Joan
Baez
Singer of
"The Song of Bangladesh"
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This is Joan
Baez - the rewound singer and musician of 60's who felt for Bangali
people, felt for our beloved motherland. Besides her successful
musical career, Baez applied her "creative imagination /
and artistry" (Neptune / Venus) towards the goal of "peace"
(Venus) in the 1960s, she established the Institute for the Study
of Nonviolence (1965) and became active in protests against the
Vietnam War, giving free performances for various anti-war organizations
and peace rallies. The self-acclaimed "Peace Queen"
was jailed twice for participating in "anti-war" (Venus)
demonstrations, and in 1964 she refused to pay her taxes. On a
letter to the Internal Revenue Service, Joan Baez wrote -
"I do not believe
in war. I do not believe in the weapons of war ... and I am not
going to volunteer 60% of my year's income tax that goes to armaments."
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The
Song of Bangladesh
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During
that time the international media gave vivid and horrifying accounts
that a systematic genocide of Bangladesh was perpetrated by the
Pakistan Army. Numerous books and films have also documented the
genocide. Many artists, performer and singer around the world came
for the support of Bangladesh. One of the glorified names is Joan
Chandos Baez, widely known as Joan Baez in thousands of musical
fans' hearts. This creative performer and peace activist was born
in Staten Island, New York, near the line of her Secondary Transcendental,
Neptune. Her album Joan Baez (1960) marked the beginning of a successful
recording career which included strong record sales in the early
'60s and devoted fans who followed her progress into the 1970s.
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In 1971
Baez was just 30. Having heard the news of the cruel massacre by
Pakistani Na-Pak soldiers on 25th March, Joan felt so agitated and
anguished for the unfortunate death of the students of Dhaka University...that
she took her guitar in hand and stated to compose a new song, named
- "The Song of Bangladesh". From that day, she started
giving free performances and free concerts for raising fund for
Bangladesh with various anti-war organizations. She started traveling
many countries all over the world to disclose the cruel genocide
done by Pakistani soldiers in the world's history. Her activities
went on till we achieved our arduous freedom.
by
Avijit Roy
BanglaMusic.com
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