Abar Bochhor Tirish Pore

Abar Bochhor Tirish Pore (Once again after thirty years), a tribute concert featuring songs of Moheener Ghoraguli with Philarmonic Orchestra, was held at Nicco Park, Kolkata on January 5, 2008. It was organized in memory of Dhurjati Chattopadhyay, Deepak Majumdar and Gautam Chattopadhyay. The name is a reference to the album Aabaar Bochhor Kuri Pore. Two of the original ghoras - Ranjon Ghoshal, curated the show and took people down memory lane sharing various anecdotes, while Abraham Mazumder was the symphony conductor. They were joined on stage by modern Bangla Rock artists like Pota, Rupam Islam and Anindya Bose along with singers from the Moheen stable like Dibyo Mukhopadhyay and Ritika Sahni. Stalwarts of alternative Bengali music Tanmoy Bose, Anjan Dutt and members of Chandrabindoo (band) too chipped in with their rendition of classic Moheen numbers. They were ably supported by the chamber orchestra of Abraham's music school - L'Atelier de Musique de Calcutta. Celebrated painter, a friend and a pillar of support for Moheener Ghoraguli, Hiran Mitra, was the creative director of the show, aided in detailing by Sangeeta Ghoshal and Sharmishtha Chatterjee.

People attended the concert venue from faraway districts of Bengal. The audience had people from different walks of life, who were touched by Moheen's music, cutting across ages. Notable personalities Sunil Gangopadhyay & Swati Gandopadhyay, Kalyan Roy & Aparna Sen also attended.

The performance lasted five hours. The projection screens put gave the audience the option see the close-ups. Nine cameras and a Jimmy Jib (camera) was set up for live television coverage.

The concert venue was choc-a-bloc and according to local vernacular media reports was one of the well attended Bengali rock concerts. The people present at the venue also had the opportunity to collect memorabilia of their favourite band.

The concert was broken down into sections that delved into various phases of the music of Moheener Ghoraguli.

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