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Great gig for rock n’ roll

Charity concert for Sidr victims

Jamil Mahmud
On January 3, it was a great gig for rock ri roll enthusiasts as Advanced Development Technologies Ltd. (ADTL) and amadergaan.com, the largest music based web portal of Bangladesh, jointly raised their hands for the Sidr affected people. This was to arrange an unplugged charity concert titled Bangladesh 08-Sidr 07 at Winter Garden, Sheraton Hotel. Most of the famed and upcoming local bands, including Souls, LR.B, Maqsood O' Dhaka, Dolchhut, Aurthohin, Artcell, Ornob, Arbovirus, Lalon, Metal Maze, Shironamhin and Yaatri performed at the charity concert
Rising band Lalon began the performance as they took the stage at around 2:00 pm. The fusion band rendered a number of fusion haul songs including Amar ek chokhey Lalon, Bhobey ami kandi and Ami oparhoye boshey achhi.
Alternative fusion band Arbovirus next took the stage and rendered four songs. Shironamhin presented a number of their popular songs including Cafeteria, Hanshimukh and Ichchheyghuri.
Popular band Dolchhut next came and started their performance with the romantic song Bristi porey. Bappa Majumdar then rendered favourites, such as Pori, Bazi and Shah Abdul Karim's song Gari choley na. Alternative band Metal Maze next presented five songs.
The evening session began as Aurthohin took the stage. Their performance included Mukhta tuley akashtakey Tumi bhorechho ei mon and Adbhut shei chheleti. Mello rock band Yaatri performed their popular songs including Ek payenupur and Ektagopon kotha.
Alternative rock band Artcell next took the stage. They started their performance with Dhusor somoy. Then they rendered Dukkha bilash, Annyo somoy and Amarpothchola.
Ornob performed folksong Sona diya; Bhalobasha torpor, Tor jonyo and Abdul Alim's classic Amar har kalakorlam-re.
Then on stage came three old and popular bands, Maqsood O' Dhaka, Souls and L.R.B. First Maqsood O' Dhaka rendered six "V popular songs Including Bangladesh, Giti kobita-land Melayjairey.
Souls' performance included Mon shudhu mon chhuyechhey, Dekha hobey bondhu and Chayer cup-e. LR.B rendered number of English songs including Money for nothing of Dire Stairs, Californica-tion of Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Knocking on heaven's door of Eric Clapton. L.R.B also rendered their own songs, including Schon onek raat, Shei tumiand Bangladesh.
Both S.M. Arif Reza Hossain, Operative Director of ADTL and Rajib Hasan, Associate Director of amadergaan.com anticipated that the target of collecting 5000 USD should fulfill as the venue was •packed. Rajib Hasan also informed that the proceeds from the concert, and funds collected through online donation campaign would be given to the "Prothom-Alo Sidr Victims Relief Funds*.
Channel-i and the Prothom Alo were the media partners and Radio Today was the radio partner of the 2 programme.