Chayyanot Special

Sharp at 7 p.m., the hall room filled up with an audience of sorts, namely locals from the old parts of Dhaka, from corners far away as Gulshan to Gaazipur, comprising also of various famous faces of the country. All of them had the love of music as a common element between them. Everybody clapped and applauded till the very end at each and every musical instant, created by the artistes. Sanjida Khatun spoke about her dreams of building new school premises and welcomed all, including the artistes for supporting Cayyanot to fulfill their dreams.

Farida Parveen kept the audience in a trance, not only with her magical songs of Lalon Fakir, but also her witty comments and constant interaction with the people. Her Aami opar hoye and Shomoy gele shadhon hobe na had the people nodding their heads in a reverie. The flute player's heart wrenching tunes had some of the people wiping their teary eyes. Farida's voice seemed to reach the heavens, when she boomed out with the compositions of Lalon Fakir. Her strong voice was accompanied with the traditional dotara, tabla, dholak and mandira besides the flute.

Rathindranath Roy came next with his famous patriotic numbers. His voice, along with his physical being, portrayed strength and an immense amount of dedication to the country and fellow beings. Through his songs, he made everyone realise the true beauty of Bangladesh. Rathindranath also made the audience smile with his Chatka, a witty form of folk music.

The evening was filled with a series of melody and music straight from the earth, singing of people, culture and their ways. Surely, there were many who had hoped for this particular evening to go on and never cease.