Crossing the Border: The Festival of World Music – Flyer

Series namePerformances
Description

This is a flyer for the concert ‘Crossing the Border: The Festival of World Music’, which took place in London at the Town & Country Club in Kentish Town and the Shaw Theatre from 2-10 October, 1987. The festival featured a range of musicians including Najma Akhtar, Kathryn Tickell, Jenny Cardenas from Bolivia, Ali Farka Toure from Mali, Ketama from Spain, Bruce Cockburn and many others.

Date of Creation / Publication1987-10-02 to 1987-10-10
CreatorTown & Country Club
Associated Person/ OrganisationAkhtar, Najma
LocationLondon
Collection and Reference NumberNajma Akhtar (GB 2661 NA)
Catalogue NumberNA/PER/5
Copyright
Access to originalsThe originals are located with Najma Akhtar
Series notesNajma Akhtar began her musical career after winning the Asian Song Contest in Birmingham in 1984.
Her first album, ‘Ghazals by Najma’, was produced in 1988 by the Indian director, Ravi. She began touring widely in the UK, Europe, Japan and the US after the release of her second album ‘Qareeb’ (Closeness).
With the help of a European promoter, Akhtar performed in numerous concerts and festivals throughout Europe such as the Lille and Bourges Festivals and in the Middle East, at the International Palestinian Jazz Festival in Jerusalem. Some of her highlights include performing at the WOMAD (The World of Music, Arts and Dance) concerts, the jazz stages at the Reading and Glastonbury festivals, headlining at London venues such as the Ronnie Scott’s, the Jazz Cafe and Waterman’s Arts Centre, and opening for Nina Simone at the Dominion Theatre.
She has performed throughout England in areas such as Croydon, Birmingham, Somerset, Scotland and Cornwall and often participates in Asian community festivals and fairs or melas. The digitised items in this section include a selection of flyers, programmes and photographs of Najma Akhtar’s national and international performances. The Najma Akhtar collection consists of material relating to her performances such as flyers, concert programmes, photographs and paraphernalia such as CD, tape and record sleeves, press releases and other promotional items.
Collection notesThe Najma Akhtar collection consists of material relating to her performances such as flyers, concert programmes, photographs and paraphernalia such as CD, tape and record sleeves, press releases and other promotional items.
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