Stoic Bliss

The most popular hip hop group in faraway Bangladesh makes its music in a small second-floor studio in Jackson Heights, Queens. Stoic Bliss is part of a new wave of South Asian hip hop which includes a handful of groups that rap in the national language of Bangladesh. Bangla, or Bengali as it's known here, makes the group unusual but also presents the musicians with a challenge. The track, "Bangladesh" is one of the few from the group's first album, "Light Years Ahead," that features lyrics in English.