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Featuring: Vaishali, Papon, Rhian Sheehan & Onomatopoeia

A FUSION OF TRADITIONAL INDIAN, BOLLYWOOD AND JAZZ MUSIC

CROSSINGS FESTIVAL CONCERT Saturday 11 August 8pm, TSB Bank Arena, Wellington

Special Offer - $10 tickets Platinum Reserve - $30, Gold Reserve - $20, Silver Reserve - $10 Book now on Ticketek - 04 384 3840 or www.ticketek.co.nz Ticketek Charges may apply.

We invite you to a magical blend of India’s rich history and kiwiana

A chance to see some of India and New Zealand’s best musician’s from just $10!

Two of India’s finest Vaishali Samant, India’s beloved ‘Queen of Pop’ and Papon, an exciting new singer/song writer, will collaborate with Wellington jazz and electronica artists in this one night only concert.

_Vaishali Samant started learning music from the tender age of 8 singing Marathi (West Indian) songs and she went on to become the most sought after singing star in the Marathi music Industry. She has sung over 2000 songs, was nominated for an MTV 2004 Asia Award, and has lend her voice to some of the best remixes in India with the finest DJ's in the business..

_Papon’s musical style is free of any genre and his innovative experiments are rich with ambient electronica, acoustic folk, electro ghazals, and new-age Indian classical sounds. Papon released his first album Jonaaki Raati (2004) in Assamese (Northeast Indian) to rave reviews and he recently composed the score and soundtrack of the film The Last Monk.

In a unique fusion Wellington electronica legend Rhian Sheehan will be mixing in with his unique blend of acoustic and electronica to add to the melodic journey along with Jazz band Onomatopoeia (with David Ward on guitar, Isaac Smith on double bass and Ian Downer on drums) and other Wellington artists like James Wylie (saxophone), Miles Crawford (piano/keyboards), Karnan Saba (sampler/saxaphone/guitar) and Sachin Ayachit (tabla).

An enchanting musical journey awaits you in this exciting finale to the first Crossings Festival.

www.arasta.co.nz | www.vaishalisamant.net | www.papon.co.in

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