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Asian Arts Agency (www.asianartsagency.co.uk) is a dynamic music and arts development agency that develops and promotes international, contemporary…
March 22, 2024 5:04 pm
Read more >We’re looking for a digital marketing coordinator to join our team! This role requires a candidate who is…
February 14, 2024 9:35 am
Read more >PLEASE NOTE: BRISTOL DATE CHANGE AND LONDON DATE ADDED We are delighted to be collaborating with St George's…
November 8, 2023 1:39 pm
Read more >With just over three weeks to go, we’re excited to announce that our full New Soundz festival line…
October 19, 2023 3:04 pm
Read more >With a slate of new projects, and an exciting line-up of events and music festivals coming soon, we…
October 17, 2023 9:48 am
Read more >**NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED** With just over five weeks to go, we are delighted to announce further acts as…
October 5, 2023 3:11 pm
Read more >Asian Arts Agency is delighted to present New Soundz Festival, a celebration of contemporary South Asian music, in…
September 19, 2023 8:07 am
Read more >With a slate of new projects, and an exciting line-up of events and music festivals coming soon, we…
September 14, 2023 4:01 pm
Read more >Asian Arts Agency Statement In Memory of Mr. Shivranjan Singh MBE. We are very saddened to hear of…
October 6, 2022 1:47 pm
Read more >We presented acclaimed sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan on a UK tour in June 2022. Ustad Shahid…
August 16, 2022 9:33 am
Read more >We presented a highly successful concert with tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain at St George’s Bristol on November 23rd…
November 30, 2021 3:25 pm
Read more >PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATION STATUS CLOSED Breaking Barriers is a pioneering project conceived and developed by Asian Arts Agency…
August 10, 2021 2:25 pm
Read more >We released our first digital concert in our new “Breaking Barriers” music commission. On 20th of August 2021,…
December 20, 2021 12:14 pm
Read more >We are delighted to receive a grant from the National Lottery Project Grants programme through Arts Council England…
May 19, 2021 10:56 am
Read more >We are taking part in #LoveBristolArts, a new collaborative campaign launched by the Bristol Arts Marketing Network (19…
October 19, 2020 10:42 am
Read more >Funding and support for artists and individuals We hope you are coping amidst the challenging circumstances of COVID-19.…
July 13, 2020 5:00 pm
Read more >First of all we are sending lots of good wishes for everyone. These are tough and unchartered times…
March 19, 2020 2:39 pm
Read more >This year is the 25th Birthday of The National Lottery. We’re excited to be a part of the…
November 11, 2019 3:47 pm
Read more >In October we produced 3 concerts with Debashish Bhattacharya and his trio at Arnolfini Bristol, Turner Sims Southampton…
November 4, 2019 12:17 pm
Read more >We are looking forward to Rhythm Utsav 2019, Bristol's Indian classical music and dance celebration. Let's take a…
October 30, 2019 10:06 am
Read more >We recently presented two successful concerts with Anupama Bhagwat and Gurdain Rayatt. The concerts took place at St…
September 19, 2019 8:18 am
Read more >We are soon to present an evening of live music in Glastonbury, the historic Somerset town. Anupama Bhagwat…
September 5, 2019 1:44 pm
Read more >In September we present two special concerts with Anupama Bhagwat and Gurdain Rayatt. Ahead of the concerts we…
August 29, 2019 8:55 am
Read more >Indian classical raag is at the heart of Indian classical music. The Indian classical raag can portray a…
August 19, 2019 2:32 pm
Read more >Our artiste introduction presents Anupama Bhagwat, one of the finest sitar players from India, and the excellent UK-based…
July 30, 2019 4:02 pm
Read more >Debashish Bhattacharya, slide guitar maestro of India, performed at Glastonbury Town Hall as part of our recent UK…
June 17, 2019 9:06 am
Read more >We present the pioneer of Hindustani slide guitar Debashish Bhattacharya and Songlines Award nominee Anandi Bhattacharya on a…
April 25, 2019 9:32 am
Read more >We produced a highly successful UK tour with Sufi maestros Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwals in March, with performances at major venues…
April 24, 2019 2:44 pm
Read more >We were delighted to take our international project PunjabTronix to India in early March for major performances in Punjab. This is…
April 10, 2019 11:09 am
Read more >Our mission is to extend the boundaries of South Asian music and introduce artists to a wider audience.…
April 4, 2019 10:04 am
Read more >We are delighted to be presenting slide guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya at Shambala Festival 2019 as part of…
February 27, 2019 10:42 am
Read more >The ancient art of Qawwali is centuries old. Although Qawwali is becoming an increasingly popular genre in World…
February 13, 2019 4:50 pm
Read more >Asian Arts Agency is one of ten companies that has been selected from across the UK's music industry…
January 21, 2019 3:31 pm
Read more >Opera lover? Fan of Pavarotti's high notes? Or perhaps Maria Callas' high notes and dramatic interpretation? Then Qawwali…
January 16, 2019 12:47 pm
Read more >Quick-off-the-mark culture fans can save money with thousands of discounted tickets and offers in the Bristol and Bath…
January 16, 2019 12:15 pm
Read more >An Exciting Year For Asian Arts Agency - 2018 highlights As the year draws to a close, we…
December 20, 2018 4:17 pm
Read more >We have now announced full tour dates for Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali's UK tour. Looking forward to Summer 2022, in…
December 13, 2018 5:30 pm
Read more >They say music has no language. And such is the magic of Qawwali. The unique essence of Qawwali can…
November 22, 2018 2:03 pm
Read more >We are looking forward to Rhythm Utsav this Saturday. The event is taking place in Bristol. We are…
October 17, 2018 1:03 pm
Read more >WOMAD 2018 - an exciting weekend presenting two artists in three performances. Despite initial visa delays that meant…
August 1, 2018 3:49 pm
Read more >We are delighted to announce an additional date for the Sufi Sisters, Hashmat Sultana. The duo will now…
July 9, 2018 2:47 pm
Read more >We are delighted to announce we are producing a UK tour with Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali group in March 2019.…
June 18, 2018 11:09 am
Read more >We are pleased to announce a special warm up show for Hashmat Sultana at The Canteen Bristol. The…
June 13, 2018 1:20 pm
Read more >Red Baraat, "New York music scene's best kept secret" (National Geographic) brought their high octane, gut-busting fusion of jazz,…
May 21, 2018 1:26 pm
Read more >Your summer needs these sounds! Red Baraat are a band with pure charisma and dance-prowess. As we look…
May 8, 2018 9:26 am
Read more >Last year we supported urban Bhangra DJ, Indian Man, to attend Womex 2017 (World Music Expo), the largest annual…
April 26, 2018 11:10 am
Read more >One of the finest slide guitarists in the world, Debashish Bhattacharya, performed at St George's, Bristol on 26…
April 5, 2018 11:27 am
Read more >The Bollywood and Sufi singing star Harshdeep Kaur performed her debut solo UK concerts in March 2018, managed…
April 5, 2018 11:09 am
Read more >Sanju Sahai will accompany Hindustani slide guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya, on Monday 26 March. Born into a traditional lineage of…
March 22, 2018 6:00 pm
Read more >Debashish Bhattacharya is a prodigy who has helped Indian classical music evolve. Born into a family of musicians,…
March 15, 2018 4:02 pm
Read more >We are excited to announce two UK concert dates with Brooklyn's finest dhol 'n' brass band Red Baraat,…
March 8, 2018 12:08 pm
Read more >We at Asian Arts Agency are celebrating Harshdeep Kaur's girl power! The Queen of Bollywood and Sufi has certainly…
March 8, 2018 11:53 am
Read more >This month we are presenting the talented singer Harshdeep Kaur in two UK concerts. On the 27th March,…
March 5, 2018 11:47 am
Read more >We are delighted that Asian Arts Agency’s new music commission PunjabTronix has been invited to perform at the…
February 14, 2018 3:43 pm
Read more >Indian singer Harshdeep Kaur has become a popular name both in the Bollywood and Sufi musical world. Having…
February 1, 2018 11:04 am
Read more >We are delighted to present the prolific Debashish Bhattacharya in concert at St George's Bristol on 26th March…
January 25, 2018 9:00 am
Read more >Season's greetings from us all at Asian Arts Agency. 2017 has been an exciting year and we would…
December 20, 2017 11:08 am
Read more >We are delighted to announce two UK concert dates with Bollywood and Sufi sensation Harshdeep Kaur in March 2018.…
November 29, 2017 11:00 am
Read more >During our US tour with Roopa Panesar, Pirashanna Thevarajah and Nitin Mitta in September, the trio performed an…
November 28, 2017 5:32 pm
Read more >Rising star of sarod, Debasmita Bhattacharya, performed at St George’s in Bristol. She was accompanied by Gurdain Rayatt,…
November 2, 2017 5:14 pm
Read more >Sarod at St George's Bristol Rising star Debasmita Bhattacharya performed at St George's in Bristol on the 22nd…
October 25, 2017 11:28 am
Read more >Our Director, Jaswinder Singh, will be flying out to Katowice, Poland, for the 2017 WOMEX conference next week.…
October 18, 2017 2:39 pm
Read more >We completed a successful tour of the USA with Roopa Panesar in September 2017. A full house at…
October 10, 2017 2:38 pm
Read more >The sounds of the sarod in Bristol It is not long until St George's Bristol will be filled…
September 14, 2017 4:03 pm
Read more >We are delighted to be featured on BBC ARTS with our PunjabTronix films The BBC feature highlights the…
September 14, 2017 3:35 pm
Read more >CULTURE flash sale - save money on thousands of tickets across Bristol and Bath on Thursday 14 September…
September 13, 2017 11:00 am
Read more >Ahead of our USA tour with Roopa Panesar in September, we thought we would share a selection of…
August 31, 2017 4:12 pm
Read more >We are excited to be touring British-Asian sitarist Roopa Panesar in the USA this September, as part of…
August 31, 2017 2:10 pm
Read more >Our new project PunjabTronix brought together some of the finest musicians from the Punjab with established UK DJ…
August 24, 2017 3:57 pm
Read more >Our new project PunjabTronix completed a successful debut tour around the UK to 7 venues in July 2017.…
August 1, 2017 1:52 pm
Read more >We are excited to announce we will be touring British-Indian sitar player Roopa Panesar in the US this…
August 1, 2017 12:55 pm
Read more >Asian Arts Agency is pleased to offer bursary places for this year’s WOMEX which is due to be…
July 11, 2017 2:15 pm
Read more >Some of the finest musicians from Punjab arrived in Bristol yesterday evening (Wednesday 5 July) to start working…
July 6, 2017 9:41 am
Read more >We are delighted to maintain our National Portfolio Organisation status for 2018-2022 and thankful to Arts Council England…
June 28, 2017 3:57 pm
Read more >We are delighted to be linking up with Watershed, Bristol, this summer to present a series of films…
June 5, 2017 11:46 am
Read more >Living Bhangra legend Malkit Singh (MBE) will pay a special visit to Bristol for a night of Punjabi…
May 30, 2017 2:00 pm
Read more >Tune in for the first Facebook live stream this evening, Wednesday 17 May at 7.30pm (UK time), featuring DJ…
May 17, 2017 10:12 am
Read more >DJ Swami and John Minton present an exciting preview performance of PunjabTronix this Saturday 20 May at Wolverhampton…
May 16, 2017 4:06 pm
Read more >Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, nephews of late Qawwali legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, toured to six prestigious venues around the…
April 18, 2017 12:11 pm
Read more >We are pleased to announce Punjabtronix UK tour dates in July 2017. For tour dates visit the Punjabtronix…
April 6, 2017 4:06 pm
Read more >We are super excited to announce that Canada's Delhi 2 Dublin will bring their energetic live show back…
March 15, 2017 12:13 pm
Read more >Asian Arts Agency's latest international project, Punjabtronix, entered another exciting stage in February, as lead artist DJ Swami…
March 15, 2017 12:02 pm
Read more >Ahead of our UK tour with Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, Soni Kaur, Asian Arts Agency’s Marketing and Events Assistant, brings…
February 22, 2017 2:39 pm
Read more >Lead artist DJ Swami and Jaswinder Singh, Project Producer and Director at Asian Arts Agency, will fly out…
February 14, 2017 3:25 pm
Read more >Rizwan-Muazzam at the BBC - they have been invited to perform live on the BBC's flagship world music…
February 14, 2017 3:13 pm
Read more >To kick start our 2017 international showcasing programme, we took British-Asian sitar player Roopa Panesar to New York…
January 18, 2017 11:43 am
Read more >Kick start your cultural year by grabbing a bargain ticket to some great events in Bristol and Bath…
January 18, 2017 10:24 am
Read more >Season Greetings from Asian Arts Agency. A big thank you to all of our audiences, supporters and artists,…
December 22, 2016 12:11 pm
Read more >We have just released a new short film on Youtube, Sanu Nehar Wale by Naseebo Lal. Made famous…
December 19, 2016 11:37 am
Read more >Asian Arts Agency is pleased to be showcasing British-Indian sitar player Roopa Panesar in New York, in a new…
December 19, 2016 11:33 am
Read more >Check out the highlights and audience reactions from Naseebo Lal at Coltson Hall. A sold out performance back…
November 29, 2016 2:46 pm
Read more >Jyotsna Srikanth and Bollywood Brass Band at St George's Bristol presented a stunning collaboration on Sunday 30 October. Mixing…
November 7, 2016 3:40 pm
Read more >Torchbearers of the Qawwali tradition, the Rizwan-Muazzam group from Pakistan will bring their stunning interpretation of classic Sufi…
October 19, 2016 10:25 am
Read more >Jaswinder (the Agency's Director) and Steve (the Agency's Events Co-ordinator) are flying out today, 19 October, to meet…
October 19, 2016 9:37 am
Read more >Prolific Pakistani folk singer Naseebo Lal and the Legends Band performed to a sold out audience at Colston…
October 6, 2016 11:21 am
Read more >We were delighted to complete the Barmer Boys debut UK tour successfully in September 2016, with performances at…
October 4, 2016 1:39 pm
Read more >On March 18th 2016 we brought two Classical Indian Contemporaries to St George's concert hall in Bristol: Roopa…
October 3, 2016 1:56 pm
Read more >The UK’s Dhol Foundation completed a successful 8 date tour of North America in September 2016, managed by…
October 6, 2016 11:20 am
Read more >What an incredible action-packed year 2015 was for us at Asian Arts Agency! Starting in February, sarod maestro…
January 13, 2016 10:59 am
Read more >Earlier this Autumn, Asian Arts Agency brought Sufi maestro Sain Zahoor over from Pakistan on a tour of…
November 30, 2015 12:58 pm
Read more >British-born Brooklyn-based DJ Rekha was born in London in 1971 to Indian parents, and spent several years in…
November 19, 2015 3:56 pm
Read more >Asian Arts Agency intern Alison brings you a quick guide to Sufi music! Sufi music is the devotional…
September 24, 2015 10:12 am
Read more >Sunday 6th September was a very busy day for us here at Asian Arts Agency! We started the…
September 7, 2015 1:00 pm
Read more >Last weekend Asian Arts Agency brought Red Baraat all the way from the USA for a fun-packed few…
July 30, 2015 5:33 pm
Read more >It's that time of year: festival season! This summer Asian Arts Agency are delighted to be extending the…
July 8, 2015 3:18 pm
Read more >Tuesday 16th June saw Asian Arts Agency kick off our summer season with a very special day of education…
June 18, 2015 2:16 pm
Read more >With the first hints of spring in the air, at Asian Arts Agency we're excited about the summer…
March 12, 2015 10:11 am
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