Silk Roads

Status: UPCOMING

Name: Crossing Boundaries

Location: The Drill Hall, Denne Rd, Horsham RH12 1JF

Description: A celebration of unity in diversity through the music and dance of different faith culture.  Performance by Silk Roads Ensemble plus music by acclaimed klezmer clarinettist Merlin Shepherd, Voice from the Coalshed Gospel Choir, West London Baha’i Choir, and Champa Shah classical Indian dance. Organized by Horsham Interfaith Forum (HIFF).

Please note this is a ticketed event.

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Status: UPCOMING

Name: Nour Festival of Arts

Location: 12 Holland Park Rd, London W14 8LZ

Description: As part of the Nour Festival of Arts, Silk Roads is presenting Middle-Eastern dance, music,  arts and crafts, and storytelling in the fabulous ‘orientalist’ home built by Victorian painter Lord Leighton. Weaving workshops with Rezia Wahid MBE, tanoura dance from Shafeek Ibrahim,  storytelling with music performance by Silk Roads Ensemble,  henna handpainting led by Fathema Wahid.

The event is free.

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Start Time: 14:00
End Time: 16:00

Status: ONGOING

Location: Chalkhill Community Centre, Chalkhill Rd, HA9 9FX (200 yards from Wembley Park tube)

Description: Learn to play the daf in the UK’s only Sufi daf classes. The sessions will introduce participants to the Sufi rhythms and styles of Turkish, Persian, and Arab Sufi practices. Suitable for 8 years upwards. Frame-drums available for learning and for sale at venue.

£5 each workshop

Start Time: 11:30
End Time: 13:30

Travel News: On Wembley event days free parking is available for two hours in the local Asda car park which adjoins Chalkhill Community Centre (access to Asda from Forty Avenue opposite the town hall, park at the far end and walk down stairs to Chalkhill Road)

Status: PAST

Name: Lollibop

Location: Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, N16

Description: Silk Roads is pleased as punch to be part of London’s first dedicated children’s festival. We’ll be rolling out some drumming and crafts workshops and maybe a little dance. Featuring such oddities as Miniscule of Sound (world’s smallest disco), Pimp My Pram (glitz up your baby buggy), and Babyoke (karaoke for babies)!

Please note this is a ticketed event.

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Status: PAST

Name: Middle-Eastern Medley

Location: Barking Town Square and Barking Learning Centre, IG11 7NB

Description: As part of Barking Big Dance Festival, Silk Roads with Global Local is programming a day of Middle-Eastern dance, music, crafts, and storytelling. Tanoura and folkloric dance from Tara Ibrahim, dabka and storytelling workshops with Alia Alzougbi,  music in the square from ney player Bashir Saade, and from Takaleed – a dynamic Arab combo playing Morrocan, North African, traditional and jazz-influenced songs. Calligraphy and weaving workshops with Fathema and Rezia Wahid MBE in the gallery.

The event is free.

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Start Time: 11:00
End Time: 20:00