Shaam-E-Ghazal

Shaam-E-Ghazal traditional music and poetry event.Derby’s Surtal Arts are delighted to present an evening of traditional Ghazal and Geet music and poetry in May, presenting some of the best South Asian vocal and musical talent from Derby and the region. The Shaam-E-Ghazal event will pay tribute to the late Punjabi poet, Shiv Kumar Batalvi as well as honouring the music of ghazal legends including Jagjit & Chitra Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Madam Noor Jahan and Reshma. Surtal Arts have commissioned upcoming talent of local and regional South Asian artists for the event, who will be performing traditional Ghazals and Geets. Ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets, usually in Urdu or Persian, set to music and mostly performed solo. It is probably the single most popular light classical form in South Asia as well as its huge diaspora abroad.Vocalists Satish Verma and Priya Kaur will be putting their own spin on some of the most iconic Ghazals of all time as they perform in Punjabi and Urdu language. They will be accompanied by musicians Kamalbir Singh, Shubham Tageja and Upneet Singh.Gopa Nath, Surtal Arts CEO, commented: “Surtal Arts have commissioned emerging South Asian artists who are skilled, ambitious and also passionate about their artistry. The commission is about giving these performers a platform and an opportunity to become more widely recognised for their exceptional talent. Through the commission we are reclaiming and preserving heritage arts like Ghazals that are in danger of being lost.”Surtal Arts are a Derby based combined contemporary arts organisation with specialism in South Asian arts & culture, supported by funding from The Arts Council England.Shaam-E-Ghazal takes place on Saturday 24 May, from 7pm, at 19 Chapel Street in Derby (formerly Déda).The total performance will last for 120 minutes with one interval, and the event is suitable for anyone aged 10 and above.Tickets are £15 or £12 Concessions. Tickets can be booked in advance through the website: https://www.surtalarts.co.uk/shaam-e-ghazal