Civic tribute to music legend Lucky Akhand tomorrow

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DHAKA, July 21, 2017 (BSS) – A civic tribute in memory of legendary singer and composer Lucky Akhand will be held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city tomorrow.

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will organize the programme at its Jatiya Sangeet and Nrityakala Kendra Auditorium at 5:30 pm to pay homage to Lucky Akhand who died on April 21 this year. Lucky’s works would also be celebrated on this occasion.

Eminent persons from the fields of art, music and culture alongside ministers and the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation will be present at the function to be held in cooperation with Bangladesh Musical Bands Association (BAMBA) and “Shilpir Pashe Foundation”.

Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu, Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Haque will address the civic tribute to pay homage to Lucky Akhand, an artiste of war-time radio station Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.

Shilpakala Academy Director General Liakat Ali Lucky, BSMMU Palliative Care Centre Chairman Dr Nizam Uddin Ahmed, renowned lyricist Kawsar Ahmed Chowdhury and BAMBA President Hamin Ahmed will also speak.

Apart from screening of a video on the life and works of Lucky Akhand, renowned singers will perform three time-winning songs written and composed by the legendary singer.

The video of his last song which he composed while undergoing treatment at BSMMU Palliative Care Centre will also be screened at the function.

A legend in every sense of the word and a man of many identities — a singer, music director, lyricist and instrumentalist — Lucky lost his battle to cancer at the age of 61 on April 21.

In 2015, Lucky Akhand was diagnosed with lung cancer and he was later treated in Thailand.

He was the creator of some timeless tunes that epitomised melancholy, yearnings for love and depth of pain. His inimitable style of composition evoked an array of emotions among millions of hearts over decades.

His first album ‘Lucky Akhand’ was released by the record label Sargam in 1984.

“Eiye Neel Monihar”, “Amay Deko Na”, “Ritiniti Jani Na”, “Age Jodi Jantam” and “Sumona” are some songs from this album that earned him a huge fan following. After his brother Happy Akhand, one of the pioneers of pop music in Bangladesh, died in 1987, Lucky Akhand withdrew himself from music.

Then, after a decade, he hit the stage again in 1998, with two albums “Porichoy Kobe Hobe” and “Bitrishna Jibone Amar”.

He had been a regular in many live music sessions on television ever since.

Born on June 18, 1956, Akhand worked with the record label His Master’s Voice in his teens. He never looked back after that.

Akhand also composed popular songs sung by others, such as Kumar Bishwajit’s “Jekhane Simanto Tomar”, Ayub Bachchu’s “Ki Kore Bolle Tumi”, and Hasan’s “Hridoyer Durdine Jachchhe Khora”.

He had composed and directed music of Faruq Mahfuz Anam James’ ‘Likhte Parina Kono Gaan”.

Other popular songs composed and directed by Lucky Akhand included “Kobita Porar Prohor Eshechhe”, “Abar Elo Je Sondhya”, “Ke Banshi Bajai Re”, “Swadhinata Tomake Niye”, “Neel Neel Saree Pore”, Pahari Jhorna”, and “Hothat Kore Bangladesh”.