Classic based compositions are her forte

Perveen Sultana

Perveen, a talented singer, has been pursuing her career for the last 18 years. She has drawn the attention of the music aficionados through her presentation of Nazrul songs and the songs of the yesteryears.

She has trained extensively in classical music under Ustad Akhtar Sadmani, Zakir Hossain and now Sanjib De.

Initially trained in Chhayanaut and later in Hindol, under the guidance of Khaled Hossain, Perveen has about 21 mixed cassettes and two solo albums to her credit. She has so far lent her voice for playbacks in several films as well. She has recently released a solo album titled Parbati hotey chai.

An enlisted artiste of television and radio, Perveen is of the opinion that the music scene is conducive to cultural development and the people are always eager to listen to quality music in our country. "The regular jalsas held under private initiative, are a boost to the talented artistes. However, the media and the cassette companies need to support the gifted singers, lyricists and composers so that we can develop a steady group of listeners," she adds.

"My voice is well suited to the classic based compositions," she says.

Her song Bidroho chari dikey, composed by Imtiaz Bulbul, is played regularly on the radio programme titled Geetali, where songs are played on request. Songs composed by Bashir Ahmed and Haimanti Shukla are among her favourites she says.

"Although music videos are coming up, it has to be technically sound to compete with the other international channels," asserts Perveen.

"It's heartening to know that several music channels are coming up in Bangladesh. We have untapped potential which needs to be realised. The recent talent hunt programmes carried out by different organisations are encouraging, as this would promote the prospective talents" she concludes.