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May 2017

May 07, 2017
When I perform, I feel like there is no one in the hall. Every single time, I’m not there. I’m somewhere else. And I don’t know where that place is.” Sanam Marvi has just performed at the BAM Opera...

April 2017

Apr 29, 2017
Sanam Marvi knows no such thing as stage fright; on stage she's as natural as having a cup of steaming chai. Throughout the performance, she quietly controls the other musicians through nods, a wave...
Apr 18, 2017
NEW YORK: Pakistani folklore Sufi singer Sanam Marvi enthralled audiences in New York with her singing at the Asia Society in New York.In an interview with Bernama shortly before her performance...
Apr 13, 2017
Fallon Gates Daily Arts Writer Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 4:39pm UMS Presents Sanam MarviApril 15th @ 8 p.m.Rackham Auditorium$22 - $42 “I fill this earthen vessel with love for my Beloved / I fill...
Apr 13, 2017
walked into the designated hotel room to find it kind of full — and the occupants were only half of the band. Singer, songwriter, composer and band leader Ahsan Bari was sitting on one corner of the...
Apr 05, 2017
'This message is too big to be contained in one province; it concerns all of humanity. It’s not connected with any one religion. It needs to go global.' By Anna Chandler anna@connectsavannah.com @...

March 2017

Mar 29, 2017
One summer evening at Motorco in 2014, what seemed like a typical midlevel rock show had actually come about through exceptional efforts. The headlining act was Poor Rich Boy, a Pakistani ensemble on...

February 2017

Feb 28, 2017
While we’re on the subject of Sounds of Kolachi, a band spearheaded by the inimitable Ahsan Bari, we must admit that their newly released debut album, Elhaam, which is available for streaming from...
Feb 27, 2017
The U.S. Department of State has a long history of promoting culture as a means to create connections with people around the world. Musicians, dancers and artists have traveled beyond their borders...

October 2016

Oct 17, 2016
A band from Algeria is performing Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the University Auditorium for their first concert in Florida. Student tickets for Ifrikya Spirit are $10, Elizabeth Auer, the assistant...