Fakir Alamgir to perform at IGCC

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh is organising a musical evening by prominent gana sangeet artiste, Fakir Alamgir at 6:30 PM on October 31, at the IGCC, Gulshan-1.         

Alamgir blends traditional folk music with western instruments. He has released several popular albums with foot-tapping numbers like “O Sakhina”, “Shantahar” and more. Although Fakir Alamgir did not receive formal musical training, he joined the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and rendered inspiring songs along with others. In 1976, Alamgir founded the Gono Sangeet group “Wrishiz Shilpi Gosthi”.

Alamgir has successfully fused 'modernism' into the old tradition of Gono Sangeet. His landmark songs in the Sakhina series depict the struggle between the “haves” and the “have nots” by focusing on a romance between the singer and a village girl. Alamgir's rendition, “Daam diye kinechhi Bangla” is an epic track that stirs nostalgic patriotism.