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The concert scene in the country is blessed with several popular bands which are continuously enthralling fans home and abroad. One of those bands representing the country's melody abroad, Opartheeb, a Canadian-Bangladeshi band - enthralled its Bangladeshi fans last Friday, as it hosted its first-ever live show on their homeground.
The band, based out of Ottawa, performed in front of their native audiences at the Liberation War Museum (LWM) on Friday night, which was joined by four other popular Bangladeshi bands - Kaaktaal, Apekkhik, AK Rahul and Shonar Bangla Circus.
Even though it was the debut homeground event for the expatriate band, Opartheeb brilliantly performed in this long-cherished concert. Audiences welcomed the band with open arms, showered with love and support at the jam-packed LWM auditorium on January 26.
Opartheeb started off their journey in the summer of 2008 with Syed Adnan Ali (Kiron) on drums, Salehin Chowdhury (Ucchash) on vocals and guitar, Asfin Haider (Disha) on vocals, Aad-Yean Faisal (Purno) on keyboards, and Ahsan Ali (Jibon) on bass and guitar.
Sharing their amazing experience of the band's debut live concert, Opartheeb's keyboardist Aad-Yean Faisal (Purno) told UNB that the event was a magical journey for the band.
"The beginning of Opartheeb was pretty interesting. I, along with Salehin and Asfin were international students in Canada, while Ahsan and Adnan are first-generation Canadians and siblings, and the thirst for creating music brought us together at Carleton University in Ottawa."
They all came from a diverse musical background and experiences, which allowed them to be able to blend it all into creating magic. Their love for the language brought them together and their passion for music kept them connected, and they found their passion and identity in symphonic metal to resonate their powerful message to the world.
Opartheeb took the stage for the first time in February 2009 a year after the band was formed. Their performance at the Bangladeshi Students Association's annual program at Carleton University was a huge hit; since then, the band has done numerous live shows in Ottawa - and as years passed by, their passion for music continued to grow.
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