Arnob conquers DC!

I am looking for words here yet I can’t find the right ones. I don’t know how to describe what happened last night at the Arnob Concert in DC. Because it was something only someone who was there in person could feel and understand for themselves. This is my 11th year in Washington DC and this is the first time I have seen a group of musicians who made the audience soak in musicals bliss. There were 350 of us who went through a spiritual experience while Arnob, Andrew, Nazia, Dhrubo, Nazrul and Jibon played from their hearts, sang from their souls. Nazia’s voice brought tears to the some eyes, people left wanting more. Arnob sang “Tui Lal paharer deshe ja” to “Se je boshe ache” ending with one of the most upbeat polli giti that had the whole hall dancing, even the uncles and the aunties. I have already gotten requests to bring them back again, questions like “when is the next show?” “can’t they do another one in DC?”

Arnob and Friends world tour has just started. I know they will rock Austin, New York, Toronto and London. They are excited, their energy is at the highest and you will see it for yourself when they come to your town. Don’t miss this, it’s a piece of Desh, a piece of heaven, a piece of you that you had forgotten about… come share the bliss!

They are Here! They are ROCKING!

Arnob and Gang arrived tuesday. After two days of journey we were a bit worried they wouldn’t be in the best possible shape however to our surprise we were greeted with big smiles and they were all in great spirits.  Arnob, Andrew, Jibon, Dhrubo, Nazrul and Nazia have been blowing our minds during their rehearsal sessions, I literally had chills from their voices, from the music they created. They are all looking forward to performing this Saturday October 18th at the 6th and I Synagogue in DC and eager to see you all there.

We are in Day 3 of the world tour, we have got press conferences lined up for today and some more exciting plans.  We are truly amazed with the talent this group holds. Arnob’s Shantinektoni training, Nazia’s beautiful raagas and folk pieces with Nazrul’s dhol and Andrew’s saxophone is ground breaking. Jibon and Dhrubo are the amazingly fabulous artists. Seriously proud of the new generation after listening to them.

I can assure you that you will have tears in your eyes, once you listen to Arnob’s “Tui lal paharer deshe ja, ranga mati er deshe ja, hethai tore manai sena go, ekkebare manai sena go”

Come share the joy!  Below are some pictures from the rehearsal..

Live from DC, Arnob Tickets are On Sale!

The month of September at DPDC started with ticket sale for the DC Arnob concert.  Our tickets are now available at https://arnobconcert-dc.ticketleap.com 

After making the link live I couldn’t help by check in every hour to see if there was a sale and pleasantly surprising me DC folks were buying tickets within the first 24 hours of going live.  It’s such a great feeling to see the numbers going up everday, we are looking forward to all the faces that will be present with us on October 18.  We are eagerly building the day up with less than 10 pairs of hands but we are cofident that these hands can do magic. Come see for yourself!

Drishtipat DC…it’s happening!

At first it was just a wish and then a talk…then it seemed like a rumor but at last it has proven to be true. This concert…Arnob coming for a world tour and Drishtipat organizing the events…no longer is it talk, or rumor…it’s seriously happening!

 

Here in DC our Drishtipat chapter has been meeting bi-weekly to make this concert the best it can be, and as most of the members happen to be friends outside of Drishtipat we have been talking about this constantly. Even during our addas and gatherings, birthdays, weddings, dressed up and dressed down, we have been planning, October 18, 2008 can not come any sooner.

 

We sent our Save the Date email out just yesterday and our inboxes are already filling up with inquiries, “Where can we get tickets?” “Will you please reserve a couple for me?” requests which can not make us any happier! DC Arnob concert tickets will go live in two weeks and we can not wait to sell them like hot cakes or plates of fuchka … “the anticipation is killing me” as Nadia keeps saying and as for me I am glad some rumors turn out to be true!