The Centre for Research and Information (CRI), the secretariat of Young Bangla, is going to bring the youth centred Joy Bangla Concert back today. The concert will be held at Dhaka Army Stadium between 4:00pm and 11:00pm, with astonishing performances of seven leading bands: Warfaze, Shironamhin, Arbovirus, Lalon, Cryptic Fate, Nemesis and Shunno.
Recently, Showtime caught up with Shironamhin’s frontman, Ziaur Rahman Zia for a sneak peek into the nation’s biggest concert.
How important is it for you to be performing at Joy Bangla Concert?
The band members of Shironamhin are really proud to to be given the opportunity to perform at the concert that marks the speech delivered by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 7, 1971.
This concert is very special to us. I think, among all the other concerts that take place in the country, this one is the biggest in terms of presentation, staging, venue and intrinsic value. Young Bangla always does a fantastic job organising and presenting Joy Bangla concerts exquisitely. The way the concert gets broadcasted and its innovative promotional activities are the things that make it so special.
Is the band working on any new track for the concert?
We were asked to perform two songs that are not our own; one of which is the Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and another is a patriotic Tagore song. We wil be performing our originals depending on time and slot.
Would you like to share any special experience from last year’s concert?
Joy Bangla Concert is not only confined to live music and performances. Last year’s laser and LED graphics presentation in the background with Bangabandhu’s speech was incredibly done. It was thrilling to experience such a presentation that not only left the audience speechless but also infused a sense of independence and patriotism within us.
Let’s cross our fingers and hope that this year’s performances along with the presentation will be even better.
The band’s current line-up is: Ziaur Rahman Zia on bass, Tanzir C Tuhin on vocal, Kazi Shafin Ahmad on drums, Diat Khan on guitar and Rashel Kabir on keyboards.
