A path less taken
The debut album of Shumona Bordhan Kete Gelo Baroti Bochhor, comprising melodious classical tracks, has been released under the banner of World Music, a company that shows interest in releasing albums of young and new performers.
Brought up in a culture oriented family, Shumona was inspired by her mother, an enlisted singer of Rajshahi Radio. Her first lessons in music were from Ustad Robiul Hossain at the age of six. She learned Tagore song under Ustad Abdul Khalid Dewan. A member of Hindol Cultural Group, Shumona also learned Nazrul songs.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Shumona won the Natun Kuri Award and National Children Competition Award for three consecutive years in Tagore, Nazrul and classical music. In 1997 when she first came to Dhaka, though very young then, she felt a deep urge and commitment towards music within herself.
A great admirer of Lata Mangeshkar, Haimanti Shukla and Ajay Chakravarty, she tries to follow their trend of music. She performs their songs in different programmes and competitions. It took four years for her to establish a style of her own. Videos of one or two of her songs have been released and broadcast in the musical programme Music Plus. Soon other songs will be released with new videos.
Shumona says, 'There is no end to learning. I am learning something new every day and I really want to make a positive contribution in the field of music.'