There was a fresh­ness about Secret Redolen­ce by Bhowani­pore Baikali Association, which was a presentation of Hindi film music influenced by Rabindrasangeet. Under Pramita Mallick’s able direction, the singers (mostly her students) captured the emotion­al highs of the songs. Sounak Chattopadhyay’s crisp voice was excel­lent in “Jalte hai jiske liye” (inspired by “Ekoda tumi priye”). Arjun Ray was good too in the other Talat Mahmood gem, “Raahi matwaale” (after “Ore grihobashi”). Shramana Chattopadhyay brought in a catchy flourish to “Mera sundar sapna beet gaya”, which has parallels with “Rodono bhara e basanta”.

“Mere chanchal naina” (inspired by “Madhu gandhe bhora”) from the film, Angulimal, was sung by Chitrita Ganguly and a chorus and had a verve to it. “Sawan ki raaton mein” (“Jete jete ekla paathe”) by Sounak Chattopadhyay and Durba Singha Roychowdhury was highly rhythmic. The narration by Mallick and Sujoy Prasad Chattopadhyay packed in easy humour, but the recorded tracks were a trifle too loud on an otherwise perfect evening.