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The music of friendship

Fahmim Ferdous
Many oppose the concept of 'Friendship Day" The argument is that friendship does not require a day to be celebrated; it is celebrated everyday. Initiated in 1930 by a greeting card company, it has become a global phenomenon today. Although the official day set by the UN General Assembly for International Friendship day is July 30, most people in this part of the world celebrate it on the first Sunday of August. And there are very few mediums to express feelings easier and more effective than music. Modern Bangla music has had its share of songs on friends and friendship, from the yearning of missing a friend to celebrating it to the devastation in the demise of a friend.
Manna Dey's "Coffee House er Shei Adda" is one of the most iconic songs on friendship in Bangla. The simple, storytelling style free-flowing lyrics with a melodious composition has literally made it a timeless classic. From the other side of the border, the other songs that stand out are"Hothat Rastay" and "Haal Chero Na Bondhu" by Kabir Sumon. The first is a touchy number about reuniting with a friend after a long time, while the second is an uplifting song, calling on the friend to never give up. Shubhamita's "Jodi Bondhu Hou Tobe Barao Haat" is another sickly-sweet song, giving hope to a friend in despair, and letting them know that friends are always there in times of need.
Back here, the most popular bands and artistes of the '80s and '90s have at least one major hit on friendship under their belt. lames (Nogor Baul) has "Tobe Bondhu Nouka Bherao", an open, expressive song calling out for friends and singing songs to them, and "Jedin Bondhu Chole Jabo", bidding adieu in advance to friends, asking to be remembered through the song. Renaissance's "Tumi Ki Aj Bondhu" is another happy song calling on friends, while Souls' "Dekha Hobe Bondhu’ is a somewhat melancholic take on a distanced friend. The band's frontman Partha Barua has a beautiful song "Bondhu Toke Miss Korchi Bhishon" to his credit as well. Ayub Bachchu's "School Jibon" is another amazing, albeit underrated song, zooming in on
the bonds of the very childhood friends and a vivid narrations of sweet memories. Warfaze's "Bondhu" is another one on the list, delving in the line between friendship and love.
More recent artistes have also had some massively popular songs on friendship, varying widely in theme. Kanak & Karthik's 'Tumi Amar Pashe Bondhu Hey" is a simple, yet poetic plea to a friend, to just sit down beside him. Krishnakali's 'Bondhu Tomar* is another lovely composition, versed like a conversation with a close friend, pouring the heart out. Tapu’s 'Bondhu Bojhe Amake" is a happy, upbeat song in typical simplistic lyrics that is very easy to relate to, sending in the message that as long there are friends, you're going to be fine.
One other song that remains worthy of the list, although it may not appear to be a song of friendship at a first glance. Artcell's 'Obosh Onubhuti'r Deyal" was written as an elegy to the band's longtime lyricist and close friend Rupok, and is a powerful expression of a number of effects on the psyche at the loss of a close friend.