Friday 23 December 2016

An Initiative to Perpetuate Bengali Scriptural Music

Mamur Ahsan Zedne, Sangeet Biswas & Jubaer Ahamed
Performance by the students of Arohee. Photo: Sangeet Biswas

To preserve scriptural music and save our culture from modernization, Raager Adhaare Anuraag- a cultural event held at Shilpakala Academy on December 22, 2016.

Arohee School of Music organized the event for their second anniversary. Azad Rahman, pioneer of bangla kheyal music, was awarded with special award for Bangla Kheyal on that event. Yasef Osman, Science and Technology Minister, was present there as the chief guest.

Imamur Rashid Khan, director of Arohee School of Music, told about the motive behind organizing such an event.
"Scriptural music has long root in our past. We are forgetting our own culture and music because of modernization and western music. So, we are trying to keep this music alive for generation to generation," said Imamur.
"Our aim is to take this music ahead with pure culture and sound mentality," he added.

Jarin Tasnim Jannat, a student of Arohee and an organizer of the event, told about the organization's dream and plan to outreach classical bangla music.
"Our biggest dream was to spread the notion of pure bangla classical music among the people of all ages, specially children of remote areas and staging such a program in Dhaka by those children," said Jarin.
"We want to expand our branches and manage more students to introduce them with this special object of Bangladesh," she added.

Azad Rahman taking award from science and technology minister.
Photo: Sangeet Biswas
Azad Rahman, pioneer of bangla kheyal music, concerned about the current situation of  bangla music.
"We have different kinds of music, but I think besides those music, we should practice pure bangla music. Private and government authorities  don't look after the Bengal's pure music. so, this kind of heritages are vanishing," said Azad.
"The practice and spread of Bengal's traditional music should be done heavily," he added.

Amrin Tasnim Jaima, a student of Arohee and a participant of the program, shared about her experience with Arohee School of Music.
"I didn't know anything about bangla music before, but now I  know many things about bangla music and trying to learn more things," Said Jaima.

Sherat Jahan, an audience and guardian of a participant, shared her feelings about the event.
"I really enjoyed the program and the performance by the kids," said Sherat.
"My nephews performed there. They don't live here, they came from village and they were really excited for the program," she added.

Edited by Mamur Ahsan Zedne

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