13th Tehzeeb Festival to be held on November 5, 6 at NAPA

The Festival aims at celebrating South Asian legacy through classical, folk and Sufi Music. It will be featuring eminent artists from Pakistan, India, the UK, the US, and other parts of the world.

The Festival includes live performances as well as some pre-recorded recitals. The recordings are all exclusive and will be screened for the first time. Live performances feature some of the leading torch-bearers of classical music in Pakistan.

Some of the participants are Saphwat Simab – Rubab (Afghanistan), Ashraf Sharif Khan – Sitar (Germany), Shahbaz Hussain – Tabla (UK), Pandit Nirmalya Dey – Dhrupad Gayeki  (India), Vidya Shah – Thumri Ghazal (India), Aizaz Sohail – Classical Vocal – from Lahore, Imran Ilyas Khan – Classical Vocal.

The lineup further includes Imran Abbas Khan – Classical Vocal, Ustad Mumtaz Sabzal – Banjo and Ustad Fateh Ali Khan & others. A hallmark of the Festival is a classical dance performance by Tehreema Mitha, who is visiting Pakistan from USA.