5th Citycell-ChannelI Music Award giving ceremony held

The gala event of the 5th Citycell-Channel i Music Awards was held at Winter Garden, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on January 12. Eminent artiste, cultural activist, music exponent and President of Chhayanaut, Dr. Sanjida Khatun received the lifetime achievement award at this year’s instalment of the awards.

Prior to announcing the awards, Michael Seymour and Faridur Reza Sagar delivered welcome speeches at the event.

One of the highlights of the programme was a fusion performance titled “Rakto Diyechhilo Bangali Ekdin Bhashar Jonno”, mingling both classical and folk tunes, rendered by Suvro Dev and Ferdous Ara.

Another attraction was back-to-back renditions of Rabindra, Nazrul, folk and adhunik songs by four noted artistes — Aditi Mohsin, Shaheen Samad, Chandana Majumdar and Samina Chowdhury.

Fuad Al-Muqtadir and others performed an instrumental. Agun, Fahmida Nabi, Hridoy Khan, Konal, Imran also performed songs on the occasion. Among the bands, Warfaze and Dolchhut performed at the show.