Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Songs of 18 bards presented

Songs of 18 bards presentedIt 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 frequently performed. Bangladesh Sangeet Sanghatan Sammanay Parishad organised the show as part of its monthly programme to promote traditional music among listeners.
The progrmme commenced with a chorus rendering of Manmohon Dutta’s Kar bhorosha kori re bhai. The beautiful lyrics and composition of the song received acclaims from the audience.
The same group also presented Durbin Shah’s Amar antorai amar kolijai, creating a joyous atmosphere in the hall. Shah Abdul Karim’s popular number Agey ki sundor din kataitam also received loud applauses.
Noted singer Biswajit Roy, who was also the music director of the show, rendered Din Bhavanand’s Mothurar somoy gelo boiya in his stentorian voice.
Monica Biswas, in her tuneful voice, presented Bijoy Sarkar’s Posha pakhi ure jabe and Giasuddin’s Moriley kandish na amar day. Anup Bhattacharya on the other hand, rendered Dwij Das’ song Sangsar sangeete pore ku sangote. Suma Roy presented Panju Shah’s Manush guru kalpataru and Daddu Shah’s Din ar din din in her tuneful voice.
The singers also presented songs of Jallaluddin Khan, Pagla Kanai, Sheikh Vanu, Trinath Baul, Amar Sil, Akhil Thakur, Mukundu Das, Mamtaz Ali Khan and Kangal Harinath Majumder at the show.
Biswajit Roy told New Age that they did not include Lalon, Hason Raja and Radha Raman’s songs as their songs are frequently rendered in different programmes.
‘We invite the audience to watch the show buying tickets at a nominal price as a testimony of their keen interest in traditional songs,’ he added.
Earlier, a discussion session was held where Anup Bhattacharya, president of Nibedan; Mahbub Selim, President of the Parisad; Arup Kumar Ghosh, brand manager of Prothom Alo and noted lyricist Mohammad Rafiquzaman were present among others.

-With New Age input

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