Homage to veteran singer Nilufar Yasmeen
Cultural Correspondent
Late singer Nilufar Yasmeen held many an audience spellbound with her versatile voice. Focusing mainly on Bangladeshi music, she was one of the country's foremost vocalists.Even today, her memory lives on. On her birth anniversary on February 13, Impress Audio Vision Ltd launched an album of her songs, titled Pother Sheshey. The venue: Channel i auditorium. Iftekharul Islam, managing director of Sanofi Aventis and sponsor of the album; Faridur Reza Sagar, managing director of Channel-i and Impress Telefilm Ltd; noted composers Alauddin Ali, Alam Khan, Azad Rahman; popular singers Samina Chowdhury, Ayub Bachchu and Agun, son of Nilufar Yasmeen, formally unveiled the album and spoke on the occasion. The speakers discussed the life and times of the singer. Meant to be a homage to legendary singer Nilufar, the album is a collection of 13 songs. The songs included in the album are Proti din shondhay, Mago amar je bhai, Tokey pabar agey, Agun jolerey, Eto shukh shoibo, Pother sheshey, Jibon sheto padmaboti and Diyona doyona fele diyona, among other tracks.
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