Entertainment Report :
A spectacular programme on Rabindranath Tagore’s songs and poems on love and rain was organised by Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), Indian High Commission in Dhaka at the auditorium of Chhayanaut on Sunday evening.
Kamal Ahmed rendered 10 songs in total. Moreover, a poem was recited after the performance of each song, which was chosen by matching the theme of the songs performed by Kamal Ahmed. This combination of singing and recitation were highly praised by the audiences.
In the beginning, singer Kamal Ahmed performed ‘Borshonmondrito Ondhokare Eshechhi Tomari E Dware,’ and Farzana Karim recited ‘Boroshar Rup Heri Manober Majhe.’
The songs ‘Nishi Na Pohate Jibonoprodip Jwalaiya Jao Priya,’ ‘Bohujuger O Par Hote Ashar Elo,’ ‘Amar Porano Jaha Chay Tumi Tai Go,’ ‘Badol Diner Prothom Kodom Ful Tumi Korechho Dan,’ ‘Amar Jibonpatro Uchchholiya Madhuri Korechho Dan,’ ‘Emon Dine Tare Bola Jay Emon Ghonoghor Borishay,’ ‘Bhora Thak Smritisudhay Bidayer Patrokhani’ and ‘Chhaya Ghonaichhe Bone Bone Gogone Gogone Dake Deya’ were performed respectively. The awe-inspiring song ‘Aji Jhorer Rate Tomar Obhisar, Poranshokha Bondhu Hey Amar’ was the final
melody of this programme.
Before the melody of the songs was fading in the audiences’ hearts, Farzana Karim’s
mesmerising recitation of the poems were taking the audience to a whole different world.
One after another, she recited ‘Kotha Chhilo Ek-Torite Kebol Tumi Ami,’ ‘Asharsondhya Ghoniye Elo, Gelo Re Din Boye,’ ‘Sundor Tumi Eshechhile Aj Prate Orun-Boron Parijat Loye Hate,’ ‘Tomare Dakinu Jobe Kunjobone Tokhono Amer Bone Gondho Chhilo,’ ‘Potrolekha- Dile Tumi Sona Mora Fountain Pen’ and ‘Kotomoto Lekhar Ashbab,’ ‘Hothat Dekha- Railgarir Kamray Hothat Dekha, Bhabi Ni Sombhob Hobe Konodin’ was recited at the
end of the programme.
The instrumentalists Sunil Chandra Das (violin), Nasir Ahmed (guitar), Robins Chowdhury (Keyboard), Iftekhar Alam Dolar (Tabla) and Bidyut Ray (octopad) also performed in this programme.
This impeccable dual performance on a rainy evening without any interval added a different level to this programme.