Marking the 153rd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Kamal Ahmed’s solo album titled Bendhechi Amar Pran was released yesterday. This is the seventh solo album of the Rabindra Sangeet artiste and was launched under the banner of Laser Vision.
A total of ten songs from the Nature, Devotion and Love sections of Tagore’s Geetabitan comprise the track list of the album. Timeless songs Ami Tomar Songe Bendhechi Amar Pran, Asha Jawa Pother Dhare, Dariye Acho Tumi Amar, Tumi Kon Kanoner Phool and Ami Pothbhola Ek Pothik Eshechi are included for the fans of Rabindra Sangeet. Durbadal Chatyapaddhaya of Kolkata and Almas Khan of Bangladesh worked on the musical arrangement and the recording was done in both Kolkata and Dhaka.
About his current album, Kamal said: “From my childhood, I appreciated authentic and classical music. During my entire musical career, I have been working towards the enrichment of Bangla songs, specially Tagore songs. The music composition of the album is modern, at the same time I have tried my best to maintain the authenticity of the lyrics and tune.”
Kamal commenced his musical journey with Chhayanaut where he acquired his training from noted Rabindra Sangeet scholar Waheedul Haque. He is now serving as Director, External Services in Bangladesh Betar.
