20 June 2008
Festive India Family Day at Hampstead Heath
Parliament Hill band stand
Hampstead Heath, London NW5
Entrance - off Highgate Road.
Transport - Kentish Town or Tufnell Park underground stations,
Gospel Oak or Hampstead Heath overground stations.
12.00 noon - 6.00pm
Free
The City of London Festival celebrates Swagatam Summer at
Hampstead Heath on Sunday 22 June.
Enjoy a day of family activities with an Indian influence in a
beautiful green outpost of the City.
Hang a summer wish on the wishing tree or create your own piece
of the giant Rangoli artwork.
Try out some Bollywood dance moves, offer your hands to the
Mehndi artist for intricate henna design, have your face painted,
get stuck into jewellery-making, or indulge in an Indian head
massage.
Bring a rug and a picnic and join the afternoon of music and
culture at the Parliament Hill bandstand.
12.00 noon - 1.00pm Bombay Baja Brass Band
A big and brassy show-starter from one of London's favourite Indian
brass bands. Bombay Baja has created its own unique style by
combining popular Indian melodies with the powerful rhythms of the
dhol.
1.45 - 2.30pm Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee and guests
Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee's explosive music unites hip-hop, drum n'bass
and raga beats with Indian classical, jazz and funk melodies
3.15 - 4.45pm Taala
The afternoon takes a traditional turn with evocative Indian folk
music played on tabla, harmonium and violin
5.00 - 6.00pm Taala with the Vasda Punjab Dancers
A rhythmical journey from Punjab to Southall with bhangra beats,
jazz and hip-hop styles, accompanied by the lively dancers of Vasda
Punjab.
Bollywood dance workshops at 1.05 - 1.30pm, 2.35 - 3.15pm and
4.20 - 4.45pm
Further information at www.colf.org
Ends
Notes for editors
The City of London supports and promotes the Square Mile as the
world’s leading international financial and business centre and
provides local government and police services for workers,
residents and visitors. It also provides valued services to London
and the nation as a whole including management of Guildhall Art
Gallery, the Barbican Centre, the Central Criminal Court at Old
Bailey, 10,700 acres/4,240 hectares of open space (including
Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), three wholesale food markets
and acts as London’s Port Health Authority.