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Vol. 5 Num 1122 Fri. July 27, 2007  
   
Culture


Musical evening at Bengal Café


Matrix Solutions arranged a solo musical programme featuring Lopa Hossain at Bengal Café on July 25.

In the programme titled Shundor Hou Nari (?), Lopa performed 11 songs -- including Tagore, Nazrul and popular adhunik songs of Sabina Yasmin, Runa Laila, Mitali Mukharjee, Samina Chowdhury and others. Lopa, a student of department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka and a news presenter on ATN Bangla, entertained the music enthusiasts with her renditions of familiar numbers.

The soiree started with a tribute to the martyrs of the Indepen-dence War through a rendition of Shob kota janala khule dao na, popularised by Sabina Yasmin. Lopa then sang Badol diner prothom kodom phul, a Tagore song on rain. Lalon song Ami opaar hoye boshey achhi, adhunik songs -- Kobita porar prohor eshechhye, Jokhon thambey kolahol and a song from the film Srabon Megher Din -- Amar bhanga ghorey, followed. The artiste also performed a Nazrul song Jonom jonom tobo tore kandibo. The programme ended with the Tagore song Bhalobeshey jodi shukh nahi tobey keno michhey bhalobasha.

A number of teachers of DU, including Professor A.A.M.S. Arafin Siddiq, Golam Rahman, and artistes Sujit Mustafa, Shawkot Ali Emon and others attended the programme and admired Lopa's performance.

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Lopa Hossain sings at Bengal Café. PHOTO: STAR