ROCK YOUR WORLD – CULTURAL EXPRESSION AT INDIA SOCIAL FORUM 

Enjoy a unique mix of music – from Sufi to Sugam and Rock – inspired by the spirit of dissent and democracy.

6-11pm, 11 November, Exhibition Ground, Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Music: 

• A taste of the forthcoming album by Palash Sen who lends his soulful voice to the lyrics of HIV positive youth, Ricky Tombing

• Youth Rock Band 'Manthan' brings alive Sufi songs

• Rafiq Warsi and Qawwals from Gujarat with renditions of Wali Dakhani and Amir Khusro. These dedicated Sufi singers bring a distinct message of peace and communal harmony.

• The captivating voice and unique style of Vidya Shah  evokes peoples' aspirations.

• Songs of resistance by Hirawal, performers from Patna . At the ISF, Hirawal sings revolutionary songs penned by Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

• Dhruv Sangari, a young Sufi singer full of passion and commitment

• Folk and Sufi artist Rehan Abbas from Delhi

• Nirguna singer Naresh Kumar is well known in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal for his renditions of Kabir’s poems.

• Shabir Ahmed and group with Kashmiri songs of desires and dreams.

Dance: Manipur’s Senapati District Network of Positive People present Kuki dance and ‘Circle of Life’ ballet. (Cultural evening on 11 Nov plus daytime performances)

Theatre: ‘Munnabhai and Circuit’ – mobile duo that will entertain, confound and provoke you as mundane realities fade into oblivion. (throughout ISF)