Sufi Music Festival to be held tonight
From an email sent by Sabeen Mahmud:
Following the success of the previous Sufi festivals in Lahore and in Karachi, Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop (RPTW) is taking the 5th edition of the Festival on a national tour. With its main venue set in Multan for 2008, the festival will travel to Karachi, and Islamabad, with a three day showcase in Lahore. RPTW has generously offered to stage the Karachi event in aid of disabled persons of the earthquake-hit areas to benefit CHAL Network, a project of Murshid Hospital & Health Care Centre.
The four hour programme will be staged at the Beach View Garden of Carlton Hotel, DHA on 30th April 2008 at 8:00 pm.
You may obtain your Donor Invitations from Copper Kettle – Zamzama; The Second Floor (t2f); Aghas Supermarket, or by contacting CHAL Network Coordinators at 0300-269-2646 & 0321-242-1231 against a contribution of Rs 1,000 for the cause.
The Sufi Music Festival Features:
Hamid El Kasri (Morocco)
Sanam Marvi (Sindh)
Farid Ayaz and Abu Mohammad (Sindh)
Taj Mastani (Sindh)
Naseerudin Sami & Brothers (Sindh)
Fakir Abdul Wahid Jamali (Sindh)
Jamal ud din Fakir (Sindh)
Shah Jo Raag / Faqir (Sindh)
Akbar Khemeso Khan & Ayaz Hussain Nigara Player (Sindh)
SAMAA Ensemble (Iran)
Muni Begum (Sindh)
2 Drummers, 2 Malangs (Punjab)
Whirling Dervishes (Syria)
Total Duration: 4 hours (8:00 pm to Midnight)
So does the ticket include all-you-can-have pot? (Charas)