Upholding traditional Bangla Classicals

Cultural organisation Srijon on Saturday organised a soiree of all-time favourite modern Bengali classicals sung by musical maestros of the two Bengals.

The Srijon’s young and elderly members rendered two songs each during the three-hour-long programme at National Museum’s Kabi Sufia Kamal auditorium.

Tanvir Tawhid Roni, Manju Shah, Sumon Majumdar, Nasima Shaheen, Zakir Hossain Tapan, Mashrin Nahar Roni, Shahed Imam and Priyanka, among others, performed at the programme.

Young Srijon member Tanvir Tawhid Roni first rendered Tagore’s ‘Amaro Parano Jaha Chay’ and then the eminent Bengali Indian singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay’s ‘Amay Prashno
Kore Nil Dhrubotara’. Roni also played the keyboard at the programme.

Then came on stage Manju Shah who enchanted the audience with her superb performance of Haimanti Shukla’s ‘Dake Pakhi, Kholo Aankhi’ and the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s ‘O Prajapati Prajapati Pakhna Melo’.

Nasima Shaheen earned a big applause singing the Bangladeshi singer Ferdousi Rahman’s ‘Ami Sagorer Nil Nayane Mekhechhi’ and ‘Chole Jete Jete’.
Sumon Majumdar sang Bangladeshi singer Mahamudunnabi’s songs and Zakir Hossain Tapan sang Abdul Hadi’s ‘Janmo Theke Jolchhi Maago’. They also sang two of Manna Dey’s popular numbers.

Mashrin Nahar Roni and Priyanka sang songs of Indian Bengali singers Mitali Mukherjee and Arati Mukhopadhyay while Shahed Imam rendered songs of Satinath Mukhopadhyay.

In between the songs, the singers shared their feelings about the celebrated composers and lyricists like Salil Chowdhury and Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal.
Srijon director Nurul Islam Palash was on Tabla while Rana was on pad at the musical evening.

Talking about the monthly arrangement, the director said that Bengali music is under serious threat due to the influence of Western music.

‘Srijon has emerged as a platform for artistes who want to uphold the tradition of Bengali music and we hope that the present generation will compose songs in light of the longstanding history of Bengali music,’ he added.

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