Best of Bangla Music in 2005

Ampfest Rocks Dhaka
Ampfest, a colossal event that took place on March 11, 2005 at the National Stadium-2 in Mirpur, combined the three mediums of art: music, paintings and fashion in a phenomenal way. The young generation seemed to devour this treat. Approximately 40,000 youngsters showed up at the Ampfest to enjoy the extravaganza. Leading musical bands of the country, as well as international musicians were major attractions of the event. Most of the audience agreed that this was one of the biggest cultural events in Dhaka in recent years.

James Goes Bollywood
Through a song is Mahesh Bhatt’s upcoming film Gangster, James was the first Bangladeshi rock singer to do playback for a Bollywood movie. Pritam has composed the song rendered by James. The song is the Hindi version of Goutam Chattopadhyay’s Prithibi. In an interview James said, “It is an honour for me to have been chosen to do Goutamda’s song in the film. There are two songs that I’d been asked to do and I am just excited about the entire project.”

Lux Channel-I Superstar Shines
Lux has been associated with feminine beauty worldwide for decades and has also tried to play a pivotal role as the stepping stone for young aspiring women in accomplishing their goals and ambitions. With that intent, Lux collaborated with the popular entertainment magazine Ananda-bichitra in 1989, which became Anandadhara later and introduced some of the eminent stars, like Moushumi, Mou, Popy, Aupee Karim, Kushum Shikdar and many others. This year, Lux went further. Partnering with Channel i, a contest was organised that provides a golden opportunity for aspiring young women to make a grand entrance into the world of stardom and glamour. The contest was named the Lux Channel i Superstar. Shanarei Devi Shanu from Sylhet won the title.

Dhaka gets a taste of opera music
Cultural organisation, Nrityanchal arranged a solo musical performance by Monica Yunus, one of the most talented young sopranos in the US. The programme, held at the German Cultural Centre, did not include the whole orchestra but Monica provided Dhakaiites with a taste of opera with her impressive vocal skills.
Close Up One Winner Nolok and Others

Closeup 1 Takes Fever Over Nation
To bring forth the gifted singers in the country, Unilever launched a grand talent hunt in Bangladesh: Closeup 1 - Tomakeyee Khujchey Bangladesh in May. After nail biting seven months of grueling competition, Nolok Babu emerged as “the voice” Bangladesh has been looking for.

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