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> Satriya at Virasat
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Virasat
- the folk life and heritage is a collage of the ethnic kaleidoscope
of India's art and culture. The world's renowned exponents
of various art forms showcase their genius in the fortnight-long
festival. Though late in its commencement, Virasat 2009 was
held at Dehradun, Uttarakhand from December 17 to 31.
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Dance
exponent Bhabananda Bar-bayan,who presently resides in Delhi,
running an institute in the capital, took his troupe 'Satraranga'
comprising his students, including foreigners, to Virasat
to spread the name of Satriya dance, culture and heritage
of Assam. The team had Niranjan, Mukunda, Soazic, Gargi and
Brishti in dance, while Divakar
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Das,
Vinay Kumar, Nishant Mishra and Reem Pathak accompanied in
music. While the team members enthused one and all with their
various Satriya recitals, Adhyapak Barbayan performed a pure
dance number in his self-composed choreography on the song
Madhu Danava written by Sankardeva, to the applause of the
audience.
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Diplip Dipamoni shines
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In
the midst of the rush of Bihu-based audio albums, Diplip Dipamoni,
presented by KD Production, has been drawing special attention
of Assamese music lovers due to songs, mostly in original
form, sung in duet by Zubeen Garg and Dipamoni Baishya. It
is the first of its kind and Zubeen has lent his voice for
all eight songs, that, too, in duet style. They are ably supported
by Mousam, Chayanika, Neer and Priyanka.
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The
songs are written and tuned by Biman Barua, Jayanta Sonowal,
Mousam Gogoi and Sonit Gogoi, and appropriately arranged by
music composer Mousam Gogoi. The video CD of Diplip Dipamoni
has also hit the stands recently, with choreography by Uday
Shankar and Gitika Dutta. A good number of popular artistes
- Aangurlata, Jupitora, Prosenjit, Shyamantika, Akashdip,
Bhagawat Pritam - feature in the video.
Incidentally,
Dipamoni Baishya has made her mark as a singer with a string
of performances to her credit. A sangeet visharad, and a master
degree holder in Assamese, she has been singing in All India
Radio and
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Doordarshan,
Guwahati. A recipient of Jyotirupa Media Award for the best
theme song of TV serial, she has sung for several cassettes
since 1992. Her album Kalyania, released in 1994, achieved
immense popularity, in which she sang duets with Dr Bhupen
Hazarika. She is well versed in both modern and folk songs,
besides classical.
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Jontora and Palash
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Bihu-based
video albums Jontora and Palash have been received well by
the culture lovers of the State. Produced by Ashok Kumar Dutta
and Deva Kishan, the video films have two beautiful love stories,
supported by soulful Bihu numbers.
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Both
the videos have been directed by Pranabjyoti Bharali, with
stories by Ashok Kumar Dutta. Jontora has music by Biman Barua
and Manoj Bora, while Palash is musically designed by Manoj
Bora and Hemanta Bhuyan. The songs have been rendered by Zubeen
Garg, Bornali Kalita and Tarali Sarma, while the cast includes
Utpal Das, Paul Phukan, Lipika, Priyanka, among others.
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Navabarsha Mohotsav
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Navabarsha
Mahotsav, a five-day programme to celebrate the new year,
was organised by the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra Samaj
from January 1 to 5. The five day's programmes were dedicated
to the five legendary figures - Moghai Oja, Kamini Narzary,
Kalamoni Handique, Ganesh Chandra Gogoi and Moazzin Ali. The
programmes included a number of traditional items - dhol badon
of different types, Bodo, Mising, Rabha, Tiwa, Karbi dances,
a variety of indigenous songs like the thiyonam, tokari geet,
zikir and bianam, modern songs and mimicry. Meanwhile, an
art exhibition of artists drawn from the seven states of the
North East is also being held, which will continue till February
1.
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Shruti anniversary
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The
Fourth Foundation Day of Shruti - an institution of Hindustani
classical, Borgeet, and traditional music of Assam was held
at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati on January 19.
Inaugurating the programme, celebrated Punjabi writer Dev
Bharadwaj dwelt at length on the importance of music and its
impact on life and society. Swapnanil Barua released Devashruti,
an anthology on Indian classical music, while Kirtikamal Bhuyan
released the souvenir Shruti. Dr Aparna Bujarbaruah participated
as the guest of honour. The function commenced with a Borgeet,
followed by group singing of the students - titled Harkirat
Kalsi, play with Swar Ragmala and Ji Aayaa Nu, a welcome song.
Joyprakash Medhi, the guest artiste presented vocals. The
entire programme was conducted by Parinita Goswami, the head
of Shruti.
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Apurba Kumar
Das
(The writer can be contacted at apurbadass@india.com) |
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Courtesy
by the Assam Tribune
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