Sona Mohapatra enthralls audience at TNIE's Bhubanesariya
Singer Sona Mohapatra enthralling the audience at Bhubanesariya, a live concert organised by The New Indian Express at Utkal Mandap in Bhubaneshwar.
Singer Sona Mohapatra enthralling the audience at Bhubanesariya, a live concert organised by The New Indian Express at Utkal Mandap in Bhubaneshwar. (Shamim Qureshy | EPS)
The songstress did not just enthral with her powerful vocals but left a lasting impression with her call to preserve the rich Indian folk music tradition, need for reinvention in music as well as tolerance.(Shamim Qureshy | EPS)
Dressed in a flowy dress made from Koraput’s Kotpad fabric, she also expressed her love for the rich handloom tradition of Odisha including Sambalpuri handloom.(Shamim Qureshy | EPS)
The concert saw her also advocating women empowerment and keeping Odisha’s handloom tradition alive(Shamim Qureshy | EPS)
Sona Mohapatra took a crowd of more than 2,000 on a two-hour musical journey that traversed through some of her soulful hits, the best of RD Burman songs and popular Bollywood numbers. (Shamim Qureshy | EPS)
Sona touched the heart and soul of audience with her earnestness for creative liberty in a society. (Shamim Qureshy | EPS)
Sona Mohapatra was accompanied by six of her band members.(Shamim Qureshy | EPS)
She interacted with the audience that comprised both young and old, made them sing and even dance to her songs.(Shamim Qureshy | EPS)
