Rumi Foundation presents "Jahan-E-Khusrau" at Arab Ki Sarai, Humayun's Tomb Monuments > 6:30pm on 1st-3rd March 2013
Time : 6:30 om onwards
Entry : Invites available at :
Kotwara, DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Music Shop & Neemrana Shop, Khan Market, New Delhi
Event Description : Rumi Foundation presents 'Jahan-E-Khusrau'.
Jahan-e-Khusrau, the Annual World Sufi Music Festival was launched in Delhi in 2001. Presented by Rumi Foundation and designed and directed by filmmaker- painter Muzaffar Ali, Jahan-e-Khusrau has been a regular feature in the cultural calendar of Delhi. The festival has the distinction of hosting eminent artists of the Sufi traditions from all over the world. Jahan-e-Khusrau has acquired the status of a pioneer, which has conceptualized and consistently delivered this form of music to its growing circle of lovers across the globe.
Artists Performing:
Malini Awasthi - Lucknow, Astha Dixit - Delhi, Lotfi Bouchnak - Tunisia, Deveshi Sahgal - Delhi, Nazeer Ahmad Warsi and group- Hyderabad, Mercan Dede - Canada, Pernia Qureishi - Delhi, Sonam Kalra - Delhi, Abida Parveen - Pakistan
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, Creative Director of the Festival, says, “One of our most important
objectives for this festival has been to create a bridge between the East and the West and make the audience realize its universalism. And to develop new audiences for contemporary Sufi music through attracting a broad mix of festival attendees- tourists, corporate entities, families and local residents, as well as contemporary Sufi music aficionados.”
Speaking of the long association with the festival, Mr. Atul Punj, Chairman, Punj Lloyd
Group said, "Jahan-e-Khusrau is not just a highly feted festival nationally, it is now a very prestigious cultural event internationally. It draws talent from across the globe and across genres performing in front of an eclectic audience. Punj Lloyd is proud to be associated with an event that supports this unique Sufi culture and one that transcends boundaries of faith and belief."
Each year Jahan-e-Khusrau presents rare lyrics of Sufi mystics in an innovative form. It has showcased Sufi singers, dancers and musicians from different cities of the world from Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ajmer, Lahore, Karachi, Dhaka, Tashkent, Tehran, Jerusalem, Rabat, Tunis, Istanbul, Rome, Khartoum, Cairo, Athens, Berlin, Tokyo, New York and Toronto.
The festival has presented masters such as Shubha Mudgal, Shafqat Ali Khan, Ila Arun, Sukhwinder Singh, Malavika Sarrukai, Shujaat Hussain Khan and Abida Parveen.
Entry : Invites available at :
Kotwara, DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Music Shop & Neemrana Shop, Khan Market, New Delhi
Place : Arab Ki Sarai, Humayun's Tomb Monuments, New Delhi
Venue Info : About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium(Violet Line)'
Event Description : Rumi Foundation presents 'Jahan-E-Khusrau'.
Jahan-e-Khusrau, the Annual World Sufi Music Festival was launched in Delhi in 2001. Presented by Rumi Foundation and designed and directed by filmmaker- painter Muzaffar Ali, Jahan-e-Khusrau has been a regular feature in the cultural calendar of Delhi. The festival has the distinction of hosting eminent artists of the Sufi traditions from all over the world. Jahan-e-Khusrau has acquired the status of a pioneer, which has conceptualized and consistently delivered this form of music to its growing circle of lovers across the globe.
Artists Performing:
Malini Awasthi - Lucknow, Astha Dixit - Delhi, Lotfi Bouchnak - Tunisia, Deveshi Sahgal - Delhi, Nazeer Ahmad Warsi and group- Hyderabad, Mercan Dede - Canada, Pernia Qureishi - Delhi, Sonam Kalra - Delhi, Abida Parveen - Pakistan
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, Creative Director of the Festival, says, “One of our most important
objectives for this festival has been to create a bridge between the East and the West and make the audience realize its universalism. And to develop new audiences for contemporary Sufi music through attracting a broad mix of festival attendees- tourists, corporate entities, families and local residents, as well as contemporary Sufi music aficionados.”
Speaking of the long association with the festival, Mr. Atul Punj, Chairman, Punj Lloyd
Group said, "Jahan-e-Khusrau is not just a highly feted festival nationally, it is now a very prestigious cultural event internationally. It draws talent from across the globe and across genres performing in front of an eclectic audience. Punj Lloyd is proud to be associated with an event that supports this unique Sufi culture and one that transcends boundaries of faith and belief."
Each year Jahan-e-Khusrau presents rare lyrics of Sufi mystics in an innovative form. It has showcased Sufi singers, dancers and musicians from different cities of the world from Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ajmer, Lahore, Karachi, Dhaka, Tashkent, Tehran, Jerusalem, Rabat, Tunis, Istanbul, Rome, Khartoum, Cairo, Athens, Berlin, Tokyo, New York and Toronto.
The festival has presented masters such as Shubha Mudgal, Shafqat Ali Khan, Ila Arun, Sukhwinder Singh, Malavika Sarrukai, Shujaat Hussain Khan and Abida Parveen.
Website : www.jahan-e-khusrau.org
Conceived and Directed by : Muzaffar Ali
Rumi Foundation presents "Jahan-E-Khusrau" at Arab Ki Sarai, Humayun's Tomb Monuments > 6:30pm on 1st-3rd March 2013
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