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LIVE MUSIC and DANCE STAGE
HUMBERSTONE GATE
TUESDAY 15 AUGUST - FRIDAY 18 AUGUST: 5.30PM - 11PM
SATURDAY 19 AUGUST: 10.45AM - 11.30PM
Bringing you the finest internationally acclaimed musicians and local Leicester performers, the live stage in Humberstone Gate will fill Leicester city centre with authentic sounds of South Asia for five sweet summer evenings and one full Saturday.
See the full line up below:
Tuesday 15th August
5PM - 11PM
DHOL ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
5pm - 5.30pm
Leicester's original innovators of live Punjabi folk music
GUJURAT HINDU ASSOCIATION
5.30pm - 7pm
With a special flag ceremony, VIP guest speakers and a programme of community performance, GHA marks the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence.
BOLLYWOOD BRASS BAND
with special guest violinist Jyotsna Srikanth
7.15pm - 8.15pm
WONDERGUPTA
(The Satellite State Disko)
8.30pm - 9pm
DJ set with current vintage global tunes.
TIGERSTYLE
9.15pm - 11pm
Pioneering their own fusion sound named Digi-Bhang, Tigerstyle is a Scottish bhangra DJ duo.
Thursday 17th August
5PM - 11PM
DHOL ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
5pm - 5.30pm
Leicester's original innovators of live Punjabi folk music
IFFI-K
5.45pm - 7pm
Pakistan born, Leicester based Iffi-K fuses urban pop, R'n'B, hipi hop and reggaeton.
CENTRE FOR INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE
7.15pm - 8.30pm
CICD presents a wide range of Leicester's local and up-and-coming talent.
SAMIA MALIK
8.45pm - 10pm
World class British-Pakistani singer presenting Azaadi (Freedom).
AKI NAWAZ
10.15pm - 11pm
The Fun-Da-Mental frontman provides an eclectic DJ set.
Wednesday 16th August
5PM - 11PM
DHOL PLAYERS BAND BAJA
5pm - 5.30pm
SHABNAM KHAN
5.45pm - 7.15pm
MOHAMAD RAZA
7.30pm - 8.30pm
BAPI DAS BAUL
8.45pm - 9.45pm
Internationally renowned 8th generation Baul performer of Bengali mystical folk music.
DJ FRENZY
10pm - 11pm
Mixing bhangra beats with contemporary pop to give tracks a classic Frenzy twist.
Friday 18th August
5PM - 11.30PM
ETERNAL TAAL
5pm - 5.45pm
All female Bhangra with a modern twist!
SWAR MUSIC
6pm - 7.30pm
A traditional Raas Garba programme featuring guest artist from India, Rajesh Majithiya.
CIRCUS RAJ
7.45pm - 8.45pm
Rajastan's elite street art circus performers take the ancient circus format to new mystical heights.
DR DAS
9pm - 9.45pm
Asian Dub Foundation founding member with his special solo project.
REGGAE RAJAHS and BOBBY FRICTION
10pm - 11.30pm
India's first reggae and bass music sound system based in New Delhi, joined by international DJ Bobby Friction.
Saturday 19th August
10.45AM - 11.30PM
BHANGRA PUNJABIAN DA
10.45AM - 11.30AM
SWAR MUSIC
11.30AM - 1PM
THE SONIA SABRI COMPANY
1.15PM - 2PM
A vibrant programme of folk, classical and funky dance styles.
PAKISTAN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (PYCA)
2.15PM - 3.30PM
A range of dynamic community performances coordinated by Leicester's Pakistan Youth and Community Association (PYCA), in partnership with South Asian Women's Association (SAWAL).
SANDEEP RAVAL and WAQAS CHOUDHARY
3.45PM - 4.30PM
Indian percussionist meets Pakistan musician Waqas Choudhary.
TAMIL FOUNDATION
4.45PM - 5PM
Traditional Tamil Folk dances.
NUPUR ARTS
5.15PM - 6.30PM
HAMID ALI NAQEEBI QAWAAL
6.45PM - 7.30PM
Award - winning Pakistani Qawaali, composer and singer.
SHAMA RAHMAN
7.45PM - 9PM
Singer-songwriter and sitar artist from Bangladesh.
WONDERGUPTA
(The Satellite State Disko)
9.15PM - 9.45PM
BANDISH PROJEKT
10PM - 11.30PM
Bandish Projekt merges Indian classical composition with experimental music.