DIAF presents Traditional Dance / Sri Lanka, World Fusion Music / Malaysia & Iran, Caravan 2011 / Indo-Canada at The Ashok, 50-B, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri > 7pm on 12th & 13th November 2011

Time : 7:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-served basis)

Place : The Ashok, 50-B, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

Venue Info : www.theashok.com | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Race Course'
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Event Details : DIAF presents :
12th November : Traditional Dance / Sri Lanka by Ranranga Dance Academy
Dir: Gamine Basnayake
The elegance and grace of their performances have gained appreciation and approbation from many promoters. The academy has won the over all 1st place in International & All India woman's Dance Competition in Shimla - 2010 and 1st Place in Udbhav International Dance Carnival - Gwalior - 2010
Performance of Sri Lanka folk dance traditions to international arenas will be very rewarding and the participants also receives tremendous exposure wile participating. Needless to state that such participation alone will strength their confidence and moral attitude. More ever such cultural activities by sri lankan as it would promote the image of the country and promote the tourism.
Besides, this will enhance the people to people connectivity which has been a major aspect in global cooperation.
AkashA / World Fusion Music / Malaysia
Sivabalan S. Sundram (Mridangam), Kumar Karthigesu (Sitar) Vick Ramakrishnan (Tabla), Jamie
Wilson bin Abdullah (Acoustic Steel/Nylon Guitars), Greg Henderson, (Bass) Mohd Shah Nizam
Bin Azis (Various Percussions) & Eric Li (Piano)
AkashA: World fusion Music/ Malaysia
AkashA is, a world classed, internationally acclaimed and globally renowned band that plays
world fusion music with a Malaysian twist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Using various
instruments, the band ventures into many different genres, from Malaysian concepts of Chinese,
Malay and Indian into other forms from Blues, Bluegrass, Latin, Bossanova, Middle Eastern,
Classical to Old Western, Irish, African highlife, Qawwali amongst others.
13th November : Vabat Ensemble / World Music / Iran
Anoosha Farnoosh Asadpoor, Eisa Ghaffari, Soheil Razzaghi, Aliakbar Dadashzadeh, Alireza
Daryaei, Babak Mirzaei, Mir Saeed
Vabat ,is a Bakhtiari word, which means (with you) or accompanying you in Bakhtiarian dialect.
Bakhtiarian tribe are located in center of Iran in Bakhtiari state which is in border with Shiraz and
Yasuj ,beautiful historical cities in center of Iran as our group would love to collect and research
beautiful and virginal songs of these tribes.
Caravan 2011 / Indo - Canada
Daniel Lapp, Jaron Freeman- Fox, Alison Jenkins, Patrick Spencer, Suraj Bhopa, Lalchand Jogi,
Seesanath, Prakash Nath, Rakesh Bhopa, Shruti & Raghuraj
Concept & Dir: Meenakshi Vinay Rai
Artistic Dir: Linda Tanaka
Caravan is a futuristic orchestra that brings together traditional nomadic music from India and rhythms from Canada. Caravan offers unique space for different musical instruments and yet retains the true spirit & romanticism of nomadic music.
Classical Sufi Music / Pakistan/ Classical music from Pakistan
Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan
Shafqat Ali Khan is a Ghazal singer.The youngest son of Salamat Ali Khan,Shafqat Ali Khan is a master of the Ghazal tradition of Indian classical music. Performing from the age of seven, when he appeared at the Lahore Music Festival, Khan has continued to attract attention with his soulful singing. Khan has received numerous awards including the Amir Khusro Award, as "best classical singer", in 1986, a gold medal from Fairslabad University in 1987 and a Ghande Award from New Delhi University in 1995.Khan performed at the Folklife Festival of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and 1996 His family represents a 500 year lineage of musicians of the Shamcharasi Gharana, descendants of two famed court musicians to the artistically-devoted Akbar the Great: Chand Khan and Suraj Khan.

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