajabor, a folk musician, string instrumentalist, and composer from Mymensingh, Bangladesh — the folk keeper who protects the old by making it new again.

This week's feature: the folk keeper from Mymensingh

Some artists chase the new. Sohan Jajabor protects the old — by making it new again.

Sohan is a folk musician, string instrumentalist, and composer from Mymensingh, Bangladesh, a region he proudly calls one of the richest treasures of Bengali lyrics and folk traditions. He composes from his home studio in Mymensingh, and his work has travelled the long way round: recorded by sharing files online across Bangladesh, America, and Canada, then released from the Bronx by Mohikontok Sound Lab.

That distance is the point. Through Mohikontok, Sohan has contributed to the audio engineering and musical production of more than 20 folk-inspired compositions, now streaming on iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, and other major platforms. His flagship release with the Lab is The Love Tree EP — three songs composed and recorded between 2021 and 2023 with Lumin Bangladesh and Musafir Mukta, released by mOHiKOnTOk and distributed by Ditto Music. "Jodi Fire Chai" nods to 80s pop and electronic music; "Sobar Upor Manush Sotto" is an alternative-rock piece about communal harmony; the title track, "Valobasha Gach" (Love Tree), fuses Western reggae, blues, and Eastern folk into one song about the unity of cultures.

It is the same mission that runs through everything Sohan does with the Lab: take the unheard Baul songs of generations past and carry them into the present — folk that turns toward blues and indie rock without losing its roots. In his own words, the work has been "a virtual journey of 3 years. Little by little, the saga has become like a garland."

Countless beautiful folk songs remain unheard, waiting to be rediscovered, arranged, and brought to life for new generations. Sohan is doing the rediscovering — and the Lab is where that work finds its voice.

🎵 LISTEN

Sohan's most-played Mohikontok-label performances on our YouTube channel (view counts checked November 6, 2026):

  1. হালকা জিকির — his most-played track on the channel, 1.5K views
  2. মন মজালে ওরে বাউল মন — Shah Abdul Karim's classic, sung by Sohan, 391 views
  3. Kolomer Kali (OFFICIAL) — 344 views
  4. Tree of Love — the Love Tree EP's title track, a reggae-blues-folk fusion
  5. Jodi Provat Na Hoito — Kaniz Fatema Luna sings, composition by Sohan Jajabor, 233 views

And from the same Love Tree EP: "Jodi Fire Chai," sung by Lumin Bangladesh. The full EP is also streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and Pandora.

💬 In his own words

"Through Mohikontok, I have had the privilege of contributing to the audio engineering and musical production of more than 20 folk-inspired compositions, now available on major streaming platforms including iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, and others. Together, we are not only making music — we are preserving stories, honoring our roots, and creating a lasting legacy for Bengali folk traditions."

— Sohan Jajabor, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Read it on mohikontok.com

📖 About Sohan

Sohan Jajabor is a folk musician, string instrumentalist, and composer based in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He composes from his home studio and has spent years preserving the Baul tradition — the mystical folk music of Bengal — bringing unheard songs to new audiences in a folk-blues-indie rock spirit. With Mohikontok Sound Lab he has worked as composer, audio engineer, and producer on more than 20 folk-inspired compositions, including The Love Tree EP (with Lumin Bangladesh and Musafir Mukta), and his songs have appeared in film — "Bondhu Tui Chole Gele" was featured in the short film The Clay. His live folk-fusion performances, including "Betha" (lyrics by the late Baul Ashak Sarkar), carry the tradition from village concert grounds to listeners worldwide.

🎬 WATCH

Sohan live: "Betha" — a folk-fusion performance from his 2023 live concert in Hossenpur, Kishoreganj, with lyrics by the late Baul Ashak Sarkar. Guitar and voice, Sohan Jajabor.

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