Awaaz Utha

"Awaaz Utha" (Bengali: আওয়াজ উডা, lit. 'Raise the voice') is a Bangladeshi hip hop protest song composed in the context of the July revolution, written, composed and voiced by Hannan Hossain Shimul and mixed and mastered by SnareByt.^[1]

"Awaaz Utha"
Song by Hannan Hossain Shimul
Language	Bengali
Released	18 July 2024[1]
Recorded	2024
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:36
Label	Killaz Kulture
Songwriter(s)	Hannan Hossain Shimul
Composer(s)	Hannan Hossain Shimul
Producer(s)	Samir Islam[2]
External audio "Awaaz Utha" on YouTube

The song released during the quota reform movement in Bangladesh. The song's composer, Hannan, was arrested by the police on 25 July from Narayanganj, a week after the release of the song.^[3] New York-based non-profit organisation Artist at Risk Connection (ARC) condemned the arrest.^[4]

A Bengali graffiti of Awaaz Utha at the Eden College, Dhaka

The song became very popular with the audience around the quota reform movement.^[3][5] In just 13 days, it received over six million views on YouTube, making it the fifth most trending song on YouTube in Bangladesh.^[4] Hannan later performed the song in the "Spirits of July" concert on 21 December 2024.^[6]

See also

• July 36
• "Deshta Tomar Baper Naki", also became popular during the July Revolution
• "Dhana Dhanya Pushpa Bhara", also became popular during the July Revolution