An evening of Rabindra Sangeet featuring Rezwana Choudhury Bannya will be held in the evening today at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan.
An outstanding exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, Rezwana Choudhury Bannya achieved critical acclaim and popular attention both in Bangladesh and worldwide. Trained under the late Konika Bandyopadhyay, Bannya has mastered Tagore’s songs in all their majesty. The sweetness in the tonal quality of Bannya’s voice, combined with the effortless control of the tune and perfect pronunciation of each word, makes her performance a distinct and divine experience for listeners.
Bannya, who was born in Rangpur, Bangladesh, was drawn to music since her childhood when she began musical training under her uncle Abdul Ali. Subsequently, she trained under Sanjida Khatun and Atiqul Islam at Chhayanaut and at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts in Dhaka. Her love and passion for Rabindra Sangeet intensified and flourished at Shantiniketan where she continued her musical training on an ICCR scholarship. Bannya established “Shurer Dhara,” a music school in Dhaka in 1992.
Bannya has travelled extensively across the world, presenting Rabindra Sangeet to a global audience. She has released innumerable CDs and albums that have attained immense popularity and recognition.
