A member of the audience at Justin Bieber’s stage show in Dubai tackled the singer from behind while he was performing at a grand piano, reports BBC online. Bieber managed to free himself and ran to the side of the stage while security guards grabbed the intruder, who managed to knock the piano over and ... Read more
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Habib, Ferdous Wahid enthrall audience at IGCC
Popular singer/composer Habib performed along with his father Ferdous Waheed in a concert at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan on Saturday. The father-son duo was accompanied by Mithun Chakraborty on drums and Emon Chowdhury on guitar at the programme. The tiny Gulshan auditorium of IGCC was jam-packed with audience. While some stood at ... Read more
Singer Agun busy acting
Popular singer and actor Agun is nowadays only concentrating on acting and not singing. He is now passing busy days in working for television plays. However, Agun gives utmost priority in working in films though he is really choosey about selection of films. ‘I am really meticulous about working in films. I believe films are permanent ... Read more
Tagore songs move audience
Artistes of Gitomalika presented some evergreen Tagore songs on Friday at the Chhayanaut Auditorium in Dhanmondi. The selection of some unique songs having wonderful l yrics and tune made the show to be remembered. The event began with a chorus presentation of popular Tagore song Pran-er manush achh-e pran-e. The houseful audience
Fakir Alamgir presents people’s songs
Popular singer Fakir Alamgir presented people’s songs on Friday at the India Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan two after the May Day. In his stentorian voice modulation, Alamgir presented about 20 songs including Daam diye kinechhi bangla and his signature song O sokhina gechhos Kina bhuilla amare at the show. But, the most interesting part ... Read more
I’m a versatile singer
Nishita Barua reveals A musical album titled Brishti Nimontron is going to be released internationally in three countries: Bangladesh, England and India. Nishita Barua, close-up 1 star, will record one song for the album for which Rudro Rajat has penned the lyrics and Rajon Saha has composed the songs. Earlier in 2012, Rajon Saha, music ... Read more
Sadi Muhammad to launch two solo albums
For over three decades, prominent Tagore singer Sadi Muhammad has been delighting the music lovers of the country with his melodious voice. It is good news for Sadi fans that the artiste is currently working on two solo albums-one featuring twelve songs of Tagore and another including the same number of songs by five great ... Read more
Rinku to release Tagore album
Close-up 1 star Rinku, who has already carved a niche for himself as a singer, is all set to experiment with Tagore songs in his upcoming solo titled Baul Beshe Rabi Thakur. His eighth solo album will be released on the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore next month. ‘I wanted to release the album during
Abdur Rahman Bayati critically ill
Seasoned folk singer and lyricist Abdur Rahman Bayati has been hospitalised on Sunday after suffering from old age complications. He has been admitted to the hospital with serious neurological and urological problems. ‘Abdur Rahman is suffering from multi-organ disorder. Moreover, he has already undergone two mild brain strokes in past nine years,’ duty doctor Rowshne ... Read more
Songs of 18 bards presented
It was a rare opportunity for the urbanites to get a true flavour of the traditional songs composed by less familiar bards at a musical programme held on Saturday at the Music and Dance Centre Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Nibedan artistes presented songs of 18 bards at the programme, many of which are not ... Read more
Nasima’s Nazrul album launched
Nasima Shaheen’s first Nazrul song album Nishi Nijhum was launched at the Bengal Shilpalaya, Dhanmondi in the capital on Friday. Noted Nazrul singer Shaheen Samad, the mentor of the young singer, unveiled the album cover at the ceremony. The album features 12 Nazrul songs including Parothom pradip jaalo, Tabo mukhokhani, Sakhi ar obhiman
Kumar Biswajit on his next solo
Noted singer Kumar Biswajit is nowadays busy working for a new solo album, containing eight new songs of diverse genres. The artiste has shared about his upcoming album in an interview with New Age. ‘The songs of the album have been created by noted musician Prince Mahmud,’ said Biswajit, the singer of
Instrumental numbers move audience
Musical band Ionah Trio entertained the Dhaka audience by presenting a several fusion compositions of Indo-European classics on Tuesday. The concert was held at Kudrat-i-Khuda auditorium of Oxford International School on Tuesday. The fusion of sarod, tabla, guitar and shamisen was a pleasure for the concert attendees. In most of the compositions, the band combined ... Read more
Audience demands out of the box
From the schedule of programmes received, it seems that the local television channels plan to broadcast run-of-the-mills programmes to celebrate Pahela Baishakh like they have over the past few years. Typical Pahela Baishakh special plays, telefilms, phono-live concerts and live telecast of the day’s cultural programmes happening inside and outside of the capital will occupy
Tapan Mahmud makes a comeback
Almost five years have elapsed since eminent Tagore singer Tapan Mahmud released his last album. To make up for the long gap, Mahmud has recently released a double disc album under one cover titled Smritishudha. The first one- Keno tumi bodle gechho -is a collection of 12 famous songs from the 50s to 70s era. ... Read more
Sabina Yasmin to perform in Kolkata
The nightingale of Bangla songs Sabina Yasmin is scheduled to go to Kolkata on Friday to perform in two concerts. Famous in Bangladesh and also popular in Paschim Banga, Sabina Yasmin has been invited by the famous Indian singer Usha Uthup. To mark the 43rd year of Usha Uthup’s dominant presence in India’s music arena, ... Read more
I no longer fit in Indian cinema: Lata Mangeshkar
After recording songs for more than 1,000 films in 36 languages in a career span of seven decades, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar says she now feels out of place in the Indian movie industry, reports Times of India. ‘Cinema has changed a lot from the times when we used to work. I will not say ... Read more
Guns N’ Roses front man Axl Rose takes on new hair style
Judging from the pages of the UK’s Mail Online, there’s not a whole lot happening with Guns N’ Roses, save for the fact that Axl Rose has been out on the town in London with a bevy of babes and a ‘short and wavy’ hairdo instead of his trademark ‘long and straight’ number. It’s such ... Read more
Bari Siddiqui reveals his folk fusion
Folk fusion has become a noticeable trend in the country’s current music arena. To common people, the phrase ‘folk fusion’ almost invariably refers to a mode of fusing western instruments with folk songs in order to create an urban temperament and taste. However, eminent flutist and folk singer Bari Siddiqui, who claims to be working ... Read more
Shirin releases third album
Shireen Jawad will release her third solo album titled Rangila on April 9. The UK based singer will present yet another folk fusion album targeting the Pahela Baishakh celebrations. Shireen got nationwide popularity soon after the release of her first album Panjabiwala in 2007. Her second album Matwali, released in 2009, was also a hit.