4th
Annual Tobago Muhtadi International
Drumming Festival 2008
Date:
Saturday
August 2nd and Sunday August
3rd, 2008
Location:
Dwight
Yorke Stadium on Saturday August
2nd, 2008
Fort
Granby on Sunday August 3rd,
2008
Tobago
Details:
The
Dwight Yorke Stadium
Saturday
2nd August 2008 at 8pm
The
Fort Granby Beach Facility
Sunday
3rd August 2008 from 10 am to
6pm.
Tickets for the concert are
$50.00 and will be available
on sale at all Penny Savers
Supermarkets and Pablo’s
Supermarket at Argyle from Monday
14th July 2008.
The
Tobago House of Assembly in
collaboration with Muhtadi Productions
will stage the 4th Annual Tobago
Muhtadi International Drumming
Festival.
Percussionists from all over
the world will convene during
the two days to play exciting
and groovy rhythms from instruments
which have captured the hearts
of thousands worldwide.
The performers in this year’s
all-star cast include Muhtadi
World Drummers, Trinidadian
Jah Jah Onilu, Tobago’s
Royal Sweet Fingers, Raging
Asian Women, Kersh Ramsey, Culture
Shop, the energetic styles of
the Gurpreet Chana from East
India and the electrifying djembe
styles of Amara Kante from the
Ivory Coast. The audience will
also experience the pulsating
beat of our very own Tambrin,
Tassa, steel pan and many more.
For additional information
please contact:
Division of Tourism and Transportation’s
office at telephone numbers
639 – 2125, email contact@visittobago.gov.tt
or visit our website www.visittobago.gov.tt/load_page.asp?ID=82
"LUV
to BHANG" for the Bhangra Luva
in You ***Launch Party***
Hosted by Rav (Double AA) and Manny
(Desi Wear) with Live Percussion by
Paul the Drummer Nanuwa and Gurpreet
Chana
Date:
Saturday
June 28th, 2008
Location:
The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
Details:
"Luv
to Bhang" is a celebration
of Bhangra Music!
Start Time: 10:00pm
End Time: 3:00am
Cover: $15.00
"Strictly for the mature
clientele, only those 25 Years
of age and older will be allowed
entry. Each MALE must be accompanied
by one Female, otherwise ADMISSION
WILL BE DENIED. Strictly Enforced.
Part of Proceeds go to support
ASAAP "The Alliance for
South Asian AIDS Prevention"
If you remember the days of
Basement Bhangra parties at
your uncles, and the pounding
beat of Heera & Alaap as
you danced in circles, well
then this Party is for you!
This is the first in a new
series of events brought to
you by two Bhangra lovers that
feel it's time that the culture
and music truly be enjoyed in
an atmosphere where everyone
can relax and bhang to the music!
Rav (Double AA) & Manny
(Desi Wear) promise to bring
a new experience that Toronto
has NeVeR seen. A mature audience,
enjoying music that does not
need to be restricted to banquet
halls and formal attire!
All Proper Puck-ah Punjabi
by Double AA. Sick, phunky,
and drrrty (Gundaa) percussion
(drums, dhol and tabla) will
be provided by Gurpreet (The
Tabla Guy) Chana & Paul
(The Drummer) Nanuwa, all throughout
the night.
Playing the best in Old Skool
Punjabi, along with current
and classic Bhangra anthems.
Bhangra All Night Long!
"Luv to Bhang" is
for those pure bhangraholics
that just want to dance with
like minded people to classic
Bhangra. We're bringing back
memories of parties dancing
to Dhol Blasters, Premi, Amarjit
Sidhu's Lover Man, or running
to the store to cop the latest
in the series of Rise N Shine
remix tapes from DJ Sunshine,
or the newest Bally Sagoo release.
For
More information and the facebook
page please click HERE
The
Tehran Project Featuring Gurpreet
Chana
Date:
Friday
June 27th, 2008
Location:
TORONTO
STAR WORLD STAGE @ Harbourfront
Centre
235
Queens Quay W.
Toronto,
ON
M5J
2G8
Details:
Free
Concert
Time:
7:00pm
There
are no borders between east
and west in the eclectic music
of The Tehran Project,
a duo comprised of Amir
Amiri (santur) and
Linling Hsu (violin).
Inspired by the diversity and
fluidity between their respective
Persian and Western Classical
training, Amiri and Hsu have
created an engaging and distinctive
sound fusing elements of traditional
Persian music with jazz, classical,
Indian, and Flamenco styles.
They Tehran Project will be
joined by Gurpreet Chana
on Tabla and Percussion
For
more info on The Tehran Project,
Amir, or Linling please click
HERE
Check
your local TV listings for exact
channel and time
Details:
"Air
India 182" will be aired
on CBC.
On June
22, 1985, Air India 182 left
Montreal, bound for Delhi via
London Heathrow. It never made
it. Four hours after takeoff,
200 miles off the Irish coast,
a bomb ripped through the baggage
compartment and the plane disintegrated
at 30,000 feet, killing all
329 people on board. Read More
It was the most deadly act
of air terrorism in history
before 9/11. The bombing was
the result of a Vancouver-based
conspiracy whose members were
under investigation by Canadian
Intelligence in the months leading
up to the explosion.
Air India 182 is a first-person
account of that conspiracy and
the lives that were altered
by it, as told by those who
were directly involved. Intimate,
direct-to-camera testimony is
interwoven with reconstructions
of key moments in the conspiracy,
based entirely on court documents,
de-classified intelligence reports
and wiretaps. The film counts
down the final weeks and hours
before Air India 182 disappeared
off Irish radar screens and
we sleepwalked into the era
of international terrorism.
Air India 182 is written and
directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
and produced by David York and
Sturla Gunnarsson.
Gurpreet Chana will be portraying
Inderjit Singh Reyat in this
film
"Air
India 182" free screening at
MOsaic Festival presented by FILMI
Date:
Friday
June 20th, 2008
Location:
Mississauga
Central Library
7:00pm
to 9:00pm
Details:
"Air
India 182" will have a
free screening at the Mississauga
Central Library from 7-9pm followed
by Q&A with director Sturla
Gunnarsson and producer David
York.
Air India 182 is a first-person
account of that conspiracy and
the lives that were altered
by it, as told by those who
were directly involved. Intimate,
direct-to-camera testimony is
interwoven with reconstructions
of key moments in the conspiracy,
based entirely on court documents,
de-classified intelligence reports
and wiretaps. The film counts
down the final weeks and hours
before Air India 182 disappeared
off Irish radar screens and
we sleepwalked into the era
of international terrorism.
Air India 182 is written and
directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
and produced by David York and
Sturla Gunnarsson.
Gurpreet Chana will be portraying
Inderjit Singh Reyat in this
film
Kiran
Ahluwalia Ghazal Concert for the Luminat'eau
Festival @ Harbourfront
Date:
Friday
June 13th, 2008
Location:
Sirius
Stage (Amphitheatre), Harbourfront
Centre
235
Queens Quay W.
Toronto,
ON
M5J
2G8
Details:
FREE
CONCERT
Start
Time: 7:00pm
Kiran
Ahluwalia will be joined by
Gurpreet Chana on Tabla and
Percussion, Rez Abbasi on Guitar,
Nikku Nayar on Electric Bass,
and Ashok Bidaye on Harmonium.
The
Muhtadi International Drumming
Festival (MIDF) is
a not-for-profit organization
that hosts a three-day annual
event held in Toronto on the
first weekend in June. The
festival celebrates the drum,
its universality as an art form,
and its presence in all cultures
around the world.
Gurpreet
will be performing liveat the
MIDF in Toronto.
Featuring Gurpreet Chana alongside
Onkar Singh (1:00pm) and then with
Paul Nanuwa (Sticky Hands) @ 7:15pm
Date:
Saturday
May 31st, 2008
Location:
Yonge/Dundas
Square
Intersection
of Yonge and Dundas
Toronto,
Ontario
Details:
Free
and Open to the Public of All
Ages
11:00am
- 11:00pm
Gurpreet
will be taking part of DesiFEST
2008 with a number of amazing
artists. All details are below.
Onkar
Singh 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Gurpreet
will be joining Onkar Singh
for an afternoon set of melodic
ghazals
Sticky
Hands 7:15pm - 7:45pm
The
percussive dup of Gurpreet Chana
and Paul Nanuwa create a melodic
and rhythmic mix of percussive
grooves by exploring with the
Drum Kit alongside the Tabla,
Dhol, Hang and many other percussion
instruments. STICKY HANDS’
high energy performance will
have you dancing and partying
along as STICKS meet HANDS like
never before.
For
more info on DesiFEST and the
amazing list of artists please
visit: www.desifest.ca
Gurpreet
Chana at Gerrard Ashdale Public Library
Branch
Date:
Saturday
May 17th, 2008
Location:
1432
Gerrard St. East
Toronto, Ontario
M4L
1Z6
Details:
2:00pm
to 3:00pm
Gurpreet
will be doing an interactive
Tabla and percussion Performance
at Gerrard Ashdale Public Library.
The event is free of charge
and open to the public and all
ages. The performance will be
followed by a Q & A with
Gurpreet
For
more information please contact
Library @ 416.393.7717
Gurpreet
Chana at North York Central Public
Library Branch
Date:
Thursday
May 15th, 2008
Location:
5120
Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario
M2N
5N9
Details:
1:00pm
- 2:00pm
Gurpreet
will be doing an interactive
Tabla and percussion Performance
at North York Central Public
Library. The event is free of
charge and open to the public
and all ages. The performance
will be followed by a Q &
A with Gurpreet
For
more information please contact
Sharon Andic sandic@torontopubliclibrary.ca
or the Library @ 416.395.5535
Gurpreet
Chana at New Toronto Public Library
Branch
Date:
Wednesday
May 14th, 2008
Location:
110
Eleventh St.
Toronto, Ontario
M8V
3G5
Details:
2:00pm
to 3:00pm
Gurpreet
will be doing an interactive
Tabla and percussion Performance
at New Toronto Public Library.
The event is free of charge
and open to the public and all
ages. The performance will be
followed by a Q & A with
Gurpreet
For
more information please contact
Library @ 416.394.5350
Lila
- Presented by Dipna Horra, Live Video
Art by Shaun Elie & Robert Watson,
Live Music by Gurpreet Chana &
Paul Nanuwa
Advance
Tickets: $10.00 each
Advance Tickets available at:
Ottawa School of Art, www.artottawa.ca,
613-241-7471
35 George Street, Byward Market
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 8W5
Lila
What
is Lila?
Lila defines divine play in
Hindi. It is a concept in Hinduism
that explains the universe as
a theatre for the gods. Its
meaning is enveloped in elements
of spontaneity and freedom.
Our interpretation of Lila is
inspired by myths about the
Blue God Krishna. Krishna in
Sanskrit means 'black' or 'dark'.
The many stories about his life
describe him as a mischievous
child, a young man who seduces
women by the sound of his flute,
a warrior, and a sage. Images
of Krishna with his consort
Radha are favorites of Indian
folklore. Their relationship
is symbolic for the love between
human and divine. We are particularly
inspired by the story of Lila
Hava, as told in an Indian miniature
painting. In this Lila, the
couple exchange clothes as a
love sport.
Gurpreet
will be performing Live along
with Video Art by Dipna Horra,
and live Imagery and Projection
by Shaun Elie and Rob.
A special
performance by Sticky Hands
(Gurpreet Chana and Paul Nanuwa)
will also be part of the night.
For
more info email: dipna@dipnahorra.com
or visit
