Tanguare Haore Folkfest
September 12, 20242 Mins Read

The marine tourism entrepreneurs of Tanguare Haore are going to organize the week-long 'Tanguare Haore Folkfest-2024' from 13th to 18th September in the atmosphere of 'Mati Gandhe Vatir Song'. Organized on an underwater stage in the middle of the river, this fancy festival has the opportunity to enjoy it from a boat. The event is open only to tourists on registered houseboats during the festival.

Folkfest

Popular bands 'Krishna Paksha', 'Apanghar', Pravar Ripon of Sonar Bangla Circus Band, Sohag Shravan and 'Dotang Pahar' famous Sohan Ali are among the attractions of this event with local folk music artists, folk music and instrumental artists among naval tourism workers. .

Bhati region of Haor town is traditionally known as the empire of famous folk music. In this small town of Jal and Jochana, the mystical saint Hasan Raja, the father of Dhamail song Radharman Dutta, the Baul emperor Shah Abdul Karim, the lawyer Munshi or Durbin Shah, who is famous for cut separation songs, have appeared.

This event is a gathering of folk music artists who capture the songs of these uncrowned emperors of Baul Sangeets and cherish them in their hearts. Mainly in line with Haor Tourism's 2 Day 1 Night packages in three separate phases from 13th evening to early 14th, 15th to early 16th and 17th to early 18th. This year's event will be celebrated.

Hosts include 'Jaler Gan', 'Tari Mayurakshi' and 'Floating House of Tangua' and several houseboats including 'Mahajon Nao', 'Donga', Jalapadma, Fantasy of Tangua as hospitality partners for this event. The main part of the event will be held at a floating resort 'Meghdoot' in Tekerghat of Tahirpur upazila.

About this event, Masuk Ur Rahman of 'Mahajon Nao' said, 'In the Bhati region, famous for water and divination, it is a unique experience for tourists to celebrate the death of Baul Emperor Shah Abdul Karim on 12 September and the full moon on 17 September. This arrangement is to give. This festival, which is going to be held for the first time, will be organized regularly.

Apart from sightseeing, delicious food and boating in attractive and luxurious houseboats, a major adjunct of Haor-centric tourism is our Bengali folk music. Again, the soul of Bengalis is accompanied by our endless repertoire of folk songs. This arrangement is to give a formal form to the two accessories of this brainchild. As it will spread the pure practice of folk songs of Bhati Bengal, a new door of cultural tourism will be opened in Haor-centric tourism, the organizers of this folk music festival said.