To pay their musical homage to legendary singer Manna Dey, doctors and staffs of Square Hospital organised a musical soiree Sunday at the hospital’s auditorium in Panthapath in the capital.
Classical music vocalist and adhunik singer Dr. Jagodananda Roy set off the event with performing the song “Amar Bhalobashar Rajprashad-e”.
Dr. Ruma Jhumjhum rendered a nostalgic number “Kotodin Dekhini Tomaye” while Dr. Gulshan sang a sweet melody “Shobai To Shukhi Hotey Chaye”.
Dr. Sharmin’s performance of the song “Poush-er Kachhakachhi” was an evocative of a distant romantic bliss. The packed audience seemed to receive the rendition in their hearts.
Two staffs –Suman and Sukanto presented “Bondhu Janina Tumi” and “Ei Kuley Ami” respectively. Sukanto also performed another song “Menechhi Go” on request.
Professor Zahidul Hassan entertained the audience with two of his lively presentations “Jibone Ki Pabona” and “Ami Kon Poth-e Je Choli”. Dr. Zahid really acted out with the funny filmy scenes in amusing gestures.
Professor Dr. Khalilur Rahman rendered four songs at the soiree. He started off his part with the song “Dorodi Go”.
The singer’s repertoire included a Bengali song and two Hindi Film songs. His performance of the number “Aye Meri Zohra Jabeen” seemingly earned hearts of many.
Dr. Jagodananda Roy performed several songs at the event. His repertoire included “Hridoyer Gaan Shikhey Tho Gaye Go Shobai”, “Teer Bhanga Dheu”, “Ke Tumi Tondra Horini”, “Jadi Kagoje Lekho Naam” and “Coffee House-er Shei Adda Ta”
Gautam Sarkar on tabla, Binod on keyboard and Jagadananda Roy on harmonium accompanied the singers. MA Jalil emceed the event.
Chairman of Square Group, Samuel S Chowdhury along with his friends, was in the audience to enjoy the musical soiree.
It was an inspirational afternoon, to see the doctors paying their musical homage to the versatile Manna Dey, who salvaged the Bengali Music at its crisis, and established his idiosyncratic position in the film world in line with legends like Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi.
Manna Dey’s last compositions to be released
Manna Dey is no more but his last compositions – dedicated to the memory of his wife Sulochana – will be released soon, reports gulfnews.com.
The priceless music tracks composed by the singer, who died on Thursday in Bangalore, will be out soon. Dey was 94. Despite his failing health, he had completed recording the six songs earlier this year.
Dey had wanted the songs to be his last ode to Sulochana, who died after a long battle with cancer in 2012. The two were married in 1953 and time and time again Dey described her as the inspiration of his life.
Four of the six songs are compositions by the music genius himself. The remaining two were composed by Rabindra Sangeet.
However, before he could dub the songs in his own voice Dey was taken seriously ill, director of Asha Audio Company, Mahua Lahiri said.
‘Only the dubbing part was left… the tracks were done. Two of the songs were by Rabindra Sangeet, while the others were his own creations.
We will release the album as soon as we can find a suitable voice for the dubbing.. we have to do justice to his compositions,’ Mahua Lahiri said.
Music arranger Santanu Basu had travelled to Bangalore in April to work on the compositions from Dey. Later, the tracks were recorded at a studio in the city.
The two Rabindra Sangeet items are Tomra ja bolo tai bolo and Ananda tumi swami. The two Tagore songs were also meant to be a homage to the maestro’s uncle and legendary singer-composer Krishna Chandra Dey.
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