Sunday Talk: The Guru’s Beloved Bards (Music)
Date: 18 September 2011Time: 11:30 AM
Finishes: 18 September 2011Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Brunei GalleryRoom: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
Type of Event: Talk
The day will include the following 2 talks (plus free lunch):
Old Broken Strings
Rediscover the forgotten tradition of the Muslim bards of the Golden Temple.
Dr Navtej Purewal is a lecturer at the University of Manchester specialising in gender issues and social inequality in South Asia and the Partition of Punjab.
‘Unstruck Melody’
In-conversation with one of the last great rababis who sang at the Golden Temple, concluding with a finale performance.
Bhai Ghulam Muhammad Chand is an accomplished exponent of the rababi tradition who was born in Amritsar but is now based in Lahore, Pakistan.
Tickets
| Type | Price | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | £10.00 | £1.25 |
| Concession (Student with NUS, OAP) | £8.50 | £1.16 |
| Group of 4 | £8.50 | £1.16 |
| Wheelchair Space (3 available) | £10.00 | £1.25 |
