Folk song festival of mystic poets

In the musical session that followed, singers rendered folk songs like Shyama, Bhaowaiya, Baul, Marfati and others. Ashraf Uddin Babu sang two songs of Amir Ali Chisti and Ismail Fakir titled Brahmandey Dayal Jini and Gurupremer Roshik Jara. Sunindita Neepa sang Amar Shonar Moyna Pakhi of M Osman Khan. Artiste Arif Dewan rendered Kabir Uddin Dewan's Hoiley Manush Cheney Manush and Abdul Malek Dewan's Amar Jibon Jaibar Agey. Indra Mohon Rajbongshi, Rafiqul Alam, Abida Sultana, Akramul Islam, Phulrenu Das, Chandana Majumdar, Iffat Ara Nargis and Noshin Laila also presented rare Baul songs.

Performer Arif Dewan said, 'The grass root level Baul singers did not participate in this festival as they do not sing the songs of the mystic poets. They write and compose songs of their own and perform them. But they should have been included in this festival because they are the ones who also promote folk music in the country.'