Music/Dance
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Mar- 2022 -6 March
Shankar 100 Centenary Concert: Anoushka, Nitin Sawhney, Dhani Harrison, and John McLaughlin in a night to savour… (review)
Remembring one of the greatest musicians of the last century and one whose influence was felt on a very global…
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2 March
Bird Bites: Ravi Shankar 100, ‘Ali & Ava’, cast for Gandhi-Godse play; UK Asian Film Festival Beatles screening; Ayahs blue plaque; artists & models needed…
By Mamie Colfox Celebrating 100 years of Ravi Shankar this week… Ravi Shankar DEDICATED to the musician known as ‘the…
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Feb- 2022 -17 February
Bappi Lahiri – British tributes to Disco King of India…
His influence in popular culture reached far and wide and fellow composer Kuljit Bhamra was among those who worked with…
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17 February
India mourns loss of Bappi Lahiri as his legacy set to live on – and his contribution to international music and movies…
The country said farewell to one of its most popular musical figures and his work went far and wide… by…
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11 February
Sarah Kundi talks Ballet Futures programme and bid to get more children of colour expert tuition and guidance…(video)
She is the only English National Ballet dancer of South Asian origin attached to the country’s leading ballet outfit and…
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6 February
Lata Mangeshkar: UK reaction – she was the soundtrack for a generation, an evocative and stirring reminder of ‘home’…
For those who came to Britain from far off lands, Lata Mangeshkar’s mellifluous voice was both inspirational and uplifting… HER…
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6 February
Lata Mangeshkar – India mourns singer who had 70-year-plus career and touched millions around the world…
Described as India’s nightingale, India announced two days of official mourning for the passing of what many see as a…
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6 February
Lata Mangeshkar passes away – story to follow….
11.45am GMT/5.15pm IST INDIA’S most revered singer – Lata Mangeshkar – known as the country’s nightingale – passed away earlier…
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3 February
Bird Bites E-feed: Moongate salon discuss Lunar New Year, home; remembering Bengali poet Jibanananda Das; Bridge India Darbar podcast; ‘Diary of Reflections’ launch…
By Mamie Colfox Misunderstood ‘Chinese New Year’ (?) and the concept of home… Panellists (from top left clockwise: Youngsook Choi,…
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Jan- 2022 -21 January
Pandit Birju Maharaj – A creative genius who was known well to British dance and artistic communities…
Legend had come to the UK frequently and left a deep impression…. PARTS of the British artistic community remain in…
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