CT talks to Lahore-based singer Maham Suhail about music, life in Pakistan and Kolkata’s music scene during her recent visit to the city.Is this your first visit to Kolkata?This is my second time in Kolkata. The first time was back in March 2015. I was in touch with ITC Sangeet Research Academy over emails and […]
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This ten-day tour including a 2-day music festival shall be held in Berlin, Germany, between August 16 to 26. Maham’s ‘Goethe Talents (Music) Scholarship’ is funded and hosted by the government of Germany, under auspices of the Music Board Berlin. The event invites an international community of music industry professionals, including artists, producers and political/economic
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WHAT do you do on an evening of dissent? You dance, you draw, you perform and yes, you sing. For as the vibrant banners, strung at the annual SAHMAT cultural event, reminded us of Bertolt Brecht’s iconic words, “Yes, there will be singing about the dark times.” But you also speak. The responsibility of speaking
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LAHORE: Though they are without an overall theme, Maham Suhail’s 39 art pieces on display at the Alhamra Art Gallery build around the idea of abstraction. Suhail is self-taught for the most part and has been drawing since an early age. She published a book titled Shades of Grey in 2008 and has been experimenting with
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Il nostro tour in India continua, lasciata Delhi atterriamo a Kolkata e raggiungiamo Bolpur di notte per attraversare con un fuoristrada la foresta fino a giungere nei pressi di Satkahunia, dove nel 1999 alcuni abitanti dei villaggi hanno costruito un centro teatrale nella natura: il Teapantar Theatre Village. E’ qui che dal 3 al 9
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