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JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

The event is one of London's largest free South Asian festivals. Featuring four stages of music, food s, fun fair and children's entertainment.

Main Stage

DCS
Award-winning nine piece Birmingham based Bhangra band, DCS, received four pop and movie awards in 1998 alone and sealed the year off with a Gold Disc for Punjabi Dance Nation.

MANAK - E & E=MC
Rapper E=Mc is becoming a household name in the Bhangra industry and is known for his lyrical skills and creativity both in and out of the studio! Along with prolific singer Manak- E, known for smash hits such as Punjabian da Dhol on Urban Flavas 1, they will be joined on stage by dhol drummers and dancers.

RIZWAN -MUAZZAM QAWWALI SINGERS
The nephews of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan come from a direct family line of Qawwali vocal music that spans over five centuries. Their inventive reinterpretations of spiritual love songs based upon classical Islamic and Sufi texts were first showcased in the UK at WOMAD to much critical acclaim and have since journeyed to the far corners of the globe.

BOLLYWOOD STRINGS
Inspired by the UK's thirst for cross over music and led by violinist Chandru famed for Bollywood string arrangement work with the likes of Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh & Ravi Shanker, Chandru and friends present an exciting performance combining short classical interludes with Bollywood oldies and contemporary beats.

Bollyhood Stage - Radio one DJ's Bobby & Nihal join forces with Croydon's own Class Act to present this year's dance stage. There's live MC banter, Bollywood and Street Dance presentations and an exciting mix of live performance.
Line up includes;

THE SONA FAMILY - Urban Asian Brit Hip Hop with attitude. Where's the party at?!

TRICKBABY
Sexy Indo beats with Bollywood funk and a Killer Diva!

PANJABI HIT SQUAD FEAT. MS SCANDALOUS
Bhangra meets Hip Hop with the hardest working men in Desi Music plus the 'Hai Hai' Queen - Ms Scandalous

ARCC Classical Stage - Enjoy some of the finest classical artists in a close up intimate environment. Artists include:

MEHBOOB NADEEM (sitar/vocal) accompanied by HANIF KHAN (tabla)
CHIRABJIB CHAKRABORTY (vocal) accompanied on tabla (tbc) and harmonium (tbc)

KIRANPAL SINGH (Santoor) accompanied by tabla

Community Stage - Performance across both days;

OSADIA
Innovative hair artists, Osadia create live hair art on stage with anyone who dares to step into the barbers chairs. The company from Barcelona visited Croydon in 2003 creating a stir in the Whitgift centre, now they're back creating a mesmerising spectacle that could include you!

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