Kakoli Senguptas solo musical performance
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Paris-based Indian singer Kakoli Sengupta’s solo musical performance was held at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhanmondi on December 24. The soiree featured Bangla and Hindi songs, including raaga based numbers, songs of Nazrul, Rajanikant, Lalon, Atul Prasad and ghazal rendered by the artiste.
Luva Nahid Chowdhury, director general of Bengal Foundation, introduced the artiste to the audience.
Kakoli Sengupta started her training in classical music at the age of five. Her mentor was Gopal Biswas. In 1974, she left India and moved to Paris, France. Over the last three decades Sengupta has been practising and regularly performing at musical programmes.
Apart from India, so far the artiste has performed in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, UK and Switzerland.
At the Bengal Gallery, Sengupta started with a shloka. Her second rendition was a bandish, “Piya Ki Nazariya”. The composition is based on Raaga Emon. Next the artiste sang “Rinijhini Rinijhini Nupur Bajey,” a song written by her mentor. The song is based on Raaga Desh, Sengupta’s favourite raaga.
The keen audience was a good boost for the artiste as she seemingly enjoyed her renditions, accompanied by skilled instrumentalists. Her repertoire was diverse: next two songs were a kajari “Hamari Ataria Pey” and a ghazal “Dardse Mera Daaman Bhar De”.
Her emotive renditions, along with the expert hands on flute, tabla and violin, kept the audience rapt till the end.
Eminent flutist Gazi Abdul Hakim and Almas Ali on violin accompanied the singer.
Mystic bard Lalon Shai’s “Kotha Koy Dekha Dey Na” was also part of Sengupta’s repertoire, though the artiste did not seem to completely satisfy the audience with the rendition. Her cover of the Lalon song was far from its essence and lacked the rustic soul that typifies the genre. Sengupta’s rendition was more subtle and refined.
A Rajanikant song “Keu Nayan Mudey Dekhey Alo”, an Atul Prasad composition “Amaye Rakhtey Jodi Apon Ghorey” and a Nazrul Geeti “Shoi Bhalo Korey Binod Beni” followed next.
Sengupta proved her skill as a good adhunik singer as well. At the programme she also rendered “Doley Dodul Jhulna” from the Uttam Kumar classic “Deya Neya” (1963).
The soiree wrapped up with the artiste reciting in Sanskrit, “Sarve Bhavantu Sukhi Nang” - wishing everyone a happy New Year.
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