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Players of folk musical instruments in Bangladesh Bhawaya
Academy at Pachpir union under Ulipur upazila of Kurigram |
Bangladesh Bhawaya Academy in Kurigram has taken an initiative of
preserving the lost folk musical instruments and creating its players.
In Rangpur division some musical instruments including Gopijantro, Dotara, Bangla Dolak, Bena, flute
and Sharinda have
been being used with playing local folk songs including Bhawaya gong
for so long.
As example, local instruments are most fit for Dotara gun, Kushan gum, Pala gun, Padmapuran gun, Bhawaya gun etc.
But the instruments are being missed in kingdom of folk songs due
to come some modern electronic musical instruments. There is a deep relation
between local instruments and folk songs. Besides, players of the folk
instruments are going cut down slowly.
As the listeners feel their life-words in
the songs through melody and sound of the instruments. As a result the folk
music artists are feeling of preserving the local folk instruments here.
Monmohan Chandra of Amtali village under Rajarhat upazila of the district, a
player (artist) of the Gopijatro, said,
“I have been playing the instrument after the liberation war. Now, I do not
find enough players of Gopijatro in
the district.”
Player of the Sharinda Sree
Shishir Chandra said, “I am one of two Sharinda players
of Radio Bangladesh Rangpur. I have been teaching on playing Sharinda in
Bangladesh Bhawaya Academy, such that the instrument and its players are not
traced out.”
Bangladesh Bhawaya Academy was set up at Pachpir union under Ulipur upazila in
the district in 1993. Some years ago the academy authority had taken some
necessary initiatives of preserving the folk musical instruments and providing
trainings on playing those for extension.
The academy gave trainings about 1,500 artists on Bhawaya song
and over 300 players on various folk musical instruments.
Director of the academy Bhupati Bhushan Barma said, “The local folk song
says word of our heart and life. We need to sustain our folk songs for our next
generation. Preserving local folk instruments are more essential for the songs.”
“We are collecting the instruments and its players and providing trainings to
new men on playing those. For this purpose, we need an assist from the
government”, Bhupati said.
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