A legacy of bringing you the most relevant and best artists from abroad!

Over the years, DFW Bengalis have been enthralled by a host of popular musical performers from the cultural scene of India/Bengal/Kolkata.   Anup Ghoshal in 1997, Haimanti Shukla in 2001, and Subhamita in 2007 — we have done it all! BA-DFW is privileged to have been associated with, and proud to have presented all these artists to DFW audiences:

o   Popular singer Parnava Banerjee - Champion of Zee TV Bangla Golden Voice 2006 — Bijoya program 2010

o   Verstaile virtuoso, and RabindraSangeet exponent with a unique style, Swagata Lakshmi Dasgupta — Durga Puja 2010 at the W T White School in Dallas

o   Canadian born singer, now a popular name in Bengali music circles, Sasha Ghoshal — Durga Puja 2010 (Day-2)

o   Narrator, and famed recitation and drama exponent, Satinath Mukhopadhyay — Bijoya program 2009

o   Only Bangla Band with a female lead vocalist, KrossWindz — Durga Puja 2009 at the W T White School in Dallas

o   The semi-classical vocal duet by Pritam and Prithwiraj Bhattacharjee — Durga Puja 2009 (Day-2)

o   A galaxy of stars and accomplished musical performers converged on the stages of BA-DFW as we celebrated our 25th anniversary in style. It was a mini-Banga-Mela of sorts (as DFW Bengalis would like to remember it) with an unforgettable 3-day Durgotsav at the sprawling W.T. White School in Dallas, followed by a grand Bijoya program:

o   Bengali Band BHOOMI, back by popular demand — Summer concert 2008 at UT Dallas Conference Center

o   Dance-percussion jugal-bandi KRIYA with Abhishek Basu, Tarun Bhattacharya, and Shivani Thakker — Durga Puja Agomani 2008 and 25th anniversary inaugural ceremony at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Popular Bengali singer Manomoy Bhattacharya — Durga Puja 2008 (Day-1) at the W T White School in Dallas

o   The unique Tabla-khol jugalbandi with Madhu-Gopal Barman Brothers — Durga Puja 2008 (Day-2)

o   Evergreen Indian pop queen Usha Uthup — on a 10-city US- tour promoted and organized exclusively by BA-DFW — Durga Puja 2008 (Day-2)

o   High energy popular Bengali rock band Cactus — Durga Puja 2008 (Day-3)  

o   The melodious playback singer of Kaho-Na-Pyar-Hai and Hum-Tum fame, and stage performer extraordinaire, Babul Supriyo — at a grand Bijoya concert at the Eisemann Center Theater in Richardson

o   Today's most sought after Adhunik singer, Subhamita Banerjee, the nightingale of Bengal, — Bijoya program 2007 at the UT Dallas Conference Center

o   Semi-classical and East-West fusion vocalist Santanu Bandyopadhyay representing Bengal's only surviving Bishnupur Gharana - Durga Puja 2007 at the Jasper High School in Plano

o   Contemporary Bengali singer Rupankar — Durga Puja 2006 at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Classical music program with Sarod maestro Tejendra Narayan Majumdar and Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri on the Tabla — Summer concert 2006 at UT Dallas Conference Center

o   Popular Bangla Band ChandraBindoo — Durga Puja 2005 at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Semi-classical Bengali songstress Shipra Basu with Gobinda Basu — Summer concert 2005 at Plano Art Center  

o   Most happenning Bangla Band BHOOMI on a five-city tour of USA promoted and organized exclusively by BA-DFW — Durga Puja program 2004 at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Popular folk singer Utpalendu Chowdhury and Rabindra-Sangeet exponent Rezwana Bonnya — Summer program 2004 at the Eisemann Center Theatre in Richardson

o   Emerging singing talents from Bengal Nirmalya Roy and Suchismita Das — Saraswati Puja program 2004 at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Playback singer and outstanding stage performer Antara Chowdhury — Diwali / Bijoya program 2003 at the University of Dallas' Lynch Auditorium

o   Legendary musical ambassador from Bengal Baul Samrat Purna Chandra Das and his troupe — Puja program 2003 at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Bengali melody queen Indrani Sen — Summer program 2003 at the Eisemann Center Theatre in Richardson

o   Bengali name with Disco king fame Bappi Lahiri — Puja program 2002 at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Today's most versatile Bengali singer Srikanto Acharya — Summer program 2002 at the Theater in Commons, Irving Arts Center

o   Indian pop diva Usha Uthup — Puja program 2001 extravaganza at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Eminent Bengali Adhunik singers Haimanti Shukla and Saikat Mitra — Summer program 2001 at the University of Texas in Dallas

o   Modern day singing sensation LopaMudra Mitra — Puja program 2000 at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Golden voice of the bygone era Dwijen Mukhopadhyay — Puja program 1999 at the DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Center

o   Kathak dancer par excellence Amita Dutt — Summer program 1999 at the University of Texas in Dallas

o   Stage artist extraordinaire Shaonli Mitra — Summer program 1999 at the University of Texas in Dallas

o   Noted Rabindra-Sangeet singer Pramita Mallick — Bijoya program 1998 at Coppell Elementary School

o   Foremost Bengali theater group Nandikar featuring the icon Rudra Prasad Sengupta, Swatilekha Sengupta and Gautam Halder — Summer program 1998 at the Carpenter Hall, Irving Arts Center

o   Satyajit Ray protégé and (Masoom fame) playback singer Anup Ghoshal — Summer concert 1997 at the University of Dallas' Lynch auditorium

o   Reputed singer and music director Bhupen Hazarika

o   Legendary lyricist and music composer Salil Chowdhury and his wife, noted singer Sabita Chowdhury