Talented young signer Shwapnil Shojib will perform at the Rabindra Sangeet evening titled ‘Rong Lagale’ today at 6pm at the Gulshan premises of Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) in the city. Shwapnil Shojib has been one of the prominent Rabindra Sangeet singers in the past decade. He completed four year diploma in music from Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Faridpur and also trained at Chayanaut Sangeet Biddayaton. He also trained in Rabindra Sangeet under Rezwana Chowdhuri Banya. He also learnt Hindustani Classical Vocal Music and Loghu Shangeet from celebrated artist Ustad Ali Imam Chowdhury. Shojib has released three solo musical CDs from Bangladesh and another from Kolkata. His Rabindra Sangeet album ‘The Tagore Treasury’ received a huge appreciation from the listeners. He has also rendered voice for—‘Shruti Geetobitan and Notun Tara-2 released in 2011’. He has also participated in Tagore’s dance drama ‘Mayar Khela’. Shojib won several awards, including National awards like ‘Jatiyo Shishu Puroshkar’ in Rabindra Sangeet in 1998, ‘Prothom Maan’ award in 2007, 2009 and 2011 by Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Sammilan Parishad, Gold Medals at ‘Jatiyo Shikkha Shoptaho’ in Rabindra Sangeet in 2000 & 2001, First Prize in Rabindra Sangeet arranged by National University of Bangladesh.

Where: IGCC, House 35, Road 24, Gulshan 1
When: 6 pm, today l