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Contemporary Music Event - Sufi Singers - 6th November 2005
2 events - 2nd event is free
Sun 6 Nov 7.30pm
Sufi Soul - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and musicians
With special guests Sain Zahoor and Goonga & Mithu Sain
This event brings together three special groups brought from Pakistan by the Barbican for their only British concert.
Qawwali singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has inherited the mantle of his uncle, the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, creating with his group an ecstatic blend of passionate singing and spectacular performance. They are joined by Sain Zahoor, a group of acoustic street singers, and the remarkable drum performance of Goonga & Mithu Sain.
All of these groups feature in ?Sufi Soul?, a new Channel 4 documentary. There will be a pre-concert screening of the documentary in Cinema 3 at 4pm, followed by a Q& A with Director Simon Broughton and presenter William Dalrymple. Tickets are ?3 for concert ticket holders. Click here for full details and advance bookings.
FreeStage - Anatolia + Yusuf Mahmoud + many more
Sun 6 Nov 2-7pm
A host of free performances during the afternoon - confirmed so far are Anatolia combining traditional Kurdish and Turkish roots and rhythms and Yusuf Mahmoud, Afghani virtuoso and tabla master. Also expect a heady mix of Sufi singers, dhol drummers and dervishes transporting themselves and the audience into states of ecstasy.
www.barbican.org.uk
Sun 6 Nov 7.30pm
Sufi Soul - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and musicians
With special guests Sain Zahoor and Goonga & Mithu Sain
This event brings together three special groups brought from Pakistan by the Barbican for their only British concert.
Qawwali singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has inherited the mantle of his uncle, the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, creating with his group an ecstatic blend of passionate singing and spectacular performance. They are joined by Sain Zahoor, a group of acoustic street singers, and the remarkable drum performance of Goonga & Mithu Sain.
All of these groups feature in ?Sufi Soul?, a new Channel 4 documentary. There will be a pre-concert screening of the documentary in Cinema 3 at 4pm, followed by a Q& A with Director Simon Broughton and presenter William Dalrymple. Tickets are ?3 for concert ticket holders. Click here for full details and advance bookings.
FreeStage - Anatolia + Yusuf Mahmoud + many more
Sun 6 Nov 2-7pm
A host of free performances during the afternoon - confirmed so far are Anatolia combining traditional Kurdish and Turkish roots and rhythms and Yusuf Mahmoud, Afghani virtuoso and tabla master. Also expect a heady mix of Sufi singers, dhol drummers and dervishes transporting themselves and the audience into states of ecstasy.
www.barbican.org.uk
Comments on this journal
MissLondon, I do agree though, Nusrat was in a league of his own. Having said that. I still had a good enough time.
i wouldn't have minded going but probably going to see a friend on sunday...
I want to check this out..who fancies joining me? hands up!..or drop me an email..we'll organise an evening..
Looks like i'm making a trip to the barbican on sunday.