Ustad Azizul Islam`s solo flute recital

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Entertainment Report :An evening of solo flute recitation by Ustad Azizul Islam was held at the National Music and Dance Center Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the city’s Segun Bagicha area recently. Organised by Rupsaaj and Doel Academy, Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor MP was present as the chief guest at the programme. Ustad Azizul Islam, a leading flute player of the country, was once a sailor by profession from the first batch of Marine Academy in Chittagong. His first Guru (preceptor) in music was late Priyada Ranjan Sen Guopta of Arya Sangeet Samity in Chittagong. Ustad Azizul Islam’s flute performances were held in a wide number of places in Bangladesh, India, Europe and Australia. His solo flute recital programs were organised in Kolkata by Sangeet Research Academy, Saptasur, Salt Lake Music Festival and in the Habitat Centre of Delhi as the first one by a Bangladeshi artiste. Ustad Islam had the rare privilege to perform Jugol Bondi with the great violin maestro Pandit VG Jog (Padma Bhusan) in Kolkata and also in Dhaka, which were highly appreciated by house full of audience.

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