Musicians, researchers and speakers said at a discussion on Saturday that they needed to overcome poverty by promoting different genres of music.
They made the statement at the closing ceremony of a qawwali workshop organised by the training department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at National Art Gallery Auditorium. 聽 聽 聽
President of International Sufi Singers Group Shah Mohammad Somir Hossain, senior instructor of BSA music department S M Shamim Akhtar and BSA training director AFM Nurur Rahman spoke at the event.
鈥楻ecently qawwali songs have flourished and people are organising qawwali events regularly although this popular music was ignored by the state and cultural event planners for a long time,鈥� Somir Hossain said, adding that earlier qawwalis were performed on streets and shrines of different districts of the county. 聽
Due to unwritten prohibition, a lot of qawwali singers have changed their profession and that the new generation does not know about this traditional genre of music, Somir Hossain said, adding that qawwalis are performed only on television channels on different occasion.
He stressed the need for continuing the training in qawwali and its inclusion in the syllabus of music education.
He also thanked the BSA for organising a three-day workshop on qawwali songs. The workshop began on March 19 with the participation of many female singers.
AFM Nurur Rahman said that it was important to prioritise all genres of music of the country because they were practised by people of the country. 聽
鈥榃e hope participants in the workshop will practise qawwali and we will organise regular performances of different genres of music,鈥� said Nurur Rahman.
After the certificate distribution ceremony, 15 participants and trainer Somir Hossain performed four qawwali songs.
