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Mohua – Folk Life Festival
June 13, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
মহুয়া / Mohua – Folk Life Festival
Based on a true story of Mymensingh of Bangladesh is a lyrical Musical Play where a collection of traditional marriage songs, ghetu gaan, pala gaan and other folk-ballads weave a tale of Mohua’s life
The event is organized by Ektara.
Contact: 571-210-2227
Venue:
Edison High School
5801 Franconia Road Alexandria, VA 22310
[Spelling variation: মহুয়া , Mahuya, Mahua, Maimansingha, Moimonshingho, Mymensingh, Gitika, Geetika]
Moimonshingho Gitika (মৈমনসিংহ গীতিকা) is a collection of folk ballads from the region of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. They were published in English as Eastern Bengal Ballads. Chandra Kumar De and Dinesh Chandra Sen collected the songs, and Dinesh Chandra Sen was the editor; the collection was published by the University of Calcutta, along with another similar publication named Purbobongo-gitika.