Srijon stages musical soiree

By Cultural Correspondent
28 November 2005, 18:00 PM
Artistes present songs of yesteryears at the programme
Cultural group Srijon organises regular monthly programmes. This month's show, titledSongs of Yesteryears, was held at the Poet Sufia Kamal Auditorium of the National Museum Saturday last. The programme featured the melodious and timeless songs of some contemporary popular and promising artistes. Masud Ahmed presented the moving numberMadhur Amar Mayer Hashiwhile other evergreen songs, such asPadmar Dheu Reand Lalon numbers charmed the audience.

The other artistes included Mahiuzzaman Chowdhury, Soheli Parveen, Halima Begum, Manju Shaha, Bijon, Shikha Rouf and Nasreen Jahan. Directed by the chairman of Srijon Nurul Islam Polash, the instrumentalists were Nurul Islam Polash on the tabla, Ronny on keyboards, Abu Kamal on violin and Ashrafuzzaman on guitar. To promote and popularise the traditional music among the younger generation, Srijon organises such programmes on the last Saturday of every month. The programme began three years ago and continues to be successfully staged.