Tapas Ghosh, has been a resident of Northboro, MA for the part few years and has had a passion for singing since he was four years old.  He learnt the basics of music from his sister, Mrs. Maitreyee Mitro and his father, Mr. Tarun Ghosh who are well known singers in Calcutta. Since coming to the Boston/Worcester area, he has been very active with the Bengali Association of Worcester and has recently rendered concerts in Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia. Tapas gave his first full-length performance at the Marlborough High School on April 30th. His group is called the Tarun Musical Company. 100% of the funds raised at the inaugural event were donated to the Sri Maharshi Academy for the Blind in Bangalore, India.

“I have grown up loving music as part of a family ritual. Music is my passion and I like all kinds of music. My favorite time was during Durga Puja when I used to perform everyday at various gatherings. I feel that music is something which comes from the heart.  In all my years in this country, the one good companion was my music until I met my wife. Once I got married, my wife really wanted me to pursue my life’s dream of music and supported me in all aspects,” says Ghosh. 

Satya Mitra gave the opening remarks saying that "Tapas is an ordinary man with extraordinary passion for music but it is Lakshmi, Tapas Ghosh’s wife, who is the true inspiration and force behind the show." In their honor, Satya recited this shayari:

TERA HUNAR, TERI AWAAZ
   TERA HAR GAZAL MERA SAAZ HAI
  
KI MAI HUMSAFAR HU TERA
   KI MAI HUMKADAM HU TERA
IS RISHTE KA MUJHE NAAZ HAI

BEHAD KAMYAABI MILE TUJHE
   DIL KI YEHI TAMANNA HAI
YEH SAPNA TERA SUCH HO JAI
   YE TO MERA BHI EK SAPNA HAI

KHABIND (husband) HAI TU MERA
  TERA SUB KUCH MERA APNA HAI
BUS TERI MANZIL TAK POHUCHA DU TUJHE
  AAJ RAAT, YEHI TAMANNA HAI

BUS YEHI DIL KI TAMANNA HAI
   KI TERI MANZIL TAK MAI PAHUNCHA DU TUJHE
   KI TERI MANZIL TAK MAI PAHUNCHA DU TUJHE
   KI TERI MANZIL TAK MAI PAHUNCHA DU TUJHE

An Evening of Melody consisted of Bollywood Karaoke hits. From the haunting melodies of the 60's to the lilting songs of the 70's and 80's, to the present day foot-tapping numbers -Tapas' repertoire covered them all. According to Ghosh, “Kishore Kumar and Mohammad Rafi are amongst my favorite singers from the yesteryears and Kumar Sanu and Sonu Nigam from the recent times.”

Some of the songs that he sang were Aaj rapat jaye to hume naa
uthaiyo, An evening in Paris, Phoolo ki rani, Chu kar mere man ko kiya tune kya ishara, Mere sapno ki rani, Kuch na kaho, Har ghari badal rahi hai, and many others. He was accompanied on the stage by Binota Das from New York for duets such as Dil hai ki manta nahin, Tere mere Milan ki ye raina and Kaho na pyar hai and many others.

It was an evening to remember for the nearly 150 people in audience and we hope to enjoy many more performances of his in the future.

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