Dhaka: A renowned Chinese ethnomusicologist who trained and researched in India is introducing the songs of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Qazi Nazrul Islam to the people of China with help from Bangladeshi artists.
The styles and techniques of the two great subcontinental greats were presented by Adity Mohsin and Anup Barua, renowned artists from Bangladesh who performed eight songs each at a program recently organized in Beijing by the Central Conservatory of Music (CCM), China.
"Tagore and Nazrul (who set their poems to music) were Asia's greatest musicians," said Professor Chen Zi Ming, president of the China World Music Association. He said he had been looking for an opportunity to introduce the music of the two maestros to his students in the Chinese mainland and beyond.
Bangladesh eagerly responded to his interest and Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd, the Chinese company with a growing presence in the country's telecommunication sector, sponsored the program.
The Bangla Lanugage Department of China Communications University and China Radio International, Bangla Service, also contributed.
Courtesy: IANS/Deccan Chronicle, Chennai, Sep.24, 2007.
Grateful thanks to IANS and Deccan Chronicle.
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