Noted singer Shakila Zafar will take the stage at a solo concert at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan 1 in the capital at 6:30pm tomorrow.
Shakila Zafar is one of Bangladesh’s most prominent singers of contemporary and traditional songs. Born in Karachi, her musical career commenced as a classical vocal music artiste. Shakila Zafar’s first guru was Ustad Yasin Khan after which she trained under late Pandit Mithun Dey and Girija Devi. Pandit Sanjeeb Dey is Shakila’s present guru in classical music.
Shakila gained popularity through her appearance in a BTV organised programme Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren in 1983. Since then, the versatile singer has never looked back and has already done hundreds of cinema play backs, stage shows and albums in a career that spans three decades.
She has performed in major festivals and also in solo concerts across all continents.
The programme is open for all and will not require buying a ticket.
-With New Age input
