The Orchestral Qawwali Project: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Abi Sampa

Sufi music and poetry, Indian classical dance, the airborne vocals of Abi SAMPA, and artful ORCHESTRATIONS CONVERGE IN A FREE-spirited PROJECT WHOSE TRANSFORMATIVE ECSTASY HOLDS AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND.East meets West and traditions are interrogated and refashioned as ground-breaking Orchestra Qawwali – brainchild of composer Rushil Ranjana and singer Abi Sampa – continues its all-embracing mission to cultivate a rapturous space where cultures collude, rewarding dialogues are forged, and spiritual exaltation flourishes. Multi-disciplinary composer-arranger Rushil Rajana and veena virtuoso and singer Abi Sampa formed Orchestra Qawwali Project in 2020, and its cross-genre collaborations have been enthusiastically received by sell-out audiences from Scotland to the Royal Albert Hall. Tonight, together with dancer Vidya Patel, the Project renews its relationship with the CBSO – with prize-winning conductor Melvin Tay at the helm. Programme Rushil Ranjan - Allah Hoo Man Kunto Maula Ehsaas Rubaru Shikwa Movement 6 Shikwa Movement 1 Dam Dam Karo Fareed Ganj Shakar Rang Performers City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Melvin Tay - conductor Rushil Ranjan - director, harmonium, piano, guitar Abi Sampa - lead vocalist, harmonium Kash Qalandar - tabla George Kakas - harmonium Lydia Alonso - cello Vidya Patel - dancer Mark Chambers - alto Samer Al-Sharawi - bass Vibhati Bhati - chorus Sonal Varsani - chorus Shahid Abbas Khan - chorus Pranav Nair - chorus You may also like the following events from Barbican Centre [https://allevents.in/org/barbican-centre/25980775] : * This Friday, 18th July, 07:30 pm, James Taylor Quartet in London [https://allevents.in/london/james-taylor-quartet/200027645560637] * Next Friday, 25th July, 06:30 pm, Herbie Hancock in London, United Kingdom [https://allevents.in/london-united-kingdom/herbie-hancock/200028097876955] * Next Saturday, 26th July, 06:30 pm, Herbie Hancock [https://allevents.in/events/herbie-hancock/200028064169726] Also check out other Music events in London [https://allevents.in/london/music] , Entertainment events in London [https://allevents.in/london/entertainment] , Performances in London [https://allevents.in/london/performances] .