Experience Blossoming at Masala Festival, a breath-taking collaboration between Eeshar Singh and Royal Northern Sinfonia. Inspired by ancient mythology and Indic folklore, this mesmerizing live performance seamlessly weaves Indian classical instrumentation with Western orchestration and neoclassical textures.
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Freespill returns to Masala Festival! Join us for a night of unfiltered desi soul flow and spoken word poetry, celebrating multi heritage and the vibrant South Asian diaspora communities in the UK. The night will be hosted by Newcastle’s very own Tahmina Ali.
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Get ready for the grand finale of the Masala Festival – our fabulous Mini Mela is here, and it’s completely FREE! Bring the whole family and dive into a colourful celebration bursting with creativity, music, and cultural magic from the Indian sub-continent. Enjoy an exciting day filled with Bollywood dance workshops, block printing, Rangoli art, kite making, pottery,...
Bollywood Brass Band is the UK’s pioneering Indian-style brass band, playing the great tunes and compulsively danceable rhythms of Bollywood. Twice nominated for the Songlines World Music Awards, this vibrant ensemble has taken its sound global — performing at festivals, venues, and Indian weddings across the UK, Norway, India, Thailand, and South Africa. ...
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Award-winning short story writer Gurnaik Johal reads from his debut novel Saraswati, in conversation with Preti Taneja. Brimming with love, lust, violence and loss, Saraswati reveals buried ties between six relatives across the globe. Johal’s magisterial debut explores the passions that bind us to our histories, our lands, and each other.