Music fans all across the country are anticipating great things from the BCB Celebration Concert. For the first time, international artistes AR Rahman and Senegalese-American R&B and hip hop icon Akon will perform for the audience of Bangladesh today at the BCB Celebration Concert, scheduled to take place at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. All the tickets of the event are sold out and now, fans of the two artistes are buying tickets from the black market at elevated prices.
After reaching Dhaka, Oscar winning Indian composer and singer AR Rahman paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Ganobhaban on Tuesday evening. Music of the subcontinent was discussed at the meeting and AR Rahman managed to impress the Prime Minister with his achievements and his successful projection of the rich music of the subcontinent before the world.
If the two renowned international celebrities are not enough to satisfy the music lovers, celebrated bands of Bangladesh: LRB, Miles, and singer Arnob will also be present at the concert. Another attractive part of the event will be elaborate dance recitals of 90 dancers under the choreography of Warda Rihab. The dancers will perform to the tune of the welcome song of the event, Urchhe Shantir Payra, sung by Fuad Al Muktadir and Konal. The 90 dancers will also perform on four more tracks: Shadher Lau by Runa Laila, O Majhi Nao Chhaira De by Sabina Yasmin, Ektara Bajaiyo Na by Kumar Bishwajit, and Morar Kokile by Momtaz. It is confirmed that the show will be telecasted live on Channel9 from 1:30pm today.
