indus Arts – Celebrating the arts of South Asia

Transcendence 2022

7 June 2022 / 8pm	Concert	Priya Purshothaman - Khyal Vocal Amritpal Singh - Tabla Kaviraj Singh - Harmonium Ragini Madan - Kathak Viji Moorthie - Bharatanatyam	Norwich Art Centre, Norwich	From £17.50 Book Now
9 June / 6:30pm	Concert	Priya Purushothaman - Khyal Vocal Amritpal Singh - Tabla Gurbaksh Matharu - Esraj	Nehru Centre, London	Free Book Now
25 June / 7:30pm	Concert	Orchestral Qawwali Rushil Abi Sampa Amrit Dhuffer	Southbank Centre, London	£75-£15 Book Now
26 July / 8pm	Concert	Qawwali and Ghazals — Qalandar Qawwals Kaleem Sheikh Nafees Irfan - Lead Vocals & Harmonium Chorus: Varan Reyaaz / Jatinder Kwatra / Pretom Saha Musicians: Manninder Singh - Tabla Aslam Ali - Dholak / Pummy Singh - Guitar Kaleem Sheikh - Ghazals, Tarana and Bhajans Surjeet Singh - Sarangi Tarsem Singh - Tabla	Norwich Art Centre, Norwich	From £17.50 Book Now
28 July / 8pm	Concert	Barmer Boys - Rajasthani Folk Music Manga - Vocals, Harmonium Magada Khan - Percussion - Dholak Sawai Khan -Percussion - Bhapang, Morchang, Khartal, Beatboxing Samia Malik - Contemporary Vocal	Norwich Art Centre, Norwich	From £17.50 Book Now

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What Was On

Saturday 19 Dec / 7:30pm

Main Hall

Indo Jazz Collaborations – The Music Of John Mayer With An Exhibition

The Mystic Tradition Tour

This project is called The Mystic Tradition’ which comprises of number of events including concerts, Pre Concert Talks, A Seminar and a series of educational workshops in England. The group is led by Ustad Saami Brothers Qawwali and Group, and Hamza Akram Qawwal & Group.

These songs of ‘Qawwali’, are highly energetic musical performance of Sufi Mystic poetry which popularised outside of South Asia in the late 20th century, owing largely to its world-wide appreciation. The globalization of qawwali has brought a number of significant changes to the tradition. Most notably, performances now take place in non-religious contexts for mixed audiences. The musical forms, instrumentation, and texts often are adjusted specifically to satisfy the tastes of discerning audiences.

2 Aug	Berry Mead Junior School, Acton W3 8SJ / Performance
4 Aug	St Ethelburga, London ( Funoon ) / Performance
5 Aug	Asian Star Radio /Performance / Interview - Slough
6 Aug	BBC Loose Ends – 60 min Interview/ Performance BBC Radio
10 Aug	Private Soiree - Performance
16 Aug	Private Soiree – Performance /Kingston
17 Aug	Excelsior Suite, Nottingham (Nottingham Association) INDUS
22 Aug	Tileyard Studios, London N7 9AH / Pre-concert talk by Mahmood Jamal/ Performance/SAMA/ INDUS
23 Aug	London / Talk by Professor Sajjad Rizvi - The history of significance of Qawwali and music / Followed by performance
25 Aug	Greenbelt Festival, Performance, Leicestershire/ INDUS
26 Aug	Greenbelt Festival, Performance, Leicestershire/ INDUS
29 Aug	Milan Centre, Southall Performance/INDUS
31 Aug	Osterly Banquet Hall, Isleworth Performance/INDUS
1 Sep	Storey’s Field Centre, Workshop/ Performance, Cambridge INDUS

SAAMI Brothers Qawwal & Group

Saami Brothers are a group of accomplished vocalist and worthy custodians of the Traditional Qawwali as exemplified in Khyal of Hazrat Ameer Khusrau and Ustad Tanras Khan Sahab – of the Delhi / Qawwal Bahche Gharana.

The group are the sons of the much acclaimed Maestro Ustad Naseeruddin Saami. They are well-versed in several classical genres, currently performing as a traditional (Riwayati) Qawali group Saami Brothers grew up in a family with rich musical heritage, referred to as Qawal Bachcha Delhi Gharana. The lineage of this gharana goes back around 800 years, all the way back to Saamat Bin Ibrahim, a principal student of Hazrat Ameer Khusro.

From an early age, they were blessed to have been taught the intricacies of classical music by late Ustad Munshi Raziuddin Khan, late Ustad Nizamuddin Saami, and Ustad Naseeruddin Saami.

Ustaad Naseeruddin Saami has been awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Pride of Performance awards for his efforts in keeping the classical music tradition alive and closest to its original form.

Saami Brothers’ maternal grand father Munshi Raziuddin Qawal was also an internationally renowned performer and has one of the 5 main roads named after him in the traditional Qawal Gali.

Hamza Akram Qawwal & Group

Hamza Akram Qawwal & Brothers, grandsons of the revered Munshi Raziuddin, have been acclaimed for their riveting interpretations of qawwali, the ecstatic improvisational Sufi vocal tradition.

This award-winning ensemble represents the 26th generation of the seven centuries-old Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana of Delhi founded by Saamat bin Ibrahim, the first qawwal of the subcontinent and principal student of mystic Amir Khusrau.

Hamza has studied with the renowned Naseeruddin Saami, as well as with his uncle, Farid Ayaz Qawwal, he and his brothers Taimoor and Abdul have toured various countries of the world and performed many big festivals of the world.

The ensemble builds a state of ecstasy through rhythmic handclapping, drumming and powerful vocals and performs songs that range from 13th century mystical Persian poems to more recent Punjabi poem and urdu.

Rhythms in the Landscape Dance Festival

Rhythms in Landscape is timely celebration of South Asian Dance Festival covering both Classical and Contemporary styles.

It will celebrate historic achievements and contemporary diversity of South Asian Dance in the UK and pose crucial questions to stimulate, steer and secure the future of British Asian dance as part of the UK’s ever growing dance landscape. The five day festival will cover a range of events – including performances, master classes, workshops from training to artist development and other contemporary factors that are shaping South Asian dance creation & distribution

Friday 28 June / 7:30pm

Main Hall

Sadir: Dancing for Rajahs, Nawabs, and the Officers of The Raj — Swarnamalya Ganesh

Followed by a Q+A with Dr Avanthi Meduri
Presented by SAMA in Association with Akademi with support from ICCR

Saturday 29 June / 7:30pm

Main Hall

Kathak Dance — Alpana Sengupta Dance Company

Sunday 30 June / 7:30pm

Main Hall

Bharatanatyam Dance — Krishna Zivraj

Friday 19 July / 7:30pm

Main Hall

Kathakali Dance — Kala Chetna
Kuchipudi — Arunima Kumar

Sunday 21 July / 6pm

Main Hall

Mohini Attam — Uphaar Dance Company
Kathak — Parbati Chowdhury
Odissi — Elena Odissi

SATURDAY 29, 30 JUNE & SUNDAY 21 JULY / 12PM – 1:30PM

Associated Event

YOGA FOR BODY, BREATH AND MIND —
TINA RAWAL

Sunday 30 June / 5pm

Associated Event

Chilanka Pooja —
Natyanjali Dance School

Tickets
£12/£10 concessions
Festival Pass: £50 for all 5 days / 8 Performances

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More Info
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Presented by Indus Music and supported by SAMA Arts Network

Venue
Storey’s Field Centre,
Eddington Avenue, Cambridge CB3 1AA
www.storeysfieldcentre.org.uk

The Indus Festival 2019

The Indus Festival, is a series of performances in celebration of the classical and contemporary arts of South Asia. We are presenting a number of artists in collaboration with organisations from the East region. This will be the basis for all future work of Indus Music. We propose to celebrate The Beatles’ trip to India which transformed the perception of Indian music in the West. Their historic meeting with Pandit Ravi Shankar remains to this day the key moment in the history of this music in the West.

The festival will include music – all genres, Khyal, Qawwali, Ghazals, Dance, Book Reading, Poetry.