Gitanjali present Tagore songs at BNM
Prominent Tagore singer Salma Akbar and her group, Gitanjali, hosted a musical soiree at the National Museum's Begum Sufia Kamal auditorium on Friday, with a selection of songs from Rabindranath Tagore's “Gitanjali”.
“Even though we have named our own group Gitanjali, this is the first time, we have decided to present only the songs of 'Gitanjali' to the audience,” said Salma Akbar.
Gitanjali is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature for the English translation of the book, titled “Song Offerings”.
The troupe presented a number of chorus songs, as well as solo performances, themed on nature and seasons, spiritual songs, and Tagore songs of Prem and Puja parajaya.
Some of the songs presented were “Ontoro Momo Bikoshito”, “Gaye Amar Pulok Lage”, “Dhone Jone Achhi Joray”, and “Aaj Dhaner Khete Roudro Chhayay”.
Salma Akbar is a Tagore singer who has trained under names such as Karim Sharafi, Sanjida Khatun, Sadi Mohammad, Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya from Bangladesh, and Kanika Bandopadyay, Nilima Sen and Sanghamitra Gupta from India. She is associated with leading cultural organisations of Bangladesh such as the Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Sangstha and Government Music University, along with her group Gitanjali.
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