The
two day mega festival had a unique start with a cultural rally---“Walk On!” on
21st June, 2010.Renowned music director of the Assamese and Bengali
film industry, Mr. Ramen Baruah opened the cultural rally and gave it a start
from Latasil Playground, Guwahati at 7:30AM.
The main objective of the rally
was to promote love, peace and unity through music. To support this noble cause
veteran regional musicians as well as some local rock bands and music lovers
from different parts of Guwahati came forward and took part in the rally.
The closing day of this mega festival
witnessed a mesmerizing musical evening at Rabindra Bhawan on 22nd
June, 2010.UM Pro Records, on the occasion of World Music Day, took the
initiative of felicitating some legendary figures from the world of regional music.
The evening started with the felicitation of the legendary Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
followed by the celebrated music director Mr.Ramen Baruah, the renowned artist
Mr.Nanigopal Baruah and famous musician and music director Mr.Prabhat Sharma.
The musical evening had something for everyone—the old and the young. While on
one hand, regional musicians like Mr.Apurba Bezbaruah, Ms.Rooplekha Phukan and
Mr.Somnath Borah Ojha enthralled the older audiences with their performances,
on the other hand, the younger ones were awestruck with the fusion by Mr.Bidyut
Misra and the rock band Voodoo Child.
The evening got more heated up when the
alternative experimental rock band D’luzion and the alternative funk rock band
Dark Horizon took the stage.
D’luzion with their mesmerizing music gave a
different feel to the evening while Dark Horizon gave a stupendous performance
and with their original number “Goodbye”
, they ended Musicae Amore in style!!!
Covered by: Pooja Chakraborty
