Boishakhi Mela 2017

Delwar Hossain Dilu:

Track One 00:05:05. May 14th 2017. Dillu loves Bengali music and grew up back home in Bangladesh with Bengali culture, music, rhythms and songs. These are his roots and important to him and Bengali people. But music is also for all, not only Bengali people. The mela carries a huge meaning for Bengali people. People wait all year for it. People come from Europe for this Mela. Dillu sings Lalon, Baul, and other folk songs. He was self-taught in Bangladesh. When he sees people loving his song it inspires him to keep going (00:05:05)

Zubel Ahmad :

Track One 00:00:36. May 14th 2017. Zubel Ahmad came from London Borough of Camden for the Mela. He comes to see his friends and brings his family along. He enjoys Bangladeshi culture, celebrations, and remembers these kind of events from when he was small. He remarks how it is a really good event and he gets to see everybody (00:00:36)

Nasrin Begum :

Track One 00:02:20. May 14th 2017 Nasrin Begum is 36 years old. She comes to the Mela to have fun and eat food. She describes street food which you do not normally get at other times, like mango with chilli and coriander, and pita with sweet coconut. She likes seeing everyone in cotton saris, worn for this occasion. She enjoys family contacts, meeting friends, and listening to poetry and music (00:02:20)

 Boishakhi Mela Music Recordings:

WARM -UP AND PERFORMANCES BY VARIOUS BENGALI PRESENTERS AND MUSCIANS RECORDED AT BOISHAKHI MELA FROM THE MAIN STAGE 2017 IN WEAVERS FIELDS IN TOWER HAMLETS LONDON E2.

BENGALI MALE PRESENTER Suman Khan from NTV Europe 06.30-10:00

HARROW BANGALEE: SONG 1/ 10.15-13.33 SONG 2 /14:18-16.20 SONG 3 /16.23-15:30 SONG 4 /15:33-19:00

BENGALI PRESENTER FEMALE NADIA ALI 19:18-20:05

BISHWO SHAHITTO KENDRO SONG 1/22:50-24:48 SONG 2/24:50-26:57

BENGALI PRESENTER FEMALE NADIA ALI 27:52-30:05 YUSUF ALI KHAN TABLA PLAYER 30:08-30:20 RIZWAN AHMED,

SANDYMAN 30:48-31:03 KEYBOARD 31:20-31:23 GUITAR 31:05-31:23 DEEP RAHMAN 31:35-31:45 WHOLE BAND

UDICHI SHILPI GOSTHI UK 36:01-40:09 song 1/ 40.25-44:24 song 2/ 44:30-47:55 song 3/ 48:10-50:28

BENGALI MALE PRESENTER Suman Khan from NTV Europe with Golam Mustafa of Udichi Shilpi Gosthi UK 50:56-55:01

BETAR BANGLA UK song 1/ 55:02-58:26 song 2/58:55-1:04:22

BENGALI PRESENTER FEMALE NADIA ALI 1:04:34-1:06:55

CHARAN SANSKRITI song 1/1:15:34-1:20:56 song 2/ 1:21:15-1:23:14 song 2/ 1:30:45-1:38:00 song 3/1:38:25-1:42:05

BENGALI PRESENTER FEMALE NADIA ALI 1:42:54-1:44:30

BANGLADESH UDICHI SHILPI GOSHTHI UK SANGSAD & SOYYTEN SEN SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS intro 1:47:10-38 songs 1/1:47:48-1:50:10 song 2/ 1:50:15-1:52:15 song 3/ 1:52:30-1:56:55 song 4/1.57:18-2:00:00

Bengali female presenter Nadia Ali 2:00:45-2:01:28 and 2:02:10-20

TAAL TORONGO youth dance group 2:09:33-2:13:57 2:14:00-2:19:03

BENGALI PRESENTER Suman Khan from NTV Europe 2:19:05-2:20:10

SHOWMI DANCE COMPANY 2:20:13-2:24:33

Bengali female presenter Nadia Ali 2:25:25-2:25:42

JERNADE MIAH (FUSION) with dancers Albert & Sean 2:25:49-2:39:00

Bengali female presenter Nadia Ali 2:39:02-2:40:29

NISH (FUSION) WITH Mumzi Stranger 1st bangla no.1 on itunes 2:40:33-2:54:33

nadia ali 2:54:35-3:05:40

break

Nadia ali with speeches with Executive Major John Biggs, Speaker of LBTH Khales Ahmed, lead member for arts and culture Cllr Asma Begum and the Boishakhi Mela Engagement Advisory Group: Nobab Uddin with, Matab Chowdhury, Azmol Hussain & Julie Begum. sabrina Hussain NTV on the stage 2:57:53-3:07:37

TAAL TORONGO adult dance group 3:07:47-3:13:26

Nadia ali 3:14:45-3.15:05

Fazlul Bari 3:15:16-3.24:07

Nadia ali 3:24:08-3:24:34

Anuradha nandi 3:24:45-3.35:05

Suman khan 3:35:27-3:37:23

Bangladesh high commissioner in London Md. Nazmul 3:37:35-38:22

Sumon khan 3:38:25-3:38:42

Nadia Nihad 3:39:05-3:48:15

Nadia ali 3:48:16-3:48:54

Himangshu Goswami 3:49:10-3:51:28

Himangshu Goswami Song 100:00-04.47 Song 2 05:09-10:36

Nadia Ali presenter 10:49-11:41

Mamun 12:00-12:55 Song 1 12:55-18:04 Song 2 18:20-22:27

Nadia Ali 22:30-22:51

Laboni Barua 22:03-23:20 Song 1 23:26-28:10 Song 2 28:30-32:49

Nadia Ali 32:50-33:14

Kaya Song 1 33:20-40:00 Song 2 40:40-44:33

Suman Khan Presenter 45:00-45:40

Rinku (Baul) 45:50-46:20
Rinku shot to fame in 2005 in talent competition Close up 1 with his rendition of Kanar haat-bazar, a song by spiritual and cultural icon Lalon. He has since gone on to make 11 albums, rooted in folk culture which he believes is inseparable from modern civilisation.

Suman Khan presenter and Naz Choudhury 1:29:40-1:33:05
Naz Choudhury is a British Bollywood dance specialist show producer and artistic director from East London. Choudhury recently made history as a Nobel Peace Prize Concert performer. He led his team of Bolly Flex dancers alongside a great mainstream
Cast including Queen Latifah, Steven Tyler, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan who performed for the joint award winners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi.

Bolly Flex (dance group) 1:33:39-1:43:12

Suman Khan Presenter 1:43:15-1:51:55

Miles (rock)
Warm-up 1:52:00-1:52:37
Song 1 1:54:38-2:00:28
Song 2 2:00:35-2:05:22
Song 3 2:05:40-2:10:35
Song 3 2:11:12-2:16:29
Song 4 2:17:00-2:22:20
Song 5 2:23:05-2:29:20
Song 6 2:30:18-2:34:59
Song 7 2:35:20-2:24:30
Song 8 2:43:33-2:50:49
Song 9 2:52:24-2:57:30
Song 10 2:58:15-3:06:06

Recorded and performed in many countries and have built a strong following among the global Bangladeshi community, particularly in the USA.

Bangladeshi rock was introduced in 1972 by singer, songwriter, music composer Nasir Ahmed Apu of Spondan band, pioneer of Bengali pop/rock and re-invented Bengali folk music in Bangladesh. Spondan was founded in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 17 January 1972. Spondan’s ” Emon Ekta Ma Dena ‘

Nadia Ali Presenter 3:06:07-3:06:59