Live Now at National Museum

The Watson Brothers performing at the concert

Shabab Murshid (15), son of economist Dr KAS Murshid and artist Shameem Subrana passed away on May 10, 2005 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia while playing basketball at school. It is surprising that the cause of this sudden death was a Pulmonary Cardiac Arrest. Shabab was a child who always lived for the moment, and hence the concert was titled Live Now.

In the loving memory of Shabab, his family and friends have joined hands to form SMF. The Foundation aims to reach out to youngsters. What happened to Shabab on that fateful day can happen to anyone, believe the organisers. In their view, there are preventive measures that can be taken, such as keeping trained nurses at all school premises at all times, keeping the necessary medical equipments, sound emergency procedures in case of 'accidents', and mandatory screening of all children every year.

SMF will actively work to ensure that schools and parents are informed of what can go wrong and the measures that need to be taken. The Foundation also aims to work with street and destitute children in the form of slum schools and other institutions. The concert is the first event organised by SMF to raise funds.

Popular underground bands such as Artcell, Cryptic Fate, The Watson Brothers, Arbovirus, dNA, Birodh, Nemesis, Delude and others played at the show that started at 1pm. This was the first time for sixteen bands playing at the same show. A special surprise appearance by Bangla's Ornob was indeed a treat. He sang the famous She jey boshe achey and received rounds of applause from the raving audience. Artcell dedicated the song Bhul jonmo, while The Watson Brothers dedicated Rong to Shabab's memory.

All in all, the concert was a huge success and drew a diverse audience. It was a day to live for the moment, as the concert title suggested.