by News Desk: A grand, long-awaited multi-cultural festival was held in Atlanta on September at the initiative of Georgia Social & Cultural Organization. The program bustled wi
th a fashion show and a dance performance by a host of new generation Bangladeshi artists, Bollywood fusion dance, songs sung by sweet American youth Jamera and by Bangladeshi artist Mukta Sarwar.
The jovial multi-cultural program was interspersed with half-naked belly dance performance by a number of Egyptian female artists. It created some embarrassing moments for the audience. During the first belly dance, the artists were wearing only bras on their upper half. But sensing the embarrassment in the audience, the second batch of performers wore blouses instead of bras. Trigger by this untoward sight, some female spectators were seen to be leaving the hall. But some of the audience took it just as a trifle and did enjoy it.
Apart from the episode of Egyptian half-naked belly dance, the program earned great praise from the audience. The program started with national anthems of Bangladesh and USA, followed by a welcome note from Vaskor Chanda on behalf of the host organization. Then the program embraced each and everyone with beats of traditional dhol (drum).
Mohan Zabbar – president, Uttam De – general secretary, and Didarul Alam Gazi – chief advisor delivered welcome notes. In the mid-program, Zamil Imran – chief patron, main sponsor and president of M & J Foundation thanked everyone for participation in this multi-cultural program. At the end of this section of the program, Rizwana Rumu, director, thanked the guardians of the youths who performed there, and expressed gratitude to organizers of the program.
Young artist Jamera of the mainstream US band group ‘Pussfoot’ enthralled everyone. Songs sung by Bangladeshi Mahi Sumon also created a stir. Jamera also sang a Bengali song along with Sumon.
Financed by M & J Foundation, the program was under the overall management of the organizers Mohan Zabbar, Uttam De, Vaskor Chanda, Nehal Mahmud, Sheikh Zamal, Minhazul Islam Badal, Nurul Talukder Nahid, Elias Hasan Rana, Kayeduzzaman, Suhel Hasan, Sayed Kamran, Rashed Choudhury, Abul Hasan, Shahidul Islam Thandu, and advisors Didarul Alam Gazi, Salimullah Sali, Mohammad Belayet Hossain and Rafiq Hasan. In Bengali presentation was Shuvoshri Nandi, and in English Karma Estredo of M and J Foundation.
