Holi Festival of Colours is back! Celebrate spring, new beginnings, and the vibrant Holi tradition with a spectacular colour throw, alongside creative workshops, henna, dance, music, and delicious Indian food. New for this year is the Holi on the Tyne stage on BALTIC Square, bringing world-class South Asian performances to the heart of the festival.
Three accomplished and versatile musicians, Preetha Narayanan (violin), Giuliano Modarelli (guitar), and Harkiret Singh Bahra (tabla) come together to present an intimate Indian classical set with a contemporary folk-twist. A vibrant set celebrating Indian Classical music, Folk, and the spaces in between. Expect to hear lush melodies, intricate rhythms, heavy grooves, and free-wheeling improvisati...
Akash Parekar and Janan Sathiendran are two standout emerging artists in the UK’s Indian classical music scene. Akash, a British-born sitarist with a modern, Western-influenced style, trains under Roopa Panesar and has worked with artists like Zak Starkey and Mayur Navekar, performing at major festivals including Glastonbury. Janan, a versatile London-born tabla player trained in both Hindus...