“Harmony of Healing', an exhibition featuring traditional and innovative musical instruments from the region, presented by Mohammad Jakir Hossain, begun at La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) in Dhaka on Monday.
Music artist Baul Shafi Mondol attended the exhibition as a special guest, and François Grosjean, director of the Alliance Française de Dhaka, also participated in the inauguration, among others.
Jakir Hossain, born in 1994 in Gaibandha, studied music in Kolkata from 2016 to 2022, where he learned various forms, including Indian classical, Bengali folk, Tagore songs, and modern music. After returning to Bangladesh, he explored the impact of music on humanism and healing.
In 2018, he founded “Obokalpo”, an initiative focused on preserving and developing traditional and experimental music while nurturing art and culture in vulnerable regions of Bangladesh.
In addition to the display of experimental indigenous musical instruments, the exhibition will feature seminars, workshops, and Bengali folk music performances. Lucy Tripti Gomes curated the exhibition.
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The exhibition is open to all and will run until Friday, November 29, from Monday to Saturday, 3 pm to 9 pm.