Archived Events from Autumn/Winter, 2008
Nitin Sawhney Sound System plus Bobby Friction and Sonny Ji
Saturday 11th October 2008
With a new album in the pipeline, London Undersound, to be released in October, Sawhney will headline the SAMA club night with Aref Durvesh on tabla and Ashwin Srinivasan on flute, previewing exclusive tracks and spinning an eclectic set comprising of the very best in Dubstep, Asian breaks and Drum n Bass. We also welcome back to this years festival the award-winning Radio 1 DJ Bobby Friction, b...
SAMA Finale (Day time)
Sunday 12th October 2008
SAMA will culminate in a fantastic outdoor finale which will showcase some of the most cutting edge British Asian acts, and bring the tastes, sounds and hustle and bustle of a busy Indian Market or Meena Bazaar to the banks of the Tyne, with its colourful vendors, henna and rangoli artists, rickshaws and mouth watering Indian food. Radio 1 DJ’s Bobby Friction and Nihal will be hosting all the ac...
Usted Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Sunday 12th October 2008
Rahat was tutored by his uncle, the illustrious qawwali singer Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and after two decades of captivating international audiences with his thrilling qawwali performances, he is now lending his inimitable vocal style to some of the biggest songs in Bollywood films today. Amongst his other notable achievements is his contribution to the soundtrack for the 1995 Hollywood film ...