BBC WORLD SERVICE @ 70 - GLOBAL PARTY

To celebrate 70 years of international broadcasting with the BBC, on 15th December 2002 three hours of live music was broadcast from around the world!
Fives cities (London, Mexico, Darkar, Kabul and Mumbai) hosted concerts with a pick of the best world artists including Ms Dyanmite, Baaba Maal, Youssou N'Dour and Trilok Gurtu.

Asian Music Circuit was asked to produce the Mumbai concert and our line up included the 2003 BBC World Music Nominee Trilok Gurtu and Adnan Sami. The concert was held at the Oberoi Towers Hotel at Nariman point, the most southern tip of Mumbai.

The audience started arriving after 9pm and anticipation of the forthcoming concert was building. There was a real buzz going around the reception. Then as the time approached, the audience was directed into the Banqueting hall, with drinks in hand. After a few short speeches, on came Trilok Gurtu, accompanied by the singers Roopkumar Rathod and Mridula Desai, flautist Ronu Majumdar, santoor player Satish Vyas, sitarist Ravi Chary, Sarosh Izedyar on guitar and Sanjay Wandrekar on Keyboards.

Trilok got the evening of to a phenomenal start and played hits like Jhoolelal, Maya and Brindavan Dance.

After a wonderful 90 mins performance by Trilok Gurtu, the Bollywood Musician/Composer & Pop star Adnan Sami, known as the 'fastest keyboard player in the world' came on with his band to perform.

Both groups were well received amongst the public at the Oberoi (where the audience at the end were heard debating who was the better), and throughout the world on BBC World Service.

For more information check out the BBC World Service Global Party Website

BBC WORLD SERVICE @ 70 - Global Party - Mumbai 15th December 2002
rehearsal with Trilok and Mridula Desai @ Oberoi Towers
rehearsal @ Oberoi Towers	rehearsal with Trilok Gurtu,Roopkumar Rathod, Mridula Desai @ Oberoi Towers
Show in full swing	Roopkumar Rathod, Ronu Majumdar, with Trilok hiding behind his drums
Mridula Desai and Roopkumar Rathod	Ronu Majumdar, Roopkumar Rathod on tabla with Trilok Gurtu
L-R Roopkumar, Trilok and Mridula	L-R Lucy Duran & James Parkin (BBC) with Chetna Kapacee & Viram Jasani, (AMC) & Mridula Desai