Victory celebration'09



Tablaraj Bangladesh celebrated the great victory of liberation war with a cultural event held on 20th December, 2009, at Rayer bazar High School collaborating with ‘Ghashful’ cultural association. The great freedom fighter Mahbubur Ansary, the famous lyrist and musician, Sahidullah Faraizea, the great singer, Arifur Rahman, and great musician and singer, Rumi Ajnabi were present in the cultural event. The event was started with the great national song “Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomai Valobashi”. These great personalities kept their important speech on this occasion along with the president of Tablaraj Bangladesh Rajan Saha and the president of Ghashful, Mr. Moniruzman Biplop,Sahidullah Faraizea, Rumi Ajnabi, Arifur Rahman sang songs of the land. The Tablaraj Bangladesh’s member Moon danced, Bishwajit and Shiebley recited poems that expresse the scenario of the cruel truth of liberation on this occasion. Tablaraj Bangladesh gave platform to different upcoming artist to play and celebrate this occasion with an opportunity to perform. Ahmed Rizvy, musical Band Jajabar's Vocalist Rasel performed their songs. Tablaraj Bangladesh and Ghashful cultural association in together had a successful victory celebrantion.

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You all are invited to be the part of celebration of victory month with Tablaraj cultural program. In this cultural program, few talents of Tablaraj Bangladesh will perform and the program will be ornamented with presence of great artist. Celebrate victory month with TRB with the essence of Bangladesh’s culture.

Program Time : 5.00 pm

Venue: Rayer Bazar High School,Dhanmondi-15,Dhaka-1209

Date: 20 December, 2009

Day: Sunday

Your presence will enlighten victory of Tablaraj Bangladesh.

Tablaraj Meeting Minutes 

  Tablaraj Bangladesh has completed its last meeting of 2009. After long discussion, Tablaraj Bangladesh has decided to hold a cultural program on 20th December. In this victory month we would like to honor it through giving out essence of land’s charm exploring its culture and literature.

Tablaraj Bangladesh’s members will perform in the program along with few honorable artists. We will also have more discussion on our next year planning and will have a look at the past success in this short time period of Tablaraj Bangladesh’s walk. Tablaraj Bangladesh Banglar joy.   

 

Tablaraj Bangladesh General body meeting

                                                                            TablaRaj Bangladesh’s meeting was held on 20th November, 09’ under open sky in Mukto Moncho. The members had discussion for hours long and came to a decision for implementing few tentative objectives that would strengthen TRB as a whole. TRB is thinking to hold a mini in-house event and going to have a workshop on cultural subject considering high interest from all the people along with TRB members. TRB is now working at the field level and moving in deferent areas of Bangladesh to bring out the real talents and artist from hidden corner. We are looking forward to receive many biographies of these talents from anyone and any place with valid information and bring the great artists’ life and struggles in the lime light. It is highly appreciable if the members look forward for such talents and bring it to the TRB’s door and help us to meet our goal. We, the TRB members have started our journey with lights of success and we all hope to see the enlightening TRB in future.

Profile Of a Dedicated Artist Baul Abul Hossain

Living on singing
    Cruel Truth or ignorance

“Bonde maya lagaise, piriti shikhaise” – yes the love for singing is giving him to live on it. The song is sung by a sixty years old man, dark, short person with beard face. Du – Tara is the only partner of at this stage of his life. His engagement with Do-Tara took place when he became all alone without his wife and being unable to do any other tasks for his livelihood.Baul Abul Hossain was born in Comilla and brought up in a poor family. He could not get the opportunity for having academic education. He made his livelihood by being a boat man; that was the only source of income with which he had brought up his family of two sons and three daughters. Music was in his soul from his early age, which made him to capture all the rhythm and sing with harmony so nicely, even without having any academic lesson on music. He used to play Do – tara by his own as if the tunes were in his fingertips; it seems that Goddess of music enlightened him with great talent. He used to sing in his village for its entrainment purpose. The rhythmic sound coming from claps of the audience would give him satisfaction. This talent has become his only source of income to live on. He sings all deshi (local songs); baul, bhauai, shorioti, marfoti etc. He now sings at the street, sometimes with the rich peoples’ appeal and he gets some honor (in monetary term).

This is how our tradition or culture is ignored through valuing with little kind attitude for a moment or a day; example like Abul Hossain. This is the nation’s failure. End result turns into “living on singing”. 

TablaRaj Bangladesh always Support him with due respect .

Information Collected By: Tahera Hossain Mukta

Profile Of a Dedicated famous Poet MADON SARKER

Famous “Kabial” Madon Sarker was born at Sahilpur village of Singhol Bangla Union of Netrokona District at Bengali year 1324. His father name was Shashimohon Acharjya. Madon Sarker’s actual name is Madonmohon Acharjya. But “Kabial”s are specially called as ‘Sarker’. His father Sashimohon played ‘Baul Song’. His uncle Bijay Narayan Acharjya was a famous ‘Kabial’ of the East Bengal. Another famous ‘Kabial’ Ramsundor was a student of Bijay Narayan. Modon Sarker learnt to sing to Ramsundor. Then Madon Sarker was just 18 years. From then above 60 years Madon Sarker sang “Kabi” song. Once the man who spellbound the audience by singing day after night, now he is fighting with the reality for his old aged. Yet Madon Sarker keep himself tight with this belief that he can yet recover himself one day again by spell bounding the audience by “Kabi” song. How is Madon Sarker now? When this question is asked to Madon Sarker, in reply he said that

“BRIDHHO BOYOSHE MODONE THEKLAM BORO NIDANE,

BODONE TAPER KARBAR NAI, KAMER MODHHE KORI KAM,

TOIJOSHPOTRE LIKHI NAME, OKKHORE UT ANA DAN,

EI HARE PAI”.

Now he earns his livelihood by engraving letter on plate. But by doing this it’s impossible to lead his life. For each letter to engrave he just get 50 paisa. Someday he gets this job or not. Besides for the latest technology none wants to print his/her name on the plate. For these Madon Sarker can’t lead his two times of meals a day everyday. In past he got some chance to sing “Kabi” song at different arrangements. But those days are gone away. At that time he earned Tk 200/= or 300/= per arrangement. Cultural Ministry showed indifferent attitude with Madon Sarker. Ministry didn’t show him the proper respect. As an old cultural personality he gets just Tk500/= per month. But is it enough for a human to lead his life in the running heavy pressured market prize? Again he doesn’t get this little money regularly. Sometimes he gets this money in 6 month or sometimes he never gets after 1 year. This is like to make him happy one day after keep him in starvation all the year. Once there’s time when the king or landlords patronize these cultured pupil like Madon Sarker to keep alive the “Baul, Vatiali or Kabi” song culture. But today that days gone away. The heavily important element of our blood culture is going to be disappeared from our mind. So the government & the cultural minded people should take a step to keep our local culture & also keep alive the people like Modan Sarker. The man who created a great cultural environment at the whole Mymensigh district he is now quiet silence. Why?


We the people should take step to reign these people like Madon Sarker to their own qualification. We can’t find today a young aged boy singing “Boul”, ”Kabial”, “Vatiali” song by walking in a village path.


Today Madon Sarker is not a young person. He is being old but his heart is young yet. He is too confident yet to spellbound the audience again if he get a simple chance to show his performance.


TablaRaj Bangladesh always support him with due respect .



Information Collected By: Sounak Dutta

TablaRaj Bangladesh now at Natrakona

Opening Program Of TRB at Natrakona


Precious moment of TRB with Sobita Sen Roy at Natrakona

19th October, Friday – who knew that the day would be so great! Yes, it was the Sobita Sen Roy with whom we met and shared various issues about Bangladeshi culture. TRB members have made a successful visit to and meeting with great personality Sobita Sen Roy. Along with her, TRB found out two great personalities there, Great Poet Golam Arshadul Rahman and Femous Stage Drama Director Vanu Dutta.

TRB Founder Rajan Saha inaugurated the program honoring her with little gift (Black & White shari). The Program of TRB with Chief personality Sobita SenRoy was started with playing the violin by Partha Protim Barman. Sabita Sen Roy had given the warm welcome Tablaraj Bangladesh (TRB) through opening the TRB’s prospectus in front of all the audience. She expressed her valuable speech to share her knowledge with us - the youths and motivated as well singing a Rag “MAL- KOSH”.

TRB wishes to and moving ahead with effective activation to reach at its goal.

Few members Of TRB with Sobita Sen Roy

A great moment Of TRB


Sobita Sen Roy find out TRB moto


Great Musician Sobita Sen Roy

House Of Sobita Sen Roy

Interview Of Famous Stage Drama Director Vanu Dutta

TRB Group meeting Of Natrakona with Great poet Golam Arshadur Rahman

TRB Group meeting Of Natrakona

TRB Group meeting Of Natrakona

TRB Group meeting Of Natrakona

TRB Group tour, Music Director Ahmed Rizvy and Rhythm Director Rajan Saha


we are Successful our Group meeting at Natrakona

Sobita Sen Roy, A greatest musician in our Sub-continent

Every human being has an intellect of music within h im. The desirable expression of music overwhelm him, mesmerizes him. Some bird pieces among animal being have this instinct talent of music. Often music brings a man to a state of meditation, purifies the soul and gives it sense of freedom. Sobita Sen Roy says about music “Music express the great beauty of human”. She is the first classical female singer of ‘Bangla desh Betar’ (Radio Bangladesh). She is born in MuktarPara of Netrakona in 28th January, 1933. Her father’s name is Mohini Mohon Sen Roy and her mother’s name is Hemnolini Sen Roy. She started her music study when she was 7 years old. She always inspired by father, mother and aunts. She was benefited by the accompany of gifted musician during her early days of developing music skill. This opportunity primarily had done from her Grandfather Jiten Sen and Nikhil Sen. Ustad Alauddin kha was one of the best teacher in her teenage life. Others were-Ustad Drobir Kha, Ustad Gul Mohammad khan, Sudir Lal Chakrabarti, Gita Shree Gouri Datta, Chinmoy Laheri, Ustad Mohammad Hossain Khosru, Ustad Salamat and Najakat Ali Khan, Ustad Shachin Das Motilal, Ustad Chintaharan Roy Barman. The devoted artist was awarded several gold medal and many other reward. In 1948-49 she was awared gold medal at Mymensingh (International Musical Conference). In 1950-1951 she was also awarded gold medal at Tangail (Renesa Club). In ‘All India Music Conference’ she was awarded three gold Medal. It’s a matter of regret that such a devoted and internationally recognizes artist who was the first to present classical music in Bangladesh Betar has not yet been awarded with any national award. In 1957 she started her musical career at Kamronnesa Govt. Girls’ School, Dhaka. Then she joined at S.B Govt. Girls’ School, Kishoregonj in 1959 as a music teacher. Sobita Sen Roy, who has been devoted throughout her life in the art of music has not married.

TablaRaj Bangladesh want to express her Great activities all over the World with due respect ..

Information Collect By : Sounak Dutta

Interview Of a Dedicate Upcoming Poet Md. Mizanur Rahman

Md. Mizanur Rahman, Son of Nasir Uddin. He was born in a Muslim family of Boshpara in the town of Jamalpur in 6th February.1966. He was a great attraction for music & Drama from his childhood. He played a role Tuton in the social Drama “Rakto Golap” when he was in class seven. Then he also played a role in a social drama & 2 social jatrapala. His father didn’t like this, so he did his work silently .He passed his S.S.C in 1st division in “Jamalpur Singhogani Bahumukhi Boys School” in 1982 & then he admitted in “Ashek Mahmud College” & “Jamalpur Shilpakola Academy”. He bought a Harmonium from his own earning money. It was a matter of sorrow that one day his father broke his harmonium as though his father didn’t like music. So it’s not possible for him to continue treat the music. He passed his H.S.C in 2nd division in 1984 & got a job in a chocolate factory. After that he passed B.A in 2nd division in 1987. In Health assistant examination he obtained highest marks in Jamalpur district & joined in 28 May,1988. Now he is caring his job Islampur Health Complex in the rank of Health supervisor. Then he again starts music. But it is a matter of great sorrow he married a girl who had reading in class eight. After marriage only for his ambitions she passed S.S.C & H.S.C. At the time “Dukkho hoilo basor amar, Antor puira hoilo charkhar”music was written by him. Suddenly his father dead & he went to a critical moment. And now he has a son & a daughter. Some of his poetry are printed in local papers such as – “Bissow Behaia”, “Gourabmoy Shaheed Minar”, “Borshomatar Darssuputro”, “ Darir jari”, “Krishno Dampotto”, “Manobotar Mukti Chai” etc. Belles-letters – “Ho-Ho-Hi-Hi Prem”, Eassy - “Bonobely”,Fiction-“Valobasar Paglami” nearly seven hundred music are Writen. So, he singing a song sometime – “Hujurera beti amar Bibi,Gan amar Antor Debi, Kon Ghorete Korbo Boshot, Dui Shatiner Dondo Ghorer majhe Ghore chara ,Surer vabe Ondho, Ami Surer vabe Ondho. In his life who always help him –Professor Prodip Kanti Mojumder, Md. Shahidullah, Md.Mohiuddin Sripuri, Hafizur Rahman, Gonesh Dash, Bocchon Dash, Tipu, Liton, Sanju da, Arup da, Bulbul, Anjon Dash, Amzad, Md. Abdul khalek,& Now His little son Fuad.

His hope- In his lyric and tune he wants to relies a music album to make a music school & wants to help the poor artist.

Hearing the Prospectus Of TRB ,he welcome it ...



TablaRaj Bangladesh always support him


Information Collected By: Shib-lee Hasan

"Campus - Campus" abc radio live Adda with TablaRaj Bangladesh (TRB) few members

"Campus - Campus" abc radio live Adda with TablaRaj Bangladesh (TRB) few members

Profile Of a Dedicate Ustad Ali Akbar khan

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, the unparalleled sarod maestro. Born at 14 April, 1922 in the village of Shibpur in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. His father Ustad Alauddin Khan. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan grew up in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, where his father was the court musician to the Maharaja. An early entrant to the world of music, he began vocal training at the tender age of three. He then went on to practice diverse musical instruments under the tutelage of his father, who was adept at 200 instruments. However when the young boy reached the age of nine, his father decided that he should specialise in the sarod. In 1933, at the age of 11, he began to play a sarod especially designed for him by his uncle Ustad Ayet Ali Khan.

He made his first solo public appearance at the age of 13 in Allahabad. Beginning with performances at various music conferences in the ’40s, he joined All India Radio, Lucknow, as a music director. Then he was sent to Jodhpur as a substitute for his father who had been invited to become the court musician for the Maharaja of Jodhpur. He remained there for six years, playing music up to eight hours a day. Upon the death of the Maharaja, Ali Akbar moved to Bombay (now Mumbai), the movie capital of India, where, to his father’s distress, he began to compose film music. When his father Ustad Alauddin Khan heard that Ali Akbar was working on film music, he angrily sent a telegram saying: “From today you are no longer my son.” However, when Ustad Alauddin Khan himself went to see the movie “Khudhito Pashan,” he questioned a close friend “Who composed this music? This is great!” He was told that the music had been composed by his son. On hearing this, he wrote a letter to Ali Akbar saying: “You can go ahead and compose film music. I withdraw my last telegram.”

In 1954, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan encountered the notable Yehudi Menuhin, one of the 20th century’s greatest western musicians. Menuhin sought to introduce the young talent to the western audiences. So Ali Akbar flew to the west in 1955, first to England and then USA. He had the honour to be the first Indian musician to play on western television. In 1955 in New York he recorded the first ever long play record of North Indian classical music. The album, incorporating Raaga Sindhu Bhairavi and Raaga Pilu Barowa, was introduced by Yehudi Menuhin announcing the scale, counting the 16 beats of teen taal and demonstrating the drone.

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan had many credits to his name, having bagged the President of India Award twice over, and as a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan. In the United States, he was invited to play at the inaugural ceremonies of President Kennedy and, in 1991, he received the MacArthur Foundation Genius Fellowship in recognition of his work in transmitting and enhancing the musical tradition of North India. In 1993 he received the Bill Graham Lifetime Achievement Award. From 1970 to 1998 he was nominated for the Grammy Award five times. But due to some technical hitches he declined the nomination. In 1994 the Ali Akbar Foundation was set up to archive and preserve the music of the Seni Baba Alauddin Gharana so that future generations could access and research it. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan died at the age of 87 in 18^th June 2009.

TablaRaj Bangladesh always remember him with due respect

Information Collected By: Ashiqur Rahman javin

Profile Of a Dedicate Upcoming Sound Engineer Sabbir Ahmed (Tanvir)

Sabbir Ahmed (Tanvir) was born in 15th March, 1978. His occupation is of a Sound Engineer & Business of the company, ‘Sound Opera’. He has done his professional course; Diploma in Audio Engineering from SAE (School of audio Engineer) Technology College, Madras, India (2000-2003). Course Details- Daw(Digital Audio Work Satiation), Studio Recording (Analog & Digital), Live Sound Reinforcement., Post Production,Broadcasting. Area of Interest: Live Sound FOH Engineering.

He has done show with International Artist- Adnan Sami ( Dhanmondi Women’s Complex), Junon( Hotel Sheraton & BCFCC), Bombay VIKINGS (Pan Pacific Sonargaon), Shreya Ghosal( Hotel Sheraton), Sunidhi Chouhan (BCFCC), Jagjitt Sing (Hotel Sheraton), Koilash Kher (BCFCC), Safkat Amanat Ali (BCFCC), Fame Gurukul ( Kazi Toukir, Ruprekha, Rex) CTG.

He has worked with national artist & Band- Renesa, LRB, Souls, Miles, Dolchout, Feed Back, Nagar Baul. AS a permanent & official Live Sound Engineer- Habib Wahid, Fuad Al Muktadir, Bappa Mozumdar, Souls, Topu (Yaatri), Parthibo, Fantasy Kingdom / Water Kingdom, Unitrend. American International University of Bangladesh ( AIUB)

His interest of sound grew because he loves music a lot & wants to do work for music and musicians. That is why he has done his academic graduation in Sound Engineering because he believes that every people must have solid background in their professional field.

His favorite band & artist is Jon Denver, UB-40, Pink Floyd, Brian Adams, Jon Bon Jovi, and Enigma. Among Bangladeshi bands Band, he likes Renesa, Subir Nondi, Runa laila, Sabina Yasmin, Samina Choudhury, Sakila Zafor, Bappa Mozum dar, Habib wahid, Souls, LRB, Miles.

His favorite writer is Mark Toen, Mexim Gorky, Sharat Chondra Chotropadhae, Zafor Iqbal. He loves long drive, traveling, concert, swimming.

His idol is his mother



TablaRaj Bangladesh always support him

Information Collected By: Sejuti Saha

Interview Of a Dedicate Upcoming Artist TARAK MAHADI

Born in Mymensingh, Mymensingh a District of Bangladesh in division of Dhaka, on December 15, 1984.

I had finished my School, College at Mymensingh & recently(2009) i had finished BFA(hons) from fine art faculty (University of Dhaka).

I think a artist, anywhere in the world, must do their work in Art.

Art is the voice of our society or it can be the reflection of our society.

An artist is like a mirror, a mirror of their own culture, is the most important

thing in the world.

I was born in Bangladesh. We are exceptional excellences of our people and all over the world,

Because, its known to u we fought for our freedom in 1971. Not only that, we also fight for our language in 1952 and so the February 21 is celebrated On the day of the International Mother Tongue In this sense, we are the richest and the proud citizens of the world.

MY ARTWORK:

To work, at first I need a concept and put it on paper and then finally I give to shape it in my thoughts. That would be my sculpture, painting or Installation.

The art connects me to life, reality and thought I am identified with the different

Characters in my country, with people working in the field and look at the life expectancy,

Women who care and educated their children, with love, religious tradition, which positively or negatively affects the lives of many people.

In relation to my sculptures, I take forms of reality, and I interpret and model them

in a particular way, through the interplay of volumes and spaces.

They can be small busts, representing the head and upper chest, a torso,

if they lack the head, legs or arms. I mainly use the technique of modeling

and polished, adding or removing portions of material.

I seek to merge the form, time and space, creating shapes, modeling, giving strength and dynamism to the volume, taking care of the contour and finish

of the image with different textures.

My art is also my spiritual journey and my love for the material that I use,

I take care of clay because it is an old and noble material and it lets me express the great love I feel for my work.

GROUP EXHIBITS:

Exhibited at the Fularton Museum Gallery of WAF in California USA. July 2009

Exhibited at the World Art Expo in California USA. in the city of Brea. June 2009

*Raku Workshop Outcome Show 2009, Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.

*Water Color Exhibition, Arrange by National Kite federation, Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. 2009.

*Friendship Art exhibition, Chobir Hat at Drik Gallery, Bangladesh, 2008.

*Five Young Artists Ceramic Art Exhibition, Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts,

Dhaka University,Bangladesh.2008.

*Reconstruction Art on RACU, Zainul Gallery, Faculty of fine arts, Dhaka University,Bangladesh,2008.

*16th Young Art exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpokola Academy,2008.

*Shilpacharjo Zainul Abedin art Exhibition at Mymensingh art museum Gallery, Bangladesh, 2008.

*Annual Art Exhibition, Faculty of fine art, Dhaka University 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, Bangladesh.

*Berger Young Art Exhibition,2004, 2005, Zainul Art gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

*Ziaur Rahman Art Exhibition, Zainul Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2003.

*Annual art Exhibition, Zainul Abedin Art Museum, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, 1998.

Workshop:

*Title Water Color Workshop.

Venue - Faculty of Fine Arts, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Organized & Supported by-National Kite Federation, Bangladesh.

Year 2009

*Title- IDEA SPRINGBOARD

Workshop on art beyond canvas

Venue- Office of jolrong.com

Organizer - www.jolrong.com

conductor-Moyeenul Alam

Year-2009

*Title - Conceptual Raku Workshop at Ceramic inaugural Bangladesh.

Venue - Faculty of fine arts and Ceramic Department of Bangladesh.

Year - 2007

Supervisor- Mahbubur Rahman artist

Residence Program

*Title - RACU Project Reconstruction

Venue - Britto Art Trust, Hatirpul, Dhaka. and Poraparaspace, Potanga, Chitagong.

rganised by- Britto Art Trust.

Supported by- FORD FOUNDATION

Year - 2008

Workshop Given

*Title - RAKU Workshop (join venture with Sculpture Department, Faculty of Fine Art)

Organised by- Britto Art Trust.

Year 2009.

Award:

*1st place on send sculpture competition 2009, at Cox's bazar.

Organized by National Kite Federation

* 'Bhrammaputro' designation gotten for Ceramic Sculpture, at Zainul Abedin Art Exhibition(mymensingh) 2008

*'Birsrestho Mohiuddin Jahangir Memorial Award' on oil Portrait Painting at Ziaur Rahman Exhibition. 2003

Information Collected By: Sejuti Saha

Profile of a Dedicate upcoming singer A. F. Al Imran (Sajib)

A. F. Al Imran (Sajib) is a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering. He was born in 1983 and his involvement with music was from the very beginning of his childhood. Getting inspired by his mom & elder sister, he used to enjoy all types of music and songs and tried to copy that with his own voice; thereby, he actually started his singing. As he started exploring his music talent, he had face a big limitation that was with his voice which was not as clear as most of the other child and he could not get approach for formal musical training. It was in such extent that doctor had said that he might have to take an operation to his throat to overcome this, but his father didn't agree to do that, as Sajib was just five or six then. Beyond all these limitations, he tried to sing with his disturbed voice all the time! The affection to music increased day by day and God blessed him for his singing passion. But, unfortunately he did not get any chance to get real academic lesson in music as there was much pressure of study throughout his education life and also for some financial limitations of his father.

Being a youth of this generation, at the initial stage during 1993~94, he was very much inspired by Rabindra Shangeet, Folk songs, Songs by the artists from the West Bengal like Hemanta, S. D Barman, Anup Jalota, Jagjeet Sing, Shumon Chatterjee, Nachiketa, Anjan Dutta. Inside Bangladesh, He has been listening to Tapan Chowdhury, Kumar Bishwajit, Shakila Jafar, Sayed Abdul Hadi, Shubir Nandi; Band music such as Warfaze, LRB, Souls, Nagar Baul, Miles, Feedback, Dalchhut. His Cousin Porag encouraged him much to collect and listen those various type of songs. Sajib had inherent talent that would allow him to sing with perfect rhythm instead of not having any academic lesson. He wishes that one day he would be the music composer. Presently he does compose with his mobile set and he will do that with harmonium and mini key-board as he is highly fascinated especially towards Key-board. He was inspired by Western Music Also Like Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Bryan Adams, John Denver, Guns n Roses, Michael Learns, Michael Jackson, Scorpions and instrumentals like Enigma, Yanny, Kenny G.

After a little journey, finally, Sajib got the chance to expose his singing talent at his university period. During his B.Sc from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, he got himself involved with a non-political cultural organization named 'Joyoddhoney' which has been totally maintained by CUET students. He performed solo songs at almost over thirty programs and duet songs and also in chorus. He also played Key-Board at different Cultural Programs. He used to perform not only inside his campus but also at IEB (Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh), Shilpokola Academy, D.C hill etc in Chittagong Town. He was an active organizer also, as he was the General Secretary of Joyoddhoney for one and a half years. During his final year of the graduation, he took lesson at Key-Board Playing for eight months from Iqbal Ahmed Rony, the well-known Key-boardist from the Band 'Triangle'. But Like Singing, his Key Board playing has been stopped after entering the hard Job life at Dhaka. With all these limitations, he has got a dream inside that one day he will become a successful and renowned Key-Board player and become music composer.

Talents appear through one’s artistic soul and A.F. Al Imran Sajib is the example of it.




TablaRaj Bangladesh always support him


Information Collected By:Tahera Hossain Mukta

Tablaraj Bangladesh at Sherpur & Jamalpur

Tablaraj Bangladesh made it’s stepping starting from Sherpur and then Jamalpur on 26^th and 27^th of September, 2009 respectively. Introducing own self, Tablaraj Bangladesh got appreciation from the people of Sherpur and Jamalpur as they are uttering the same voice about the Bangladeshi culture. As Tablaraj Bangladesh is marching forward with a view to bring the noble people (I must name them as noble people) who are holding in mind and carrying the origin through entreating those, in the lime light and respect their plays and works.

In Sherpur, Tablaraj Bangladesh was given a warm welcome with few respected personalities; Akhtarujjaman (advocate), Tapon Sarwar (lecturer), Md. Momenul Haque (businessman), Sahiddujjaman (assistant library controller), Abdul Kadir (lecturer of Bangla), Rasel (teacher), Binoy dey (cultural executive), Tara Miah (Baul Singer), Md. Nur Islam (Baul) and few students, along with Tablaraj Bangladesh team. Tablaraj Bangladesh was boosted with their very versatile and important views about recent condition of literature, music, theatre, overall cultural attributes. There are many discussions and finding that we do not do, example we are not exploring Jasim Uddin (the great poet) who has contributed for the country through his plays, also the great artist like Abdul Alim (great singer). Even we are loosing out many songs, example, Murshidi songs, Kirton, Kobigaan, Mohorrom songs etc; these are just bounded in the pages of history books. We have almost lost those with social constraints (religious difference problem) – Murshidi is muslim song, Kirton is Hindu song. All these social constraints allowed eradicating the various attribute of our culture.

Tablaraj Bangladesh has come out with a valuable finding, Tara Miah, the baul is renowned at Sherpur. He sings for his passion and for soil and the people. He was student of Islamic academic medium, yet his artistic soul had taken him away from all the obstacles and finally he came out as a Baul singer. He was accused badly in his society but his singing and its lyrics made all people cry and feel the connection of honesty for the eternity and then he was respected all at Sherpur and today we got him under the Tablaraj Bangladesh banner and Tablaraj Bangladesh is proud to get as close companion of its association. Tara Miah says, Music is not a business product, and it is not music when it is obscene. True or well-refined music is that music which enables to convert the inhuman into a real man.

In Jamalpur, there were present much respected personalities to welcome and assist the Tablaraj Bangladesh with their valuable information and suggestions. Jamalpur is already culturally enriched with talented people and with its core mind set of Bangali. The important personalities boosted Tablaraj Bangladesh with their valuable and informative speech. The personalities are – Md. Sajjad Hossain, Md. Hedayetul Islam (lecturer), Md. Liakot Ali (NDC), D.S.M. Jahid Hossain, Sajjad ansary, Mahbubur Ansary, Md. Anwar, Md. Abdus Sobhan, Fazlul Karim (teacher), Ali Imam Dulal, Sayeeda Mustafa Begum, Dipon Mirza, Kabi Md. Mizanur Rahman, Dipok Kumar Saha.

Sayeeda Mustafa Begum had said about few very old instruments, Kashi, Khanjori, Dhak, Mrigol Bashi (one type of flute) etc. which can not be seen nowadays at all and it is lost long ago. Even she talked about Surab Boyati (singer), Katandar Behala (Violin player); she says that we won’t get them even through searching with candles. She Suggest that Tablaraj Bangladesh must bring out all these things. Ali Imam Dulal said that he this association’s step is obviously big and great and he will always stand behind with his support. Mr. Sobhan says a very important fact that is an artist never becomes old but is evergreen and hence we must reserve his respect with his biography and practicing his works. Mr. Anwar says that, an artist hold a particular rhythm in his or her heart and blood that enables him or her to explore one’s talent with or without the academic lesson. Academy is needed for polishing but originally it needs a fresh heart to contain art in the mind that links one into music or painting or writing. Mr Awar has written and sang about three hundreds of songs. Even he sang a song with kirton’s tune while lyrics are similar to Murshidi criterion. Music has no bound but binds with every harmony. Art is a hunger and we just swallow but don’t meet our hunger, says Jahid Hassan as per today’s status. He also says that exploring qualities of art means getting back the pulse. Sajjad Ansary stated few important issues that Tablaraj Bangladesh would have to face in its march, those are, religious extremism, making business, conceptual mistake about different types of songs (example, many people name Jari and Sari song as Baul song and that is wrong). We must consider the nation at first that is a land and a nation is culture. Our Bangladesh became country after 71 but it was nation even before 71 and thus, our culture also existed long ago when it was named Bangladesh but our first introduction is Bangali. We must know the land, its source, its values, thus the country that composes the entire culture.

Rajan Saha, the president of the association Tablaraj Bangladesh introduced the association and its objectives and the queries for stepping ahead and also thanked the people of Sherpur and Jamalpur them for their appreciation, support and important suggestions. Along with the president Rajan Saha, other members were present there are- Hasibur Rouf Suvro, Momenul Hauque, Arzoo Pervez, Mahbub Rubel and Tahera Hossain. Tablaraj Bangladesh is grateful to the people of Sherpur and Jamalpur.

We had successful our group meeting Of Jamalpur .

We had successful our group meeting Of Sherpur .

Profile of a Dedicate Star Singer MEHREEN

Mehreen’s singing training started, as she says, before her birth. As her sister used to learn oriental (north Indian) classical vocal at home, her orientation with music was from the first days of her life – even before! And thus her access to the music was automatic. She was discovered to be a marvelous harmonium player when she was not even four. She first began primary sargams from Ustaad Pulin Dey. Then she moved on to chchayanot. The story of her first day there at chchayanot she fondly remembers. Her mom took there to be admitted, understandably, at a primary class, since she was only seven then. Ustaad Mithun Dey was sitting afar while she was being tested. He called her to him. And readily took her to his class as the youngest student of first year classical section. It was her bad luck, she says, that she was blessing with his attention only for a few months as he fell ill soon after. Her early life was a bit of here now and there then. But music was always with her. Her portable harmonium was always along, representing bangla music worldwide at a tender age. She aspired for perfection unknowingly from then on. It was during her visit to the West Indies when she joined the school choir as a member of the senior choir. She has always been under the guidance of her music teacher and very much believes in music to be “guru mukhi”. She was an active musician at school (viqarun nisa noon) and college (holy cross).



Till today she has had the privilege of being acquainted with stalwarts in Bangladesh like, Ustaad Shudhin Das, Ustaad Abdul Latif, Ferdousy Rahman, Ustaad Omar Faruk. This has increased the horizon of her capabilities to an unprecedented combination. She knows the hardcore folk to Tagore, classical to Nazrul. Till today she is taking vocal lessons of various genres of classical music, and wants to continue learning for as long as she lives. She takes her western vocal lessons from Charlotte Surkin in New York. Of coarse, she says, learning for a musician is throughout every moment and second that she lives and meets each and every person in day to day life. Mehreen pursued music but never thought of stardom. She waited for the right person with her first demo until she met the “murderer” trio. They together created the revolutionary album “ANARI”. This creation was regarded as the revival of pop music when it was first played in 1999 on Channel I. This sparked pop music for the second generation of pop artistes and gave birth to the “neo-pop” in Bangladesh. This fact fetched Mehreen a lot of awards including the highest recognition among public awards “the Ononna” award for bringing in a new genre of musical presentation. Not only in genre, Mehreen first represented the Generation Youth – a complete newness in musical presentation. Her music video Anari was a favorite play of the then popular private channel “Channel I” – and thus a constant hit. This boomed pop music as well as Mehreen as the in and hot artist – the Pop Princess for ever more. Till now she has released five solos with dozens of hits for the local market. Anari (2000), Dekha Hobe (2002), Mone Pore Tomae (2004), Bhalobashar Gaan A Romantic Compilation (2005), and Don’t Forget Me (2006). Debdash, Dola, Radha, Preme Porechi etc are some of her mixed albums. Watching her mark and potential, she was made a Pepsi star, the first female to become so in the country.



Mehreen is now a household favorite. Her public appearances include open-air concerts and solos in the capital as well at venues all over the country and beyond. She has been one of the first Bangladeshi pop artists to go live on international channel Tara bangla from the Nazrul Manch in kolkata. She is also a marked name at the only regional music channel the Tara Muzik, which has also released her solo in Kolkata, besides her constant presence at the local satellite tv channels, the national terrestrial channel Bangladesh Television and the radios. Now, it is her wish and commitment to be known, and to make her mother tongue Bangla be known, internationally. Mehreen this year responded to international invitations. She is now working at a cross cultural fusion project with Bikrom Ghosh from India and Djamel from France, with four other artists from all over the world. In November 2007, she will work with the French Jazz-fusion band The Mescal Unit to produce a solo which in her opinion will be another land mark for music trend in Bangladesh. So far, she was the only representative of the new era at the indo-bangla kala music award 2003 held at the Manhattan center New York besides star performer the living legend Runa Layla from Bangladesh. She was invited by the ministry of tourism, govt of Bahrain to perform for the Bangladeshi community there on the same stage with star performers from India and Sri Lanka.



She was the artist to be invited by the ministry of tourism, govt of Malaysia to record a song for promotion of Malaysian tourism. This was a track composed by an internationally acclaimed Malaysian composer and voiced by artists of 10 other countries. Mehreen voiced the Bangla track; the recording was done in Kuala Lumpur; Malaysian Airlines and the Malaysian Tourism Ministry sponsored the trip. This was her first recording outside Bangladesh. This was released as VCD in 2001. She was the first ever pop performer to be included in a government trip to perform at stages in Pakistan, Thailand and Burma. She performed at the biggest gathering of Bangladeshis living in the UK, the Boishakhi Mela, at brick lane, London, in presence of 56000 people. She has performed and was awarded as best pop at the prestigious Fobana, NY. A three week long tour of the UK took her in front of a foreign audience at the Edinburgh Mela, the subcontinent wing of the Fringe Festival. She has been the first mainstream Bangladeshi artist to be invited, along with her band – the Anaries, at the Edinburgh Mela.



In September 2003, Mehreen went to Bombay, to shoot videos for the proposed regional MTV India.

TablaRaj Bangladesh always support him


Information Collected By:Sejuti Saha