Dum Dum Sangeet Mela 2019 was inaugurated at Dum Dum St.Mary’s School Ground in the presence of eminent celebrities like Prabir Pal, Convenor of the Sangeet Mela and Chairman-in-Council, South Dum Dum Municipality, Dr Shashi Panja, Minister Prof Bratya Basu, MP Prof Saugata Roy, Dr Panchu Roy, Chairman of South Dum Dum Municipality, Raghab Chatterjee and others.

The event will showcase the best of musical talents from not only Bengal but across the country. This is the biggest music festival in North Kolkata.

Speaking at the event, Saugata Roy said “I have to thank Bratya Basu for fulfilling my childhood desires. I had always dreamed that I will be meeting celebrities and with the help of many events organized in Dum Dum, I got the chance to meet Kangana Ranaut, Shilpa Shetty and many other eminent celebrities. And now with this music festival, I will be getting the chance to listen to many new singing talents”.

Bratya Basu mentioned that after seeing the performance of eminent singers, many people will go home satisfied after watching such great performances. However some among the audience will try and become the next Raghab or Palak Muchhal which will be good for the music scenario.

The notable list of performers who will be performing at the four day music festival include Raghab Chatterjee, Sriradha Bandopadhyay, Palak Muchhal, Ankita Bhattacharya, Madhushree Bhattacharyya, Zubeen Garg, Lagnajita, Abhijit Bhattacharya and James.

The entire event will be anchored by eminent actor-director Parambrata Chatterjee. “Many people ask me what I would have become had I not become an actor. And my answer is I would have become a musician” added the actor at the opening ceremony.

Great food stalls, music training school stalls, musical instrument show case and purchase arena are some of the highlights of the music festival.

The event will continue till 22^nd December.

Priyanka Dutta