WEST
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (September 11, 2019) - The Purdue Bangladesh Students
Association will feature acclaimed Bangladeshi musicians at its Bangladesh
Artist Festival II on September 28 from 6-9:30 p.m. in Loeb Playhouse in the
Purdue University Stewart Center. The festival is being funded by the student
activity fee through a Student Fee Advisory Board (SFAB) grant. Performances
will showcase the prominent Bangladeshi band Miles and renowned Bangladeshi
singer Tahsan Khan. The Bangladesh Artist Festival II will share and celebrate
the rich Bangladeshi culture and traditions. The event is free and open to the
Purdue and West Lafayette communities. A dinner will be provided following the
performances.
The
Bangladesh Students Association strives to bring the culture and heritage of
Bangladesh to Purdue students, faculty and the surrounding area. The Bangladesh
Artist Festival II will highlight the diversity of culture and music at Purdue
University. This will be the second consecutive year the student organization
has hosted its Artist Festival. Free public admission will begin at Loeb
Playhouse at 5 p.m. As guests enter, dinner coupons will be distributed on a
first come, first serve basis. Exciting entertainment will kick off with a
performance by solo artist Tahsan Khan from 6-7:30 p.m. A brief intermission
will take place from 7:30-8 p.m. The band Miles will follow with a lively
performance from 8-9:30 p.m. A dinner featuring Bangladeshi food will be served
following the performances at 9:30 p.m.
“It is really exciting for the whole Bangladeshi community
at Purdue to have this opportunity to bring Miles and Tahsan,” Bangladesh
Student Association President Mohammad
Shams Ud Duha said. “Thanks go to SFAB for allocating the grant for this
event. We believe that this is just the beginning and we look forward to
inviting many more musicians in future and share our rich musical traditions with Purdue students.”
The
Bangladesh Artist Festival II welcomes all Purdue students and faculty, the
surrounding community and Bangladesh students and communities from nearby
colleges and areas. The Bangladesh Students Association is proud to feature
popular musicals acts Miles and Tahsan Khan. A pioneering Bangladeshi rock
group, Miles is currently on tour in the United States and Canada. The
Bangladesh Artist Festival II is one of their 24 North American shows. Tahsan
Khan is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, composer, actor, teacher and model. A
night full of Bangladeshi entertainment and music will bring a taste of the
culture, traditions and heritage of Bangladesh to all.
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