Our own music
Sarwar Kamal Dept. of philosophy CU
As I was born in Chittagong, I got a great chance to enjoy Chittagonian music. Most of the lyrics are on boatmen, rivers, the bay and love. But the folk songs are so enriched that they have a strong captivating power, and a melodious appeal to give pleasure to people in general. In the glorious age of Chittagonian music, Shefali Ghosh, Kallyani Ghosh, Shyamsundar Baishnab were the legendary singers. The most appealing song was 'chuto chuto daew tuly pare, Bankkalir maji o bhai, Ore Karnafulire'. Still those are bearing Chittagonian style of life and culture. Now in the multidimensional cultural flows, glory of Chittagonian music is fading. It's really alarming for not only Chittagong people but also for others as we are gonna losing our diversity of folklore and especially folksongs. Steps must be taken to protect these things in our greater interest.
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