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Music beyond borders – two events
June 16, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
FREE but booking requiredFri 16 June, 6pm to 6.30pm and 7pm to 7.30pm Ron Cooke Hub, University of York
Join Amrit Kaur Lohia, a sarangi player and vocalist in the genres of Punjabi folk, jazz and soul, as she explores ‘music beyond borders’. Through music written for women by women, and beginning with pre-partition Punjab, she tells stories of partition and the violence women experienced in 1947. The set features a sarangi instrumental, Punjabi folk songs and the poetry of acclaimed Punjabi writer, Amrita Pritam.
Free tickets: yorkfestivalofideas.com 01904 324119
Asian Music Circuit