Band A5 is a folk/fusion LIVE band based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. The band is led by Archan, who stepped in the musical traditions early in his childhood. Trained under the tutelage of Shri Abhijeet Bandyapadhay, Archan's plus-point is his fresh and powerful voice. He is comfortable in genres of contemporary, soft rock, folk, country and Rabindrasangeet. He has largely experimented with a wide range of folk songs, starting from Abbasuddin to Nirmalendu Choudhury, and Hemanga Biswas to Lalan Fakir. Archan stood first in a competition organized by HMV in the year 1998. His first album, named Door Akasher Tara, was released by HMV, and hence his journey started. A5 is a contemporary Bangla band that brings to you a journey into the world of Bengali music with freshness of soothing and melodious sound. The band experiments with a wide range of musical aspects and new soundscape. A5 is enriched with the power of lyrics and all essential elements of tunes and beats to satisfy the audience. The music of A5 goes deep in the root of the life of Bengal, and depicts the stories of passion and ethos of Bengali people living in Bengal and outside.