One of the oldest bands of Bangladesh, Miles started their music career by releasing the first self titled album in 1982. At that time Miles used to perform all the numbers in English, drawing from the influences of Latin Jazz, Blues, fusion and rock, and paying tribute to Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Jimi Hendrix. But what brought them reputation were their Bangla albums, which responded to the local ambience of the Bangladeshi arena and is now attempting to bring the vigour of contemporary Bangla music into the musical mainstream. Miles released their first Bangla album called "Protisruty" [Promise] in 1991. Says Hamin Ahmed,the vocalist, “At the end of the day, the album proved that rock can go with any language, provided you know what you are doing.” But the language they speak is that of love, and they believe they have miles to go before they sleep.

20th February, Friday