From the very start, Suchhanda Ghosh’s “Amaar praner majhe sudha” struck the heart as deep, emotional and sincere. In a change from her routine style, she turned up the energy, creating an air of joie de vivre without being corny. She fuses anxiety and curiosity in delectable portions as she sings “Hai bujhi taar nagaal mele na”. Ghosh and several other singers came together to present a wide variety of songs from Tagore in Aaji Bhara Badore on an OTT platform under the aegis of Srijon and SPCkraft.

The other singer who sang her number, “Aaji srabon ghono”, in a particularly meaningful and potent style was the highly effective Sraboni Sen. The structure of the song matched her timbre and Sen fired melody with great aesthetic ease.

The harmonium overpowered Agnibha Banerjee’s “Eki gobhir bani” which otherwise could have been yet another memorable song from the veteran singer. Shama Rahman suffered from the same problem and one wished “Gahono raate” could rise above the music. She has a wonderful vocal range made rich by a special bass flavour which, unfortunately, sounded plain during this session.

Jayati Chakraborty filled “Ogo amaar srabon” with melancholy, but it had an addictive refrain to it. As usual, she gave her trademark lilt to the key lines and revealed the sharpest of emotions that puts a discerning audience under a spell. The ever-dependable Manomoy Bhattacharya sang the not-so-often heard “Bhara badara” with just a tanpura in the background, matching the flow very naturally. In the process, he captured the mood of this Vidyapati song and proved why he is a singer with a difference.

Notable renditions also came from Lysa Ahmed Lisa (“Aaji tomar abaar”), Samik Pal (“Amaar din phuralo”), Prabuddha Raha (“Jete dao gelo jara”) and Debmalya Chatterjee (“Aaji godhuli logone”). Most of the renditions had an enveloping warmth, ushering in the mood of the monsoons.