Fusion Asia and the Guildford International Music Festival presents...
An Evening of Bollywood Music featuring the Bollywood Brass Band
The Bollywood Brass Band and Bollywood singers
with live dancers and the best bits of Bollywood films
Saturday 12 March, 7.30pm
University of Surrey Hall, Guildford
Tickets: £15, £10
Joint ticket offer: Bollywood Brass Band and Warsaw Village Band (Sun 20 March) for £28, £18
“The Bollywood Brass Band is a truly exhilarating, rambunctious affair, with hypnotic Punjabi drumming, wailing soprano sax, Qawwalis, extracts from Bollywood films on a video screen in the background, and a band which obviously and noisily enjoyed themselves – and so did the audience” Artsworld
A truly amazing Festival opportunity for Surrey audiences to get a real flavour of the driving rhythms, tremendous energy and joyous contemporary culture that is Bollywood! The exuberant Bollywood Brass band are joined by Pakistani Sufi singer Rafakat Ali Khan on vocals and tireless Bollywood dancers, fusing bhangra rhythms with funky dhol drummers. This extraordinary mix of music, dance and live visuals that will have you dancing in the aisles and leave you breathless and spellbound. Accompanied by video projections from the original Bollywood films. Fusion Asia collaborates with the Guildord International Music Festival to celebrate the best in Asian fusion culture, style and flare.
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Rafaqat Ali Khan - The youngest in a long line of Khayal Gayaki musicians – the Ali Khans of Pakistan – he is the recipient of a number of awards: in 1986 in Lahore he received the Amir Khusro Award as the best young classical singer.He sings for Bollywood soundtracks, duetting with Alka Yagnik (BBC World Music Award) on hit Main Hoon Wah Aasman from the 2007 film “Krish”, and has performed on Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television.Since 1987 he has recorded for Nimbus (UK), EMI (India), HMV (UK), WaterLily Acoustics (USA), Westron India) and currently has an album in preparation with top UK producer Rishi Rich.
About Guildford International Music Festival
Guildford International Music Festival is a non-profit making enterprise, organised and promoted by the University of Surrey in collaboration with Guildford Borough Council.
Festival Artistic Director: Pauline Johnson
Festival Committee Chairman: Councillor Jennifer Powell
Festival Executive Director: Patricia Grayburn
For further information, please contact the Festival Director.
Presented by Guildford Borough Council and The University of Surrey Department of Music and Sound Recording and Arts Office.
