Memorable songs keep haunting us, whether they are from the past or the present. Recently, the city witnessed Daag – a Musical Journey which saw mesmerizing performance by the inimitable Usha Uthup, Jayati Chakraborty, Sutapa Bandyopadhyay and Probal Mallick at Shishir Mancha.
Daag represents memories of memorable songs which we still remember, even love to sing . Songs from the legendary singers, composers, lyricists who contributed a lot to the field of Bengali popular music scene were remembered through this musical evening. From Tagore to R D Burman, Salil Chowdhury to Pratul Mukhopadhyay, music by all the maestro was celebrated. Usha Uthup sang an R.D Burman number and introduced Probal Mallick who sung songs from golden age of Bengali music as Charano Dhorite, Kobe Je Kothay Ki Je Holo Bhul,Khoti Ki Na Hoy Aaj Porle, Mone Pore Sei Sob Din, Sei Raate Raat Chhilo Purnima and so on.
In the second half, Sutapa Bandyopadhyaya and Jayati Chakraborty presented songs of Tagore, Pratul Mukhopadhyay and so on like Ami Banglar Gaan Gai, Hridoy Amar Nache Re, Baro Asha Kore Esechhi Go. The show was graced by the august presence of Jojo, Pandit Shuben Chatterjee, Pandit Debojyoti Bose, Shakuntala Barua, Biplab Dasgupta and many more illuminaries.