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UNTIL MAY 30: Small
World Music presents the
the Seventh Annual South
Asian Music Series.
• Delhi 2 Dublin:
Bhangra, Celtic and
Dub with special guests
Nawtiks. May 3, 9 pm
at El Mocambo, 464 Spadina
Ave. Tickets: $15 at the door.
• Anindo Chatterjee, one
of the world’s foremost tabla
masters. May 23, 8 pm at Enwave
Theatre. Tickets: $30 at
416-973-4000/www.harbourf
rontcentre.com.
• Azalea R ay: Spiritual
songs and vocal virtuosity.
May 30, 8 pm at Harbourfront
Studio Theatre. Tickets: $30 at
416 973-4000/www.harbour
frontcentre.com.
UNTIL MAY 19: South-South
Interruptions and Encounters with
work by Omar Badsha, Allan
deSouza, Brendan Fernandes,
Marlon Griffith, Jamelie
Hassan, Apache Indian,
Louise Liliefeldt, Hew Locke.
At Justina M. Barnicke Gallery.
Details at www.savac.net/
MAY 6: Children’s’ Mental
Health Week. Margaret Trudeau
and Valerie Pringle explore
child and youth mental
health issues. Fairmont Royal
York Hotel. Tickets: $70/$60.
Call 416-364-5590.
MAY 6-9: CanAsian International
Dance Festival.
Fleck Dance Theatre at 8pm.
Tickets: $25-30 at www.can
asiandancefestival.com.
MAY 9: Music Springfest 2009.
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MAY 30: RBC desiFEST, Canada’s
national South Asian music
festival. The free all-day festival
celebrates the best in South Asian
music and dance with contemporary
Indo-jazz fusion, global
beats and cutting-edge DJs,
showcasing over 100 artistes
across Canada. In Montreal, on
June 27, and Vancouver on July
25. Raghav and Blitz Krieg will
headline the East Coast, while
Apache Indian will headline
the West Coast.
“Since we began in 2007,
we have stayed true to our
vision for creating a national
platfor m for a talented
generation of South Asianinspired
artistes and music,”
says RBC desiFEST founder and
May flowers into a fun month
Ustad Shahid Parvez from
Pune (sitar), Pandit Subhankar
Banerjee from Kolkata and
Bharat Kamat from Pune (tabla),
Pandit Jayateerth Mevundi
from Hubli (Hindustani vocal)
and Toronto’s Raya Bidaye
(harmonium). The Downtown
Arts Centre, Hamilton. Tickets:
$50, $30, $15 at 905-627-7496/
tmg@themalhargroup.org.
MAY 12: Sundar’s New Avataar.
Raag and taal fused with jazz
and electronica. Internationally
renowned multi-instrumentalist,
vocalist and composer Sundar
Viswanathan with Giampaolo
Scatozza (drums, laptops),
David Virelles (keyboards),
Rich Brown (bass), Ravi
Naimpally (tabla), and Felicity
Williams (vocals). 8pm at Lula
Lounge. Tickets: $15 at the door.
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MAY 13: The Friends of
South Asia and Friends of the
Institute for Contemporary
Culture present Art For Art’s
Sake: Exploring Contemporary
South Asian Art. Mumbai-based
eminent artist and the creator
of the ROM’s iconic Blue Lady,
Navjot Altaf, is the keynote
speaker. Presentations of contemporary
South Asian art by
Dr. Deepali Dewan, curator
of South Asian Arts, ROM; Dr.
Haema Sivanesan, director
of the South Asian Visual Arts
Collective; and Ali Adil Khan,
founder of The South Asian
Gallery of Art. Tickets $25;
$30. Register online at www.
rom.on.ca/programs or call
416-586-5795, ext. 1.
MAY 13: Authors at Har-
2190 Warden Avenue (at Sheppard), Suite 214,
Scarborough. Fax: 416-499-3977
director, Sathish Bala.
This multi-city event also hosts
a bazaar with artisans, traditional
South Asian delicacies and dance
and music workshops.
Born in Toronto and raised
in Calgary, 27-year-old Raghav
Mathur (left) began his music
career at the age of five. He was
doing live shows across Canada
by the age of six, and has won
numerous awards including the
National Songwriters Association
of America award; a MOBO for
Best Collaboration; an Asian
Achievers Award; and two UK
Asian Music gongs.
bourfront Centre presents Burnt
Shadows by Kamila Shamsie.
Shamsie (Pakistan) is the author
of four previous novels: Kartography,
In the Sea by the Sea, Salt
and Saffron and Broken Verses.
7:30 pm, Lakeside Terrace.
Tickets: $8, at 416-973-4000.
MAY 23: Ontario Zoroastrian
Community Foundation presents
A Sparkling Diamond Gala Just
For You at Burlington Convention
Centre. Tickets $110. For gala
sponsorship, contact Kermin
Byramjee at 905-845-3480 or
kermin@cog-eco.ca
MAY 23, 24: Menaka Thakkar
Dance Company presents
Gita Govinda – A Timeless Tale
of Divine Love. Fleck Dance
Theatre at 8pm. Info and
tickets at www.menakathakk
ardance.org.
905-456-81
905-456-8111
905-456-81
1300 Steeles Ave. East (at Tomken),
Suite 105, Brampton