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Leaflet

Production date

3/1991

Object number

1991.980

Physical Description

Leaflet for 'Jashan e Bahar' at the Hackney Empire, a sring arts festival from Pakistan.

Material

paper

Dimension

Height (Whole): 210mm
Width (Whole): 148mm

On display?

No

Inscription

Hackney Arts and Entertainments
presents

Jashan e Bahar

a spring arts festival from Pakistan
with

Thurs 7 March
Aziz Mian Qawwal & Party

Thurs 14 March
Abida Parveen

Thurs 21 Mach
Zarsanga & Fazal-e-Malik Akif
& Allan Fakir

Hackney Empire

Greenwich Leisure
World Cicuit Arts
PIA
The Daily Jang

[REVERSE]

Thursday 7 March

AZIZ MIAN is a revolutionary in the field of Qawwali, his unique and dramatic performance style has earned hm teh reputation of being a master amongst Qawwal

Thursday 14 March

ABIDA PARVEEN is widely acknowledged as one of the top female singers in Pakistan today. She has a superb vocal style. She comes from the tradition of Sufi music and knows how to draw her listeners into complete absorption, until the are lost in her performance.

Thursday 21 March

ZARSANGA has recieved more international aclaim than any other folk artist from the North-West Frontier. Often singing at weddings where the men carry semi-automatic rifles (A.K.47's). Every time she reaches a climatic moment in her song the men will fire into the air to show their appreciation.

FAZAL-E-MALIK takles traditional Pushto songs and arranges them in a popular style. Using indigenous instruments mixed with congas, synthesisters and electric guitar. In the North-West Frontier he is regarded as a 'Pop Star'.

ALLAN FAKIR is a well known Sindhi folk singer and Sufi. He holds a unique place in Sindhi Folk Music because he has been able to perform WAI poetry and muci in a highly popular form. In his first tour of Britain ALLAN FAKIR will be singing the poetry of Sufi Saint Shah Abdul Latif with his own unique blend of devotional and folk music.