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Afro-Cuban rhythms and tunes LoKkhi TeRra performs in Dhaka

Jamil Mahmud
Music enthusiasts, especially those keen about Afro-Cuban tunes - will be only too aware of the repertoire and reputation of LoKkhi TeRra. The Londonbased multi-national band was the headlining act at last summer's “London Calling" Olympic and Para Olympic festivals 2012.
The band first appeared in Dhaka at a concert in 2009. Since then, they have performed a couple of more times in Dhaka.
The band’s latest concert in Dhaka was held at Red Shift, Bays Galleria on January 18. The seven-member troupe, along with four local musicians amazed the Dhaka audience for over an hour-long show titled “LoKkhiTeRra: Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries”.
LoKkhi TeRra is led by British-Bangladeshi pianist Kishon Khan.
The seven members and the invited local musicians all together went in for some core Afro-Cuban sounds, while also incorporating roots of Bangladeshi music. The group invited Labik Kamal Gaurob, Nazrul, Baby Akhtar and John at times and jammed with them.
John, an upcoming singer,
went for a traditional song from the hilly region of the country. He said that the tide of the song translation in English would be “The Power of the Clouds”.
Although the lyrics were in an indigenous language, the audience could feel the melody of the song and its new avatar with the Afro-Cuban rhythms.
Like John, Baul singer Baby Akhtar also amazed the audience by singing the Hason Raja number “Nesha Lagilo Re”. The interlude of trombone by Justin Thurgur during the song was particularly noticeable, although Thurgur was lively during the entire concert.
Kishon Khan has a reputation
as a fine pianist-composer but his fellow musicians including two Cubans— percussionistvocalist Javier Camillo and bassist-vocalist Jimmy Martinez— are accomplished musicians as well.
The highlight of the evening was the performance of the song “El Manisero”, which -translated literally, means peanut vendor.
There were a couple of instrumentals as well as a few more Cuban songs.
Labik Kamal and Nazrul collaborated with LoKkhi TeRra on the khamak and dhol respectively. The other performers in the evening were Oreste Noda Fernandez (congas), Tansay Ibrahim (drums) and Jay Phelps (trumpet).
The concert was sponsored by Cosmos Group and Systematic Designs UK, and supported by Culturepot Global.