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Called Illuminate, the celebration is curated by CommonGround& is an arts platform to foster connections amongst the South Asian diaspora.
The group, led by Rizwan and Muazzam Ali Khan, will showcase their new album, At the Feet of the Beloved,as well as playing the UK premiere of performances from Chain of Light, the lost Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan album which was first released last year; discovered 34 years after it was recorded.
Guests included Abhishek Bachchan, Sir Sadiq Khan, Amy Jackson, Ed Westwick, Kemi Badenoch MP, Gurinder Chadha OBE, Nihal Arthanayake, Sonali Shah, Asad Ahmed, Nitin Ganatra and Neev Spencer. Charity founded by His Majesty in 2007 has supported more than 13 million people in South Asia.
The play, Bangers explores how the bangers we grew up listening to shape who we are today. Featuring original tracks inspired by early noughties and present-day R&B and garage, Bangers follows the highs and lows of two strangers struggling with their own pasts, while hurtling towards the future.
The judging uncle is probably cheating and that gossiping auntie is definitely watching porn and masturbating.
Prepare to be transported through an evocative and thought-provoking piece, as Theiya Arts and friends proudly present: What Draupadi Said to Penelope.
