Songs of Nazrul and Lalon from Commitment

Nazrul's songs for dance always have the rhythmic pace, which is a characteristic feature of dance itself. Added to this are the joviality of the evergreen youth, the liquid sounds in the lyrics, and use of wonderful images, drawn from natural phenomena and often associated with onomatopoeic expressions of dance mudras. Notun Patar Nupur Bajey contains 14 such tracks which are always cited as representative Nazrul songs for dance.

The tracks include Moner rang legechhe, Jaay jhilmil, Tumi ki dokhina pabon, Keno mon boney, Rumjhum jhumjhum, Shukno patar nupur paye, Khelichhey jol debi, Mora jhonjhar moto uddam and Naacher thamokey.

The passion and involvement of the five young singers--Anika, Farin, Shahsi, Sraban and Kanta, and their soulful singing is surely an enjoyable experience. One must appreciate the enthusiasm of these budding Nazrul Sangeet artistes.

Rumi Ajnabi sings four songs of the album: Jhumra naach neche, Riniki jhiniki, Champa parul juthi and Chanchal shyamal. However, Ajnabi's expert rendition of the songs does not fit among the immature voices of the children. It somewhat mars the charm of the innocence that is featured in the songs of the youngsters.

The Lalon album contains some ten songs of the Baul King including Ami oi charoney, Daaser paney ekbar, Anayashey dekte pabey, Enechhe ek nobin ghora, Ki shandhaney, E andhar, Mishbi jodi and Diba nishi thekorey mon. The most interesting fact about the album is that listeners are bound to be willing to know the identity of the singer, who renders the songs passionately in his well-practised voice. For whatever reasons, the singer's identity is shrouded in a mystery similar to the mysticism of the songs he sings.