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Royal Festival Hall
Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Group
Saturday 20 March 2010
Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's ecstatic vocals are the result of years of training with his uncle, the late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
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Purcell Room
Monday 22 March 2010
Acclaimed Venezuelan pianist Clara Rodriguez presents joropos, waltzes and merengues in a programme of lively, piquant music from inspiring landscapes with strong traditions.
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Purcell Room
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Classical Indian maestro Shrivastav, 'sitarist to the stars' (London Evening Standard), has played with artists such as Doves and Massive Attack.
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The Front Room at QEH
Friday 26 March 2010
With four releases on John Zorn's Tzadik label, prolific accordionist and composer Koby Israelite leads his band in a radical but melody-led collage of sounds that references Jewish prayers, Romanian folk, tango, fin de siecle waltzes, Hendrix, and lounge music in the context of cutting-edge jazz, funk and blues.
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Gamelan Room
Saturday 27 March 2010 - Saturday 27 March 2010
Come and experience the beautiful Javanese gamelan percussion orchestra at Southbank Centre.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Monday 29 March 2010
A celebration of soul. Combining a live band with 500 voices, this show is not to be missed!
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Foyer Bar - level 2
Friday 9 April 2010
By combining the notes found in the standard minor scale in Irish music with well-known ragas in Indian music, Milun conjure musical conversations that exchange traditional motifs in a 'question and answer' form, mix haunting sounds with a pounding energy.
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The Front Room at QEH
Friday 9 April 2010
The Teak Project represents a collaboration between three of Britain's finest young improvisers.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Samay/ Malavika Sarukkai: Ganga
Friday 9 April 2010
This evening brings together innovators of Indian dance and music from two different perspectives.
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Yellow Room, Spirit Level
Saturday 10 April 2010
Including performances by Kuljit Bhamra and Mohinder Kaur Bhamra.
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The Clore Ballroom
Saturday 10 April 2010
Join in with an evening of traditional Daandiya Raas dancing with live demonstrations from Necee Arts of the Federation of Patidar association and a chance to dance and perform to live Indian music.
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Gamelan Room
Saturday 17 April 2010 - Saturday 17 April 2010
Come and experience the beautiful Javanese gamelan percussion orchestra at Southbank Centre.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tanya Tagaq + Sisters of Transistors
Saturday 24 April 2010
A truly groundbreaking artist, Tanya Tagaq is an Inuit throat singer, pushing the boundaries of expression with her voice.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Monday 26 April 2010
Salsa Celtica live in a musical country of their own devising where a Scottish reel can slide from a fiddle and pop out as a Cuban charanga.
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Purcell Room
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Machaca's first album, Mano a mano, was described as 'a jewel' by Gramophone Magazine.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tango Siempre present "Malandras Del Tango"
Wednesday 28 April 2010
Inspired by tango, jazz and contemporary music, Tango Siempres sound is passionate, intense and soulful.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Friday 30 April 2010
Shraddhanjali, the tenth annual event of The AllaRakha Foundation, is a tribute to tabla legend Ustad Allarakha as well as his wife Begum Allarakha (known as Ammaji) for her strong support and valuable contribution to the Foundation.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Folk Against Fascism's Village Fête
Sunday 2 May 2010
Enjoy a full day and evening of traditional fun, as Folk Against Fascism brings the festivity of a village celebration to the banks of the Thames.
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Gamelan Room
Wednesday 5 May 2010
Join expert tutor Malcolm Milner and learn to play the beautiful Javanese gamelan (percussion orchestra) at Southbank Centre.
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Royal Festival Hall
Rewind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony
Thursday 6 May 2010
REwind - A Cantata for Voice, Tape & Testimony combines vocal soloists, chorus, and string octet with stunning projected images to celebrate the human spirit in South Africa that rose above the horror and evil of the deeds that were committed in the name of Apartheid.
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