Rabindra and Nazrul Sangeet in Melbourne
Chanchal Khan (centre) and artistes of Shurolok perform at the programme.
Shurolok, a music appreciation and performance group in Australia, observed Rabindranath and Nazrul's death anniversary recently in Melbourne, says a press release.
The highlights of the function included artistes rendering songs of the two poets covering emotions of distress, bereavement and despair. Melbourne-based artiste Moni Saha's rendition of Jiboney jare tumi dao ni mala, Farheen Anwar's Jibon-o moroner shimana chharaye, Nirupama Rahman's Shunyo e bukey, Shahid Rahman's Nai nai re baki shomoy amar, Anindo Mobin's Keno tomra amaye dako, and Sangeeta Huq's Amar bhanga pother ranga dhulaye entertained the audience.
Visiting artiste Chanchal Khan from Dhaka performed a Rabindra Sangeet, which the Nobel laureate poet wrote in Mongpu a few months before his death. The programme also featured recitation of Rabindranath's Sonar Tori by Khadija Bithi and Nazrul's Kuli Mojur by Mahbub Saleh, the acting High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Australia.
The selection of songs and their brilliant renditions were held in a packed auditorium, largely for the benefit of the expatriate Bangladeshis. The artistes captured all the nuances of the two great poets -- complete with the mystical, metaphysical, philosophical and cultural elements. Shurolok has been active for several years in creating a culturally aware audience who can appreciate Bengali music and literature.
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