Cultural Correspondent
Singer Shusmita Anis has launched a remastered version of an album titled ‘Smritir Uddeshshe’ paying tribute to the legendary musician couple Kamal Dasgupta and Feroza Begum.
The album was launched at a
While speaking about her new album, Shusmita Anis said, ‘I am very grateful to the creator for giving me the opportunity to release these songs. It is a great pleasure for me that I could release the album again marking the birth anniversaries of Kamal Das Gupta and Feroza Begum,’ said Shusmita Anis.
The album was released all over the world in online, telecom and digital markets.
Kamal Dasgupta, music director, composer and folk artist, was born on July 28,
Feroza Begum was born into an aristocratic Muslim family in Faridpur on July 28, 1926. She stepped into the world of music at an early age and regarded as
She also got the rare opportunity to learn music directly from Kazi Nazrul Islam and legendary composer Komal Dasgupta, whom she later married in 1956 amid reservations of her family.
Feroza Begum had to face many challenges during her music career spanning over 70 years. Though she could sing deserve genre songs, she decided to pursue Nazrul Sangeet, which was not even considered a separate genre back then.
With
CDs and more than 20 audio cassette albums.
She received numerous awards including Independence Award, Ekushey Padak