South Asian Bands Festival Announces Line-up

Catch acts from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Burma at this years South Asian Band's Festival, including a tour-ending finale from Pakistani folk-pop duo Zeb & Haniya

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Now in its fifth edition, the South Asian Bands Festival has announced the line-up for its yearly three-day music fest that seeks to bring together bands from across the SAARC countries. This year the festival will take place at Delhi’s Purana Qila from 2-4 December.

This year the line-up includes bands from across India and the subcontinent including acts from Chennai (Junkyard Groove), Delhi (Advaita) Myanmar (Metal Zone Band) , Afghanistan (Fanoos) and a tour-ending performance from Pakistani folk-pop act Zeb & Haniya.

This year’s line-up is:

Friday, 2 December 2011

Indigo Children (New Delhi)

Bohemian (Bangladesh)

Metal Zone Oasis Band (Myanmar)

Petri Dish Project (Mumbai)

Zeb & Haniya (Pakistan)

Saturday, 3 December 2011

The Maldivian (Maldives)

Boomarang (Mizoram)

Advaita (New Delhi)

Kingdom Hum (Bhutan)

Motherjane (Cochin)

Sunday, 4 December 2011

Fanoos (Afghanistan)

Thriloka (Sri Lanka)

Robin and The New Revolution (Nepal)

Junkyard Groove (Chennai)

Salim Sulaiman (India)

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