Dhamail

Summary

Dhamail is a Bengali song-and-dance tradition especially associated with Sylhet and the connected Surma–Barak cultural landscape. Women singing, moving in a circle and marking rhythm with handclaps are a familiar reference, particularly at weddings and other auspicious occasions. The category joins music, bodily coordination and social knowledge rather than describing a soundtrack separable from participation. Repertories include devotional and occasion-specific material, with local variation. A staged folk-dance presentation can introduce the form, but does not exhaust the relationships and memories that give a community performance its meaning.

Contemporary and trending

Dhamail continues through family occasions, community groups, teaching, festivals and migrant cultural events. Changes in wedding practice and public presentation create new arrangements without making all continuity disappear. Women participants remain central even when professional stages or mixed educational demonstrations draw more media attention. A community event can value familiarity and shared action differently from a short choreographed show. Contemporary accounts should therefore follow the occasion and participants, rather than infer the whole practice's condition from one concert or treat a revival workshop as evidence that all household knowledge has vanished.

History

The tradition developed within Sylheti and neighboring regional cultural life, with devotional poetry and local celebration supplying connected repertories. Figures such as Radharaman Dutta are important to the remembered song world, without explaining every musical and social practice through one inventor. Partition and migration changed the Surma–Barak region's political geography and carried songs into other communities. Collecting, stage folklore and cultural associations created further transmission settings. The history is consequently both local and mobile: a familiar song can retain a strong regional association while acquiring new significance for people living away from the place remembered in it.

Musical characteristics

Singing, circular movement and clapping organize a shared rhythmic event. A recurring refrain or familiar line allows participation while verses provide narrative, devotional or social detail. The effective pace and phrase length depend on the performers' coordinated movement rather than a generic folk beat added afterward. Listen for how the voices enter, how the clap relates to the melodic phrase and how a group keeps momentum through repetition. Instrumental support and stage arrangements can vary, but bodily and social coordination remain key to understanding why the musical structure works.

Geography and communities

The rooted landscape links Sylhet and neighboring northeastern Bengal with the Barak Valley across the India–Bangladesh border. Smaller towns, villages and family networks between these centers must remain visible rather than become gaps between two city dots. A broad connected field expresses this shared geography, while British Sylheti communities supply a meaningful separated adopted world. The map should not paint all of Bengal equally strongly or assume that every Sylheti occasion uses one identical repertoire. It illustrates sustained regional affinity and participation, not a count of choreographed performances.

Artists

Community women's groups and wedding participants are primary representative practitioners. Radharaman Dutta's songs provide a valuable repertory route, while local singers and cultural organizations reveal variation beyond a single attributed author. Research identifying performers, locality and occasion is especially useful because a generic staged clip can conceal the social relationships involved. Compare a community gathering with a festival presentation, following duration, movement and the opportunity for others to join. The difference shows how an inherited form can support both intimate participation and public representation without becoming one standardized routine.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
traditional	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note	MuGlobe favorite	Current hit	Authentic
Dithi Das	Aisore Gouranga Chand — dhamail song	https://www.youtube.com/embed/f8sa7WkTAJE	The credited singer presents a song identified by its producer as traditional kirtaniya dhamail. This arranged song video is an entry into the repertoire, not a claim that it documents an entire community wedding ceremony.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.	false	false	false
Uma Das	Jal Bharate Giya Roilam Eki Chaiya	https://www.youtube.com/embed/SQOcTTzF04A	Artist-channel performance labeled as a Sylheti dhamail song by Radharaman Dutta. It offers another voice and composition within the tradition; the poet is credited as the writer, not as the recorded performer.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.	false	false	false
Uma Das	Durga Puja Gann 2026 কি স্বপন দেখিলাম গিরি Ki Shopon Dakielam Giri উমা দাস l দুর্গা পূজার গান ২০২৬	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZB9lBYpkc4o	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Praner Dhamail . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-10-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Praner Dhamail . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Tania Sarker	সিলেটি ধামাইল বিয়ের গান । sylheti dhamail biyer gaan । আমি তোমার লাগি সাজাই রাখছি | তানিয়া সরকার	https://www.youtube.com/embed/bgBz3oxS0Rs	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Heron Music Channel . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-10-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Heron Music Channel . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Seema Sylhet	সোনা দামান যাইও না বিদেশে 💔 | নতুন সিলেটি বিয়ের গান | Wedding song 2026 | Seema Sylhet	https://www.youtube.com/embed/OpPMHUg6aLw	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Seema Sylhet সীমা সিলেট. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-10-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Seema Sylhet সীমা সিলেট. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Seema Sylhet	সিলেটের লাখো মানুষের ভালোবাসায় ❤️ সীমা সিলেটের সবচেয়ে জনপ্রিয় বিয়ের গান ❤️ | Wedding Song	https://www.youtube.com/embed/eEvJc3P5Tdw	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Seema Sylhet সীমা সিলেট. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-09-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Seema Sylhet সীমা সিলেট. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Riya and Nipa	গাঙ্গে আইলো নয়া পানি | রিয়া ও নিপা | নতুন ধামাইল গান ২০২৬ | Dhamail Song | সুরের ধামাইল	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dt0Iqml433Y	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: সুরের ধামাইল. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-09-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: সুরের ধামাইল. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Syed Dulal featuring Suna Mia	সিলেটি বিয়ের ধামাইল গান( সুন্দর কইন্না সুন্দর দামান ) Syed Dulal FT. Suna Mia | Wedding Song 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tPOLPQh5USU	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Syed Dulal Music . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Syed Dulal Music . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Seema Sylhet	তোমরা কুঞ্জ সাজাও গো | সিলেটি বিয়ের গীত ধামাইল | Video Song | Seema Sylhet	https://www.youtube.com/embed/JLC7znoVRBM	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Seema Sylhet সীমা সিলেট. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Seema Sylhet সীমা সিলেট. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Uma Das	উমার নতুন ধামাইল গান ২০২৬ | সিলেটি বিয়ের ভাইরাল ধামাইল | Uma Dhamail Song	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ompNtBnjAsc	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Uma Music . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Uma Music . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Dithi Das	সিলেটি বিয়ের কিচ্ছা গীত - ঘরখানি লেফইন গো লিলাই l দিতি দাস Dithi Das l Syelthi Wedding Song	https://www.youtube.com/embed/hakZ-H3maPQ	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MB Gallery. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MB Gallery. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Sylheti dhamail ensemble (individual musicians uncredited; published by Folk64)	কলিজা জুড়ানো সিলেটের ধামাইল গান | Sylheti Biyer Dhamail Gaan | Viral Wedding Song 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/dIHIGwfaYQc	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Folk 64. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-06-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Folk 64. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Mithun Chakra	ও রাধে - সিলেটের জনপ্রিয় ধামাইল গান | O Radhe | Mithun Chakra | Sylheti Dhamail Song 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wp1BcwIQd-c	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Mithun Chakra. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-04-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Mithun Chakra. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Uncredited Dhamail singers, billed as ধামাইল কন্যা (published by Srihatta Music)	সখি ঢেউ দিওনা জলে | ধামাইল কন্যা | Sylheti Dhamail Gaan 2026 | Bangla Folk Song | Srihatta Music	https://www.youtube.com/embed/2sMoMeloOzc	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Srihatta Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-03-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Srihatta Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Uncredited Sylheti Dhamail singers (published by Eagle Music Silchar)	স্নান করাইতে নতুন জামাই | বিয়ের ধামাইল গান ২০২৬ | Sylheti Dhamail Gaan	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YfCKFvDCGQY	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Eagle Music Silchar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-02-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Eagle Music Silchar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Drishti Das	ভাইরাল ধামাইল গান। বাঁশি তোরে করিরে মানা | শিল্পী দৃষ্টি দাস | ঐতিহ্যবাহী ধামাইল গান ২০২৬	https://www.youtube.com/embed/GNU5afmxckg	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Sojib Chanda. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-02-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Sojib Chanda. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Priya Das	সিলেটের ঐতিহ্যবাহী ধামাইল গান শুনলে আশা করি ভালো লাগবে কন্ঠে প্রিয়া দাস কথা :রাধারমণ দত্ত	https://www.youtube.com/embed/0Z_4ScFGacM	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: ধামাইলের সুর . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-12-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: ধামাইলের সুর . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Lovely Roy, Beauty Dey, Chandrima Das, Nijhum Deb, Shreya Das and Sagnika Ghosh	ধামাইল || Dhamail Song || Lyrics-Radha Raman Dutta || Tune- Biprodas Bhattacharjee	https://www.youtube.com/embed/vwsO42UxKvs	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Biprodas Bhattacharjee. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-11-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Biprodas Bhattacharjee. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Aditi Munshi, Anindita Koyal and Sangeetmer students	Asbe shyamkaliya | আসবে শ্যামকালিয়া | রাধারমণ দত্ত | অদিতি মুন্সী | Dhamail song | Bengali Folk |	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QQ0RZdItR-0	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Aditi Munshi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. AditiMunshi lead with AninditaKoyal and Sangeetmer students in supporting voices; RadharamanDutta poet/songwriter, not a recorded performer. Video publication: 2025-11-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Aditi Munshi. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. AditiMunshi lead with AninditaKoyal and Sangeetmer students in supporting voices; RadharamanDutta poet/songwriter, not a recorded performer.	false	false	false
Dithi Das	ডাইকোনারে প্রাণের কোকিল - দিতি দাস l ধামাইল গান সিলেট l রাধারমনের ধামাইল DDD Song	https://www.youtube.com/embed/NEeswEc4-xg	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MB Gallery. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-10-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MB Gallery. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Dhamail performers published by Ganbaz Arun (individual musicians uncredited)	ধামাইল গান || আমি কৃষ্ণ কোথায় পাই গো || রাধারমণ দত্ত #dhamail_gaan #radharaman #সিলেটি_ধামাইল #ফোক	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QFPUqi20kSc	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Ganbaz Arun. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-10-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Ganbaz Arun. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Sangita Mohanta	Baijo nare shamer bashi #radharaman song #bhajan ##Dhamail #Sangita Mohanta Official	https://www.youtube.com/embed/CtbJNAjY7FU	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Sonali Mohanta Official. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-07-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Sonali Mohanta Official. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Dhamail performers published by Mohini Gallery (individual musicians uncredited)	প্রাণ সই সই গো ।। রাধরমণ দত্ত।। অসাধারণ একটি ধামাইল গান।। ধামাইল ২০২৫।। Mohini Gallery	https://www.youtube.com/embed/GBLflniQ4ZQ	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Mohini Gallery Mix. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-06-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Mohini Gallery Mix. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Poli and Bornita	জয় বৈষ্ণব কবি রাধারমণ দত্তের জয় জয় হোক ধামাইল গীতিকার: সুরঞ্জিত পাল দাদা কন্ঠেঃ পলি ও বর্নিতা	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZXqZ3Pdx_Og	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: ধামাইল-Music . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-05-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: ধামাইল-Music . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Dhamail performers published by Syamoli Music (individual musicians uncredited)	নতুন ধামাইল গান ২০২৫/রাধারমণ দত্ত/সিলেটি ধামাইল /dhamail Gaan 2025/Radaraman dotto song/SD Syamoli	https://www.youtube.com/embed/d040HNRRm7E	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Syamoli Music . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. SD Syamoli is credited as video editor; individual musicians remain uncredited, rather than assigning the editor as vocalist. Video publication: 2025-01-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Syamoli Music . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. SD Syamoli is credited as video editor; individual musicians remain uncredited, rather than assigning the editor as vocalist.	false	false	false
Shahnaz Beli	শ্যাম কালিয়া সোনা বন্ধু Sheme Kaliya Sona Bondu শাহানাজ বেলী রাঁধা রমন দত্তের গান সৌজন্য BTV	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tIFlJ4elz7I	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: SAHAJAD ISLAM . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-01-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: SAHAJAD ISLAM . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Dithi Das	নয়ন ভুলিয়া রইলো - দিতি দাস l রাধারমনের ধামাইল গান Dithi Das Dhamail (DDD Song)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/TJygzwagXdc	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MB Gallery. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-10-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: MB Gallery. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Kaberi Das	ওই শুনোগো জলের ঘাটে - ধামাইল | কথা ও সুর : সুবর্ণা দাশ SUBARNA DAS | শিল্পী: কাবেরী দাশ KABERI DAS	https://www.youtube.com/embed/kMSAV3cfULM	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Pandit Ramkanai Das archive. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-08-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Pandit Ramkanai Das archive. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Lipi Talukdar and dhamail group	রাধারমণ দত্তের একটি অসাধারণ ধামাইল। দলনেতা লিপি তালুকদার।please subscribe😭😭	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QuaVK5NbTN0	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Shailen Jolsha Gallery. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-06-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Shailen Jolsha Gallery. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Sushama Das	Sushama Das--Lalita Bishakha Shyamke Aine Dekha সুষমা দাশ--ললিতা বিশাখা শ্যামকে আইনে দেখা	https://www.youtube.com/embed/F_9Tw7krfno	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rajib Chakraborty রাজীব চক্রবর্তী. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-05-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rajib Chakraborty রাজীব চক্রবর্তী. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Sushama Das	Sushama Das--Dekha Habeni Sriradhar Sane সুষমা দাশ--দেখা হবেনি শ্রীরাধার সনে	https://www.youtube.com/embed/cr63ypEc9B4	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rajib Chakraborty রাজীব চক্রবর্তী. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-05-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Rajib Chakraborty রাজীব চক্রবর্তী. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Shahnaz Beli	মিলন হইলো গো যুগল ব্রন্দাবন আজ প্রেমে ভাইসা যায় | Shahnaz Beli | Desh Tv Music Live	https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-7oABlz0ak	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Cover Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-12-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Cover Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Lokdol Dhamail Songho, South Sunamganj	ধামাইল গান। সখির সঙ্গে মন রঙে..Dhamail gan	https://www.youtube.com/embed/K8TtRft5g48	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Lokdol dhamail songo South Sunamganj . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-12-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Lokdol dhamail songo South Sunamganj . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Nipa Sutradhar and group (Poppy Das, Jhuma Sutradhar, Chaiti Deb, Arpa Das, Gita Das, Anjana Sutradhar, Supta Sutradhar, Rimpi Sutradhar and Subarna Deb)	আজ নিশি কাটাইবো আমি রে সুবল রাধিকার বাসরে/ঝড় উঠেছে মনে/ajnishi kataibo amire subol radhikar bashore	https://www.youtube.com/embed/JgHJ8lsh7rM	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Srihatta Lokgeeti Parishad. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2020-12-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Srihatta Lokgeeti Parishad. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Shahnaz Beli and Selim	জলে যাইও নাগো রাই। শাহনাজ বেলী ও সেলিম। রাধারমন দত্ত	https://www.youtube.com/embed/DCJ7VE6DeMY	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Bengali Folk Studio. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2019-07-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Bengali Folk Studio. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Shahnaz Beli	কুল নিলোগো শ্যামের বাঁশি | Kul Nilogo Shaymer Bashi | Shahnaz Belly	https://www.youtube.com/embed/lzhOLLr7KFE	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Maasranga Program. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-12-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Maasranga Program. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Sushama Das	শ্যাম বিনে প্রাণ বাঁচে না : রাধারমণ দত্তের গান : সুষমা দাশ	https://www.youtube.com/embed/w4-PSZkghS8	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Md. Mansur Ali Biswas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-12-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Md. Mansur Ali Biswas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Sushama Das	Sushama das ar o mor chando re	https://www.youtube.com/embed/OBnjzNxsWj8	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Abinash Das. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2018-11-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Abinash Das. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Shahnaz Beli	Kul hara shamer bashi-Shanaj Bely	https://www.youtube.com/embed/uc8dbOUp0bc	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Kabir Music Bd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2017-09-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Kabir Music Bd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Fatema Tuz Zohra	শ্যাম কালিয়া সোনা বন্ধু | Shyam Kaliya Sona Bondhu re | Radharaman dutta song | Fatema Tuz Zohra	https://www.youtube.com/embed/glz2DkY4h44	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Bengali Poetry. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2017-01-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Bengali Poetry. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false
Dhamail singers (individual musicians uncredited; published by Bengali Folk Songs)	RadhaRaman Dutta - Kunjo Shajao Giya Ashbe Shyam Kaliya (Dhamail)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/bNHc5JpgvmA	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: বাংলা লোক গান - Bengali Folk Songs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2016-02-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Dhamail work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: বাংলা লোক গান - Bengali Folk Songs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates.	false	false	false

Related genres

Dhamail connects with wider Sylheti song, Bengali devotional repertories and other regional dance worlds while retaining its particular organization. Baul-related or devotional texts may circulate through overlapping communities without making all their performances dhamail. Other circle dances elsewhere are not automatically close historical relatives because the shape looks similar. For discovery, hear the words with a translation and watch how participants coordinate them with movement. The art becomes clearer as communal knowledge enacted through music rather than only a set of picturesque steps.

References and further reading

• Dhamail of the Surma–Barak Valley — research article

Hotspot mushrooms

Dhamail follows a connected Sylhet–Surma–Barak family and performance landscape crossing the present border. One broad heartland field should retain the villages and smaller towns between documented centers. A lighter British Sylheti field represents durable adopted community occasions without treating every overseas festival as a separate core.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
dhamail-surma-barak-heartland	Sylhet and Surma–Barak dhamail communities	24.7	92.0	350	1	Broad connected family and ceremonial landscape across the border.
dhamail-british-sylheti-adoption	British Sylheti dhamail communities	51.6	-0.2	300	0.52	A separated adopted community and wedding landscape.