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MAR 2009
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Location/Contact Details
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| Sarod Concert, Soumik Datta |
| Wed 11 - 6.30 pm |
- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- £3
- 020 8749 9584
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Location/Contact Details
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| Guzheng Concert, Sun Zhou |
| Wed 25 - 6.30 pm |
- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- £3
- 020 8749 9584
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APR 2009
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Location/Contact Details
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| An Introduction To Japanese Koto Music: Its History, Techniques and Style by Dr Ayako Hotta-Lister |
| Wed 1 - 6.30pm |
- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- £3
- 020 8749 9584
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Location/Contact Details
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| Understanding Kunqu Opera Talk and Demonstration by Kathy Hall |
| Wed 22 6.30pm
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- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- £3
- 020 8749 9584
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MAY 2009
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Location/Contact Details
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| Persian Santoor Recital - Farshad Mohammadi. |
| Wed 6 6.30-7.30pm |
- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- £3
- 020 8749 9584
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Location/Contact Details
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| Surinder Sandhu, The Fictionist Tour |
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Thur 14 7.45pm |
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Location/Contact Details
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| Explaining the Jaipur Gharana Mohammed Sayeed Khan |
| Wed 20 6.30-7.30pm |
- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- £3
- 020 8749 9584
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Location/Contact Details
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| Huong Thanh Traditional Vietnamese Music |
| Sat 30 May: 7.45pm |
"Huong Thanh is a powerful singer with an ethereal voice that touches your heart and opens up the little known and extraordinarily beautiful world of Vietnamese music "
Lucy Duran, Lecturer, Music department, SOAS, & presenter, BBC Radio 3
Press Release |
JUNE 2009
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Location/Contact Details
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| Huong Thanh Traditional Vietnamese Music
Workshop
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| Tues 2 6.30- 7.30 pm
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- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- £3
- 020 8749 9584
"Huong Thanh is a powerful singer with an ethereal voice that touches your heart and opens up the little known and extraordinarily beautiful world of Vietnamese music "
Lucy Duran, Lecturer, Music department, SOAS, & presenter, BBC Radio 3 |
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Location/Contact Details
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| Huong Thanh Traditional Vietnamese Music |
| Wed 3 7.00pm
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Location/Contact Details
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| Huong Thanh Traditional Vietnamese Music |
| Fri 5 7.30pm |
- National Centre for Early Music, The National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL, 01904 658338, www.ncem.co.uk
- £12 (£10, £5 students)
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Location/Contact Details
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| Huong Thanh Traditional Vietnamese Music |
| Fri 12 -
7.30pm |
- Part of the World Classics Series at St Ives Arts Club Westcott's Quay, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2DY, 01736794477/ 01736 796297, www.stivesartsclub.org
- £12
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Location/Contact Details
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| Part of the One World Festival |
| Sun 14 -
4pm
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Location/Contact Details
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| Raga 2 Destiny
, Swati Natekar |
| Sat 27
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7.45pm
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Swati Natekar is a leading Indian Classical vocalist, with an established reputation in World Music. She has worked with Nitin Sawhney on Nadia' from his Mercury Music Award nomination album Beyond Skin , Talvin Singh's Ha , Craig Armstrong's As If To Nothing , to name a few.
A group of talented musicians and singers will join Swati Natekar for this hybrid experience of traditional Indian Bandish and Thumri, in collaboration with famous UK Kathak dancer, Anurekha Gosh, followed by the complete performance of Swati Natekar's fusion album - Destiny Chakra
Swati Natekar - Lead vocalist/ Director
Anurekha Ghosh - Kathak Dancer
Sanchita Farruque, Kartik Raghunathan, Sarah Sayeed - Vocal
Sameer Kassam - Keyboard
Rekesh Chauhan - Harmonium
Sandeep Mishra - Sarangi
Taalis - Drums
Alpesh Moharir - Tabla
Mike Leigh - Electric Guitar
Scott Bloodworth - Bass |
JULY 2009
Date |
Location/Contact Details
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| Bireshwar Gautam and Sunanda Sharma: Traditional Indian Thumri And Kathak |
| Fri 24
- 7.45pm |
- Southbank Centre's Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall London SE1 8XX, 0871 663 2500. www.southbankcentre.co.uk
- £12 (£6) (Seminar with film led by Anindya Bannerjee in Purcell Room 5.30pm)
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Location/Contact Details
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| Uday Bhawalkar sings Dhrupad |
| Sat 25
- 7.45pm |
- Southbank Centre's Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall London SE1 8XX, 0871 663 2500. www.southbankcentre.co.uk
- £12 (£6) 7.45pm (Vocal vistar! Performance by children in QEH foyer 6.30pm)
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Location/Contact Details
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| Chinese and Japanese Instrumental Music |
| Sun 26
- 7.45pm |
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AUGUST 2009
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Location/Contact Details
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| INDIAN VOICES at the BBC PROMS, Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Sunday August 16th 2009
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- 10.30am till 1.30pm
Pt. Ramnarayan sarangi
Pts Rajan and Sajan Mishra vocal
Smt. Manjiri Asnare vocal
ASIMA vocal ensemble from Kerala led by
Devissaro.
Tabla accompaniment provided by the sons of the late Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan, Akbar Latif and
Babar Latif.
- 3pm till 6pm
Maldhari Shakti Para Ras Mandal - Gujarati RAS and GARBA
Folk musicians from Rajasthan.
- 7.30pm tlll 10.30pm
SHAAN + his supporting band and dancers.
Bollywood show.
See BBC Proms website.
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SEPTEMBER 2009
Date |
Location/Contact Details
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| Tarun Jasani's series of student concerts |
| Saturday 12th September, 5pm-7pm, free |
- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- 020 8749 9584
- Free
Indian Music Recital
1st Half - Khyal
Poonam Panesar - Vocal
Manjeet Rasiya - Tabla
Tofail Ahmed - Harmonium
2nd Half - Tabla Duet
Resham Singh Lall - Tabla
Janan Sathiendran - Tabla
Anoop Singh Dilruba
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Location/Contact Details
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| PIU SARKHEL, AKBAR LATIF and BABAR LATIF |
| Wednesday 23 September |
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| Saturday 26th September |
- The Arena Theatre
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SE
box office is 01902 321 321
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Location/Contact Details
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A Touch of Class: Khyal Workshop
Piu Sarkhel (vocal) with Akbar and Babar Latif Khan on tabla |
| Wednesday 30 September, 6.30pm-7.30pm |
- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- 020 8749 9584
- £3
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Location/Contact Details
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Asian Music Circuit Presents: Indian Classical Music at Café Oto.
18- 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL |
| Wednesday 30 September, 8pm |
The Asian Music Circuit is bringing young emerging UK based artists to showcase Indian Classical music on a variety of instruments sitar (Raaheel Husain), saxophone (Dylon Sivam), tabla ( Camilo Tirado), mridangam (Janakan Sri Rangam), sarangi (Morgan Davies) and bansuri (Allamin Bhuiya). This is a very informal event - if you are a musician looking to improvise with Asian instruments come along and meet the artists. Get involved!
Doors: 8.00
Price: £5.00
Book your tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/58039 |
OCTOBER 2009
Date |
Location/Contact Details
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| PIU SARKHEL,,AKBAR LATIF and BABAR LATIF |
| Friday 2nd October |
- Part of the World Classics Series at St Ives Arts Club Westcott's Quay, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2DY, 01736794477/ 01736 796297, www.stivesartsclub.org
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Location/Contact Details
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Strings of Asia Series
Afghan Rubab & Tabla Course
John Baily & Yusuf Mahmoud |
| Every Tuesday from 6 October to 24 November, 6pm-8pm
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- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- 020 8749 9584
- £10/ week adults, £7/week for under 18s
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Location/Contact Details
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Strings of Asia Series
Korean Kayagum Recital
Ji-Eun Jung |
| Wednesday 7 October, 6.30pm-7.30pm
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- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- 020 8749 9584
- £3
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Location/Contact Details
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Strings of Asia Series
Talk and Demonstration Japanese Koto
Dr Ayako Hotta- Lister |
| Wednesday 14 October, 6.30pm-7.30pm |
- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- 020 8749 9584
- £3
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Location/Contact Details
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| Alka Yajnik Kapoor |
| 18 October 2009 |
- Cobra Beer Corporate Event
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| 20 October 2009 |
- Performance at VIP lounge
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Location/Contact Details
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| Asia House Gala Dinner |
| 22 October 2009 |
- Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee featuring Hanif Khan (tabla) & WanDan (beatbox) The Chinese Silk String Quarteti
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Date |
Location/Contact Details
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| Purnima Chaudhuri |
| Sunday 25th October , 7pm |
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Date |
Location/Contact Details
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| Purnima Chaudhuri and Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar |
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Friday 30th October 2009, 7.45pm
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Location/Contact Details
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Indian Music Winter School
Purnima Chaudhuri, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt.Suresh Talwalkar |
Saturday 31 October- Sunday November 1
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- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- 020 8749 9584
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NOVEMBER 2009
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Location/Contact Details
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| Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt. Suresh Talwalkar |
| Tuesday 3rd November 2009, 7.30pm |
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Location/Contact Details
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| Ashiq and Mugham Music of Azerbaijan ( See video clip here) |
| 7th Nov 2009 |
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| 10th Nov 2009 |
- National Centre for Early Music, The National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL, 01904 658338, www.ncem.co.uk
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| 11th Nov 2009 |
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| 12 Nov 2009 |
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| 13 Nov 2009 |
- Part of the World Classics Series at St Ives Arts Club Westcott's Quay, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2DY, 01736794477/ 01736 796297, www.stivesartsclub.org
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Location/Contact Details
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| Workshop on the music of Azerbaijan |
Monday 9 November 6.30pm-7.30pm
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- Asian Music Centre, 1-2 Bradford Road, London W3 7SP
- 020 8749 9584
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DECEMBER 2009
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Location/Contact Details
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| Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (India) |
| Monday 7 December, 6.30pm |
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Asian Music Centre, £3 1-2 Bradford Road, London, W3 7SP, www.amc.org.uk
An opportunity to meet the Buddhist monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. Gain an insight into Tibetan monastic life: the robes, the music and the use of the system of dialectical debate; the mudras (hand gestures) used within the tantric tradition of ritual prayer and the magnificent costumes and dance in the Gyutor Festival at the Tibetan New Year.
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JANUARY 2010
Date |
Location/Contact Details
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| Tibetan Mountains Songs with Soname |
| Wednesday 13 January, 6.30pm-7.30pm |
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Asian Music Centre, £3 1-2 Bradford Road, London, W3 7SP, www.amc.org.uk
Born in the Tibetan countryside, Soname moved to England where she has been developing a singing career and brought to European audiences the traditional music from her distant homeland. Her songs reflect different styles including both powerful mountain songs, and songs with a spiritual influence. Soname's voice is awesomely powerful with a haunting passion that reflects the joy and beauty of the Tibetan landscape.
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Location/Contact Details
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| A night of Iranian, Afghan and Indian traditional Music at Café Oto |
| Wednesday 20 January, 8.00pm |
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A night of Iranian, Afghan and Indian traditional Music at Café Oto
Wednesday 20 January, 8.00pm
Enjoy and learn more about traditional music in the relaxed atmosphere of
Café Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston E8 3DL.
Price £5 (£2 for people who can prove they're on benefits)
£5: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/64845
£2: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/64846
Musicians and instruments:
Veronica Doubleday will be singing traditional Afghan folk and popular songs and playing the daireh (frame drum), with John Baily (Emeritus Professor of Ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths) on Afghan rubab, a short necked double chambered plucked lute with sympathetic strings, and dutar, a two-stringed long-necked lute.
Debipriya Das, Sitar and Vocals Debipriya, vocalist/ sitarist for Tarang (UKs first National South Asian Ensemble) will be performing light-classical musical forms in both Hindi and Bengali on her plucked stringed lute, which derives its resonance from sympathetic strings, a long hollow neck and a gourd resonating chamber. She will be accompanied on the tabla by 13 year old Janan Sathiendran.
Please listen to 104.4 fm Resonance radio on Jan 18, and 19th from 8-9pm and hear the musicians talk and play!
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| Strings of Asia Series Okinawan Court Music from Japan with Shinjin Kise |
| Wednesday 27 January, 6.30pm-7.30pm |
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Asian Music Centre, £3 1-2 Bradford Road, London, W3 7SP, www.amc.org.uk
The Sanshin (literally meaning Three strings) is an Okinawan musical instrument and precursor of the Japanese Shamisen. Its close resemblance in both appearance and name to the Chinese Sanxian suggests its Chinese origins. Shinjin Kise is one of the foremost Okinawan classical Sanshin musicians and former professor at the Okinawan Arts University. He is also the President of the Restoration of the Uzagaku 7 Music and of the Royal Court of Ryukyu Arts Association, as well as a member of the Council of the Association of Traditional Arts of Okinawa.
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FEBRUARY 2010
Date |
Location/Contact Details
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| Beijing Opera Demonstration and Workshop with Qin Liang |
| Wednesday 3 February, 6.30pm-7.30pm |
- Asian Music Centre, £3 1-2 Bradford Road, London, W3 7SP
Professional Beijing Opera actor, Qin Liang, will introduce Beijing Opera history, role types, painted-faces, costumes, voice, movements, and show a short video. She will demonstrate movements and voice in part costume with a 15-meter long ribbon. The audience will be invited to join in basic movements and singing at the end.
Qin Liang graduated in Daomadan (military Lady's role) from the Performance Department of the National Academy of Chinese Opera, Beijing, in 1999. She graduated in 2002 from the Music Education Department of the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, majoring in Dance, after which she worked as a teaching assistant for the Hubei University of Technology for three years.
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| RONU MAJUMDAR AND NATHAN 'FLUTEBOX' LEE |
| Feb 6 |
- Wolverhampton, Arena Theatre, £8 (£6), 7.00pm
With the special participation of Nathan "Flutebox" Lee, Wandan and Hanif Khan.
Wulfruna Street, WV1 1SE
Tel. 01902 321321 or www.arenatheatre.info

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| Feb 8 |
- London, The Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, £17, 7.45pm
Flute Encounters: Bansuri to Beatbox with Ronu Majumdar and Nathan "Flutebox" Lee (press release).
Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Tel. 020 7589 8212
www.royalalberthall.com

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| Feb 13 |
- Corsham, Pound Arts, £12 (£11), 7.30pm
The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham
With the special participation of Nathan “Flutebox” Lee, Wandan and Hanif Khan.
Wiltshire
SN13 9HX
Tel. 01249 701628
www.poundarts.org.uk

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| UK’S FIRST HIMALAYAN FILM AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL |
| Feb 10 |
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