WHAT'S ON
SAA-uk’s Concert Series was launched to coincide with the organisation’s 10th Birthday celebrations in 2007. The Series has seen international and UK-based artists take the stage at Leeds College of Music and Seven Arts Centre. The likes of Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, Rakesh Chaurasia and SAA-uk founder Ustad Dharambir Singh have graced the SAA-uk stage and the Series is going strong with concerts, last Friday of the month, continuing at Seven Arts Centre in Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
We are also delighted to be launching the SAA-uk 'Unplugged' Series at The Yoga Space in Leeds. This offers the audience an opportunity to experience the pure sound of music in intimate surroundings without amplification...
In addition, SAA-uk programmes concerts for partner organisations including Leeds City Council, Leeds College of Music, Leeds International Concert Season and others.
Check out the Archive for info and photos from past concerts.
MILUN
at the Rotherham Diversity Festival, Rotherham
When: Saturday 11th September 2010 at 4.40pm
Where: Rotherham Diversity Festival, Clifton Park, Rotherham
Contact: rachel@infodf.org.uk
Online Booking: www.diversityfestival.org.uk
For more info: (0113) 244 5523
After a very successful National Spring/ Summer Tour MILUN take to the stage once again to share their unique music made up of notes from each tradition and through a musical conversations they exchange traditional motifs in a form of 'question and answer', mixing the haunting sounds of Indian Raag with the pounding energy of Irish jigs. The resulting music celebrates both unique and common aspects of traditional Indian and Irish music.Surmeet Singh (Sitar),Chris O'Malley (Guitar & Accordion),Sam Proctor (Fiddle and Bodhrán) and Upneet Singh (Tabla)
Preview:
Milun live at Hebden Bridge
STRINGS OF KASHMIR
at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax
When: Thursday 16th September 2010
Where: Victoria Theatre, Fountain Street, Halifax
Price: £12.50 / Discounts available
Online Booking: www.victoriatheatre.co.uk
For more info: (01422) 351158
SAA-uk in conjunction with the Victoria Theatre
Preview:
Strings of Kashmir
RANAJIT SENGUPTA IN CONCERT
at Seven Arts, Leeds
Where: Seven Arts Centre, 31a Harrogate Rd, Leeds, LS7
Price: £8 / £4 / £25 group of 4 (£20 family 2 adults up to 3 children)
Online Booking: www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/10433
For more info: (0113) 244 5523
A member of the lute family and descended from the Rabab, the Sarod is one of the most popular and prominent instruments in Hindustani (North Indian) Classical Music, known for its deep, weighty and introspective sound. Ranajit Sengupta is a highly talented performer, composer and lecturer. At a young age, Ranajit has already captured a very respectable place in the hearts of Indian music lovers through his soulful solo performances. Tabla accompaniment is provided by Soumen SarkarConcert Series at
THE MYSTICAL SARASWATI VEENA
at Leeds College of Music,
When: 15th October 2010
Where: Leeds College of Music, The Recital room, Leeds, LS2 7PD
Price: £8 / £6 / £20 group of four
Online Booking: Leeds College of Music
For more info: (0113) 244 5523
The evening provides a wonderful opportunity to experience the unique art of playing the Veena; kept alive by one the very best of the next generation young UK artists Arani Sivapathasundaram.Named after the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the Veena is an Indian plucked string instrument dating back to the 17th Century. A member of the lute family; the majestic sound of the Veena often conjures up thoughts of mystical India and glorious sunsets over the Indian Ocean.
A welcoming thought as the winter draws in….
SAMAY
at Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Where: Victoria Theatre, Fountain Street, Halifax, HX1 1BP
Price: £12.50 / Discounts available
Online Booking: www.victoriatheatre.co.uk
The band features highly accomplished musicians from India and Europe who are taking music into a timeless zone. Where their unique ability to blend, merge styles and instruments and weave it altogether using traditional forms with a range of contemporary influences to ultimately reinvent the sound of Indian music and share with the 21st Century global listener.
HASSAN ERRAJI'S MOROCCAN ROLLERS
at University of Leeds, Clothworker Centenary Hall
Where: Clothworker Centenary Hall, Leeds, LS6
Price: £14 / £10 / £5 students/young people
Online Booking: University of Leeds
The internationally acclaimed veteran musician and singer from Marrakech Hassan Erraji and his hot new band of young jazzy Moroccan Rollers bring to life onstage a set of sensational new pieces featured on his long-awaited landmark September 2010 World Village album release Awal Mara.
With Kaiser Chiefs’ producer Dave Creffield providing the attitude, the always charismatic Erraji embraces a thoroughly current and very danceable contemporary global sound. New songs of burning passion memorably re-ignite the ancient and magical fire of stately bass derbuka-driven Berber rhythms, and move effortlessly across a glamorous mosaic of lush Arabic oud & qanun power-chords and soaring taarab-style strings.
BHOOLAY BISRE GEET
at Seven Arts, Leeds
Where: Seven Arts Centre, 31a Harrogate Rd, Leeds, LS7
Price: £8 / £4 / £25 group of 4 (£20 family 2 adults up to 3 children)
Online Booking: www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/10435
For more info: (0113) 244 5523
It gives us great pleasure to welcome back Shaheen Khan and her fellow musicians Alok Verma on tabla and Amer Khokhar on keyboards/harmonium, following their success at Bradford Mela in 2009.The evening will be especially appealing to those who want to take a trip down memory lane and enjoy the songs and poetry of the yesteryears; brought to life through Sufi Songs, Filmi Geet & Ghazals and Punjabi Songs by vocalist Shaheen Khan.
Concert Series at
SiTARION KI RAAT
at Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Where: Victoria Theatre, Fountain Street, Halifax, HX1 1BP
Price: £12.50 / Discounts available
Online Booking: www.victoriatheatre.co.uk
An evening that promises to be romantic and magical evoked by the exotic sounds of the Sitar as it slowly conjures up images the Taj Mahal on a starlit nights, all brought to life in the hands of a great musician Mehboob Nadeem accompanied by the highly talented Shahbaz Hussian.
ANANDI
at Seven Arts, Leeds
Where: Seven Arts Centre, 31a Harrogate Rd, Leeds, LS7
Price: £8 / £4 / £25 group of 4 (£20 family 2 adults up to 3 children)
Online Booking:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/10437
For more info: (0113) 244 5523
It gives us great pleasure to welcome back Shaheen Khan and her fellow musicians Alok Verma on tabla and Amer Khokhar on keyboards/harmonium, following their success at Bradford Mela in 2009.The evening will be especially appealing to those who want to take a trip down memory lane and enjoy the songs and poetry of the yesteryears; brought to life through Sufi Songs, Filmi Geet & Ghazals and Punjabi Songs by vocalist Shaheen Khan.
Concert Series at
MILUN ON TOUR
Indo-Irish Music
Preview:
Milun Live in Hebden Bridge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Y_Nn9R-es
| DATES |
EVENT |
VENUE |
TIME |
BOX OFFICE / MORE INFO |
| Fri 9th April 2010 |
Alchemy Festival |
Foyer Bar Level2, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX |
1:00pm |
South Bank Centre In conjunction with Darbar Festival |
| Fri 11th June 2010 |
Milun at Seven Arts |
Seven Arts, 31a Harrogate Road, Leeds LS7 3PD |
7:30pm |
£5 (0113) 2626 777 In conjunction with Irish Arts Foundation |
| Sat 12th June 2010 |
Mid-day Mantras |
Level 3 Foyer, The Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA |
1:00pm |
Tickets: FREE For more info: www.thsh.co.uk In conjunction with Sampad |
| Sun 13th June 2010 |
Milun at Bradford Mela |
Peel Park, Bradford |
2:15pm 6pm |
Guava Stage Kiwi Stage Bradford Mela Site |
| Sat 10th July 2010 |
MILUN 'a meeting of two musical traditions' |
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, The Sage Gateshead NE8 2JR |
8:00pm |
£12 / £8 (0191) 443 4661 In conjunction with Pakistan Cultural Society |
SAMAY ON TOUR
Eclectic Global Music
This talented collective of musicians are taking music into a timeless zone. At the heart of Samay is a unique blend, merging styles and instruments. The band features highly accomplished musicians from India and Europe, combining traditional forms with a range of contemporary influences to reinvent the sound of Indian music.
Spring 2010 will see the launch of Samay’s 2nd Album and a tour that kicks off in London when the group add their special touch to the Alchemy Festival on 9th April 2010, plus, watch out for their return to Leeds on 7th May 2010 as they perform at Leeds College of Music as part of the Alumni Series.
Preview:
Samay Live at Leeds College of Music - Red Sea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX0N_Khdo-4
Samay Live at Leeds College of Music - In and Out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4eAZXrvwd4
| Dates |
Venue |
Time |
Box Office / More Info |
| Wed 25th August 2010 |
The Ballroom, Sheffield City Hall |
5:45pm |
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| Sat 18th September 2010 |
Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford, Essex |
8pm |
To follow... |
| Thu 21st October 2010 |
Victoria Theatre, Halifax, West Yorkshire |
7:30pm |
To follow... |
| Sat 23rd October 2010 |
Musicport Festival, Bridlington, East Yorkshire |
TBC |
To follow... |
| Fri 26th November 2010 |
Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Shropshire |
7:30pm |
To follow... |
“Just Lovely” (Leeds)
“That is fantastic to-day” (Selby)
“Really enjoyed it” (Ustad Siraj Khan)
“Just to say the SAMAY concert at The Venue was a blast, great music” (Mike & Sandy)
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