High Commission of India

Dhaka 

Press Release

IGCC is organising an evening of  ‘Nazrulgeeti’ by Fatema Tuz Zohra and ‘Ponchokobir Gaan’ by Kamalesh Kumar Das on 14 April 2018 at 6.30PM at Kobi Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh, Dhaka

IGCC is organising an evening of  ‘Nazrulgeeti’ by Fatema Tuz Zohra and ‘Ponchokobir Gaan’ by Kamalesh Kumar Das on14 April 2018 at 6.30PM at Kobi Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh, Dhaka 

          Fatema Tuz Zohra is a versatile singer of Bangladesh renowned nationally and internationally especially for Nazrul Sangeet. Her father, late Dr. Syed Farid Uddin and mother, Ms. Fazilatunnesa were both known social workers. A graduate from Rajshahi University, Fatema was initiated to music at a very early age with inspiration from her family and got many awards and achievements since her student life.

          For her remarkable contribution to music, Fatema achieved the ‘Ekushey Padak-2006’ the highest national award of the country. Beside this, she has got many other awards - Sher-e-Bangla Padak, Bir Srestha Padak, Nazrul Academy Padak, National press club award etc. She has been performing regularly in national Radio and TV channels since 1975 in Bangladesh and abroad as well. 17 of her music albums have been released. Besides regularly performing in Bangladesh, Fatema has given many performances in many counties of Asia, Middle-east, Europe, North America and Australia. She has written five novels and also regularly writes in magazines and newspapers on music and other social contemporary issues.

          Kamalesh Kumar Das is a well-established singer of Bangladesh and sings classical, semi-classical, modern Bangla songs and ‘Ponchokobir Gaan’. He was also born in a musical family. His father, Late Hem Chandra Das, was a renowned Tabla player and Music scholar. When persuing his higher education at Rajshahi University, Kamalesh Kumar Das also took lessons in classical music from eminent vocalists namely, Pt. Haripada Das, Anup Kumar Das, Pt Amaresh Ray Chowdhury, Ustad Rabiul Islam, Ustad Abdul Jabbar and Ustad Dr. Harun-Or-Rashid.

          Mr. Kamalesh Kumar Das is a regular enlisted artist of Rabindra Sangeet, Nazrulgeeti and Modern Bangla songs in BTV and also regularly sings in various other channels. He also performs in programmes organised at Chhayanaut, Shilpakala Academy, Press Club, and weekly programmes of Nazrul Sangeet Shilpi Parishad.

          He has also performed abroad in USA and was a popular singer during his stay in St. Louis, USA from 1997 to 1999.

          All are cordially invited to attend the programme. Entry is open to all (there is no need to collect Invitation Pass). 

Dhaka

12 April 2018