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












