Glasgow Mela 2008

Glasgow Mela 2008 is jam packed with things to see and do throughout the day. This year, there will be two stages; The World Stage and The Commonwealth Stage. There will also be an area for young children; The Kidz Zone and for older children and young adults: The Grid Zone. To help plan your day please see running order below.

Please note that the times are correct at going to press but may be subject to change.

National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland	12.00pm	National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland The aim of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland is to foster excellence while giving performance and developmental opportunities to talented young musicians that might otherwise be unavailable to them. The band plays in their own kilts to reflect the Scotland wide nature of the project and since its inception it has travelled as far as China , Mexico and Spain to perform and has even appeared on the flagship children’s TV show Blue Peter.
Yuet Ming Opera	12.25pm	Yuet Ming Opera
Ofarin	12.45pm	Ofarin Folk ensemble Ofarin is presenting the masterehood of Gidzhak (Oriental Violin), Kanun (Oriental Horizontal Harp) and Nay (Uzbek Flute) with Traditional Uzbek Dancing. A presentation of Fund Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan.
Welcome speeches	1.10pm	Welcome speeches
Glasgow Oriental Dancing Association	1.20pm	Glasgow Oriental Dancing Association
Desi Bravehearts - Girls	1.35pm	Desi Bravehearts - Girls Desi Bravehearts features 9 young people from Scottish, Indian, Chinese and Pakistani background. The group were trained by acclaimed Bollywood film choreographer Pratap Shetty.
An introduction to Yoga	1.41pm	An introduction to Yoga
	2.05pm	Absolutely Legless Absolutely Legless are a traditional Irish Dance Group, featuring experienced and respected dancers and musicians in Edinburgh. Inspired by the Irish hard and soft shoe traditions, the dancers combine the grace of the soft shoes with the power and rhythmic precision of the hard shoes to provide a truly
Desi Bravehearts – Mixed group	2.31pm	Desi Bravehearts – Mixed group Desi Bravehearts features 9 young people from Scottish, Indian, Chinese and Pakistani background. The group were trained by acclaimed Bollywood film choreographer Pratap Shetty.
Tiger Style	3.00pm	Tiger Style Glasgow based Tiger Style are brothers, Raj and Pops. Trained in all various forms of Punjabi folk, their music also incorporates Hip Hop, Drum n Bass and Dance. Their impressive back catalogue features many hits including The Rising, Nachna Onda Nei and club anthem Punjabi’s . . lean back. Tigerstyle have been widely credited for bringing a new sound and style to the Punjabi music scene. Glasgow Mela is very pleased to welcome this home town group for what promises to be an amazing performance
	3.45pm	Makossa Makossa take their name from the music of urban Cameroon. Including a strong bass rhythm and a prominent horn section their music features significant influences from jazz, ambasse bey, Latin music, highlife and rumba.
	4.35pm	Northern Lights Northern Lights are back after hosting the Glasgow Mela in 2004 and performing their debut album at the Mela in 2005. Their previous album Sparked held the number 1 spot for a record 7 weeks in the BBC Asian Network Chart. They return with a new Album Relit and are ready to rock Glasgow Mela 2008 with a performance featuring live dancers, percussionists, singers and much more.
Awaz FM D.Js	5.15pm	Awaz FM D.Js
	5.45pm	The Destroyers & The Dhol Blasters Fifteen piece gypsy punk orchestra, The Destroyers, have teamed up with legendary Bangra king, Gurcharan Mall and his team of dancers and drummers The Dhol Blasters. Fusing the Destroyers uniquely eclectic sound with the raw energy of The Dhol Blasters, this promises an uplifting and inspiring performance of music and dance.
Awaz FM D.J.s	6.30pm	Awaz FM D.J.s Glasgow Mela favourites Awaz FM return with their hugely popular road show. Featuring all your favourite music, Awaz FM DJs promise to get the crowd rocking in their own unmistakable way.
	7.00pm	Sukshinder Shinda Glasgow Mela’s headline act hardly needs any introduction. Winner of multiple UK Asian Music Awards, Sukshinder Shinda is a gifted singer, composer and producer. Shinda has been a force in the Asian music scene releasing over 200 albums over the past 15 years including Balle, Collaborations and most recently Living the Dream. Now one of the leading artists in the UK’s Bhangra scene, we are thrilled to welcome Sukshinder to this year’s Mela. We hope you will join us in giving him a big Glasgow welcome when he takes to the stage at 7pm.

Welcome to Glasgow Mela 2008	12.30pm	Welcome to Glasgow Mela 2008
Glasgow Oriental Dance Association	12.35pm	Glasgow Oriental Dance Association
	12.45pm	Rostov Children’s Jazz Quintet Jazz classics, improv and original compositions by students aged 10-14 from the Kim Nazaretov Children's Jazz School.
Punjabi No.1	1.25pm	Punjabi No.1 Punjabi No 1 was established 2000 and is a group for children of all nationalities from age 12-18 years. The group dances to a range of music styles, and bring different cultures together – which is exactly what Glasgow Mela is all about!
	1.50pm	Baluji Shrivastav Baluji Shrivastav has performed as a classical sitar player throughout the world. He has composed music for dance and theatre, pioneering many new music projects. Much in demand as a session player, he has recorded with the likes of Annie Lennox, Jazzy B, Massive Attack and Jah Wobble amongst others.
Desi Brave Hearts- Girls	2.15pm	Desi Brave Hearts- Girls
The Destroyers	2.40pm	The Destroyers
SAAA Kathak Dancers	3.05pm	SAAA Kathak Dancers The dancers from the two groups run by Scottish Academy of Asian Arts will display the skills they have learned throughout the year. Be sure to give them an encouraging team when they take to the Commonwealth Stage
	3.20pm	Yoshie Campbell
Pan African Arts	3.35pm	Pan African Arts Pan African Arts is an organisation which promotes the wide-ranging cultural art forms from Africa and the African Diaspora. Their house bands are renowned for their lively performances - one not to be missed
	4.05pm	Mahananda
Refugee Week Scotland 08 Football tournament presentation of trophy’s and speeches	4.30pm	Refugee Week Scotland 08 Football tournament presentation of trophy’s and speeches
Mungo's Hi-Fi	4.45pm	Mungo's Hi-Fi Mungos Hi Fi are widely regarded as Scotland's number one Reggae dancehall sound-system. They have been releasing hits since 2001 including the famous track Wickedness featuring Brother Culture.
Tigerstyle	5.30pm	Tigerstyle

Music Workshops

Northern Rock Festival Group is a registered charity helping local people in the North Glasgow to enhance their skills and talents through accessing a wide range of music and performing arts activities.
They will be offering free workshops in beatbox, DJing and MCing throughout the day climaxing with a beatbox competition open to all levels of talent.

Workshops	12:15pm & 15:15pm	DJ Workshops
Workshops	13:15pm & 16:15pm	Beatbox Workshops
Workshops	14:15pm & 17:15pm	MC Workshops

Please note: All workshops are pre – bookable.
Please register your name for the appropriate workshop within the marquee.

Skateboarding Workshops

Radworx is an initiative from South Lanarkshire that brings urban sports to schools allowing children of all ages to come and try skateboarding, inline skating and BMX. Radworx junior ramp will be on site throughout the day for free workshops and all equipment will be supplied. This is an opportunity to try new skills at the hands of experienced and professional skateboarders.

Session 1	1215pm	45mins
Session 2	1315pm	45mins
Trick Competition	1400pm	45mins
Session 4	1515pm	45mins
Session 5	1615pm	45mins

This is the area for younger children and their families. There will be acrobatics, story telling, arts and crafts plus much more. Check out the programme on the day for final confirmation of acts and times

Glasgow Mela 2008 would also like to thank Glasgow Young Scot Card and Glasgow Kidz card for sponsoring The Grid and Kidz zones