An open-air concert, ‘Barsha Biplober Gaan’, will be held on 5 August, Wednesday at the South Plaza of the National Parliament complex on Manik Mia Avenue, marking July Uprising Day and the observance of ‘36 July’.
Organised by the Monsoon Cultural Alliance with support from the July Jagaran Platform, the concert will begin at 4pm and remain open to the public.
The line-up features singer Asif Akbar and popular bands Ark, Shironamhin, Artcell, AvoidRafa and Kureghor. Singer Sezan, whose song ‘Kotha Ko’ became closely associated with the July 2024 mass uprising, will also perform. Nahid and Musicians, Kazi Ahnaf Tahmid and several other artistes are also scheduled to take the stage.
According to the organisers, the concert aims to commemorate the July uprising through music while bringing people together for an open public celebration.
Asif Akbar invited audiences to the event in a Facebook post. “Let’s move forward together. Join us on August 5 at the South Plaza of the National Parliament on Manik Mia Avenue. This ‘36 July’, we’ll celebrate together through the songs of the monsoon revolution,” he wrote.
Members of Shironamhin also invited audiences through a video message, saying the concert would commemorate the July 2024 mass uprising and celebrate shared courage and hope through music.
Kureghor frontman Tashrif Khan also urged audiences to attend, saying the band was looking forward to performing before the public on 5 August.
A similar ‘36 July’ programme took place at the same venue last year. It featured performances by Saimum Shilpigosthi, Kolorob Shilpigosthi, Nahid, Sezan, Shunno, Sayan, Ethun Babu, Mousumi, Souls, Warfaze and others.
