Southampton Mela 2012 Timetable

 

Please note this is the 2012 programme, the 2013 won't appear to much nearer the time, but gives you a idea about the wonderful range of acts and activities that take place on the day.
Saturday 7 July 2012

Main Stage

Comperes Srirupa Mukherjee, Faisal Javed, Vinod Desai MBE

12 noon          Fusion - Youth Music Project

12.25pm        Bollywood Golden Era Music - Keep Alive

1.30pm          Welcome, The Right Worshipful the Mayorof Southampton Cllr Derek Burke

1.45pm          Kathak Dance - Rakhi Sood

2.15pm          Carnatic (South Indian) Jazz – Jyotsna Srikanth

3.15pm          Contemporary Odissi Dance - Kala The Arts, Lasya Dance company

3.50pm          Indian Classical Music – Mehboob Nadeem, sitar and Sanju Sahai, tabla

4.45pm          Bollywood Dance - Rakhi Sood & TMC Dancers

5.15pm          Ghazals (poetry in musical form) - Pooja Angra and Karan Rana

6.00pm          Qawwali (Sufi) Music – Salim Sabri

7.00pm          Bhangra - Nirmal Sidhu, Nav Sidhu, Jin & Seetal, Sonia Panesar and Chirag Rao

 

World Stage

Comperes Geeta Belgi and Amol Khamkar

12.15pm  Steel Pans and Marimba - Panjazz International

1.30pm   Afghan Music and Dance - Afghan Stars

2.30pm   Bollywood and Bhangra Singing - Sonal Maisuria, Baiju Buch and Kamaljeet Singh

3.15pm   Fusion - Youth Music Project

3.50pm   Dhol Drums – Art Asia Dholis

4.15pm   Flamenco Music and Dance - Jero Ferec Flamenco Company

5.15pm   Fusion Music - Chumbak Chumbak Band

6.15pm   Bhangra Music - Sunny UK

7pm – close

 

 

Music Workshop Tent

12.30pm – 1pm                                 Sitar and Tabla workshop - Mehboob Nadeem and Sanju Sahai

1.15pm -1.45pm                               Indian Vocal workshop – Pooja Angra

2.00pm – 2.30pm                              Marimba workshop – Panjazz International

2.45pm – 3.30pm                              Steel Pan workshop – Panjazz International

3.45pm – 4.15pm                              Carnatic (South Indian) Music demonstration  -  Dr Jyotsna Srikanth

4.30pm – 5.00pm                              Dhol Drumming workshop – Ricky Kasba

5.15pm – 5.45pm                              Steel Pan workshop – Panjazz International 

Please note: There is a 15 minute change over time between each workshop.      

 

 

Activity Tent

Comperes Preeti Nayyar and Divya Tiwari

12.15pm Belly Dancing performance & workshop - Mystic Fusion

12.45pm South Indian Music and Dance performance – Malayalee Association of Southampton

1pm Kathak Dance performance and workshop – Jaymini Sahai

1.30pm Odissi Dance workshop - Kala the Arts

2pm Bollywood Dance performance - Sonal Maisuria

2.10pm Dhol Drums performance - Art Asia Junior Dholis

2.20pm Bharata Natyam performance - Dalia Pathak

2.30pm Freestyle Classical Dance - Abanty Chakrabarty and Dr Ipsita Roy

2.45pm Bollywood Dance performance – Art Asia Bollywood Students

3pm Indian Singing performance - Art Asia Singing Students

3.10pm Odissi Dance performance - Dalia Pathak

3.25pm Bollywood and Bhangra Dance workshops– Rakhi Sood

3.50pm Kathak Dance performance – Art Asia Kathak Students

4pm Bollywood and Folk Dance performance - Vedic Bal Vikas

4.10pm Hindi and Western Singing performance – Neha Panchmatia

4.30pm Chinese Music and Dance performance – Chinese Arts Southampton

5.15pm Bangali Music and Dance performance– Southampton Puja and Cultural Association

5.30pm Bangali Music and Dance performance – Southampton Bangladesh Society

 

Sports Zone Demonstration & Workshop Arena

12 noon - Aerobics - workshop

12.25pm – Kung-fu – demo & workshop

1pm – Street dance - workshop

1.25pm – Gymnastics - demo

1.40pm – Tai Chi – demo & workshop

2.15pm – Jiu Jitsu – workshop

2.50pm - Gymnastics - demo

3.05pm – Zumba – workshop

3.30pm – Be-fit LBT Boot Camp - workshop

3.55pm – Gymnastics - demo

4.10pm – Olympic Wrestling – workshop

4.35pm - Capoeria – demo & workshop

5.10pm – Zumba - workshop

5.35pm - Aerobics

6pm - Gymnastics - demo

 

Around the site

12.30pm                                                       Ukulele Band

2pm, 2.45pm & 3.30pm                                Jubilee Brass Southampton    

2pm – Portswood Primary School                  Streams & Rings – Stilt Walkers and procession

4pm -  Ludlow Junior School                         Streams & Rings – Stilt Walkers and procession

Between 1pm – 4pm                                     Brazilian Capoeria


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