FORTHCOMING EVENTS:
• 13 July – classical Indian evening with acclaimed tabla player, Tapan Roy accompanied by Donagh Sanfey on sitar. Tapan has performed all over India, the sub-continent, Japan and in the UK, including concerts in Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. See poster below.
***BHANGRA HITS BRADFORD - EAST MEETS WESTCOUNTRY***
• 25 October – Diwali celebration with classical meets modern. The latter will be bhangra band RSVP, fresh from Glastonbury. Indian supper interval. Venue, St Margaret's Hall (300 capacity).
• 31 December – TBA – New Year celebration with caelidh band plus guest. Venue, St Margaret's Hall.
• January – TBC – Tapan Roy accompanied on sarod by Simon Kohli. The Wiltshire Music Centre (300 capacity).
About me: I've committed to a taking part in a charity bike ride across southern India. It's a 2 week, dawn 'til dusk, solid riding on the ageless Royal Enfield motorbike. Sounds a breeze? Hmmmm! not so sure – think potholes, unsealed roads, no roads, Indian driving rules (are there any!) and all done on that most aristocratic of machines, the Royal Enfield Bullet (no disc brakes on this old timer)!
The charities that benefit are: UNICEF Working for children's rights, their survival, development & protection
RAINBOW TRUST Founded to provide respite and support at home to children with a life threatening or terminal illness and their families
ADVENTURE ASHRAM Adventure Ashram Charity, helping the people of Palani Hills in South India
WCS The Wildlife Conservation Society is dedicated to preserving the earth's wildlife and ecosystems
And so now my task, until January 2009, is to raise the �5000+ sponsorship required for this experience.
