Luva Nahid Choudhury performs at BNM
Luva Nahid Choudhury is known best as the dynamic Director General of Bengal Foundation and one of the driving forces of the Foundation's cultural activities including the marquee Bengal Classical Music Festival, but not many know that she is also an accomplished singer. At the main auditorium of the Bangladesh National Museum on Saturday, the artiste enthralled a houseful audience to timeless Bangla songs, most of them creations of Atulprasad Sen.
The solo musical soiree was a part of the weeklong programmes undertaken by BNM marking International Museum Day.
The artiste opened the soiree with “Esho Go Eka Ghorey” set on Raga Jaijavanti and then performed a variety of songs including “Ami Sara Sokal”, “Tumi Kobe Ashibe”, “Ke Jeno Dakichhe”, the baul-ang “Ore Bon Tor Bijone”, ghazal-influenced “Bolo Go Sojoni”, kirtan-ang “Aji E Nishithe Shokhi”, a baitalik number “Krondosi Pothocharini Tumi Kotha Jao”, and “Amar Ghum Bhangano Chand”, which she said was a personal favourite. The artiste also performed classic oldies “Bajey Mridongo Beena”, Himangshu Dutta-composed “Jhorano Pata'r Pothey”, Rajanikanta's “Bela Je Furaye Jaye”, and closed with another Atulprasad classic, “Bodhua Neend Nahi Ankhipate”.
In between the performances, Luva Nahid Choudhury also spoke about the 'tin-kobi' (three major poet-composers of Bangla music) – Atulprasad, Rajanikanta and DL Roy.
A number of eminent cultural personalities, including artist Hashem Khan, author Badaruddin Umar and Bengal Foundation Chairman Abul Khair, attended the event. BNM Director General Faizul Latif Chowdhury delivered the welcome address at the event.
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