Sama Arts Network is one of the UK’s oldest and most influential arts organisations in the genre of traditional and contemporary South Asian arts. It also presents Orchestral, Jazz and World Music.
What’s On
| 13 October 2024/6pm | Concert | Alpana Sen Gupta | The Bhavan | Book Now |
| 29 November 2024/7:30pm | Concert | Rays of Light | Shaw Theatre | Book Now |
Sounds of South Asia @ Southbank Centre
| Thu 7 Mar 2024, 7.30pm | Concert | Afghan Youth Orchestra | Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London | Book Online |
| Sun 10 Mar 2024, 1pm | Concert | Indian Folk: Malini Awasthi Pandit Sanju Sahai - Tabla Dharmanath Mishra Harmonium Dharmend Kumar - Pad Amit kumar - Dholak Sachin Kumar - Keyboard Anwar Khan Manganiar Roshan Khan Harmonium / Vocal Jaisa Khan – Khadtal Rafiq Khan – Khamaicha Manzoor Khan Dholak | Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London | Book Online |
| Sun 10 Mar 2024, 3pm | Concert | Khiyo: From Bangladesh to Britain Sohini Alam - vocals Oliver Weeks - guitars, piano Ben Heartland - bass Hassan Mohyeddin - tabla David Ingamells - drums Shahbaz Hussain - Tabla solo Chahat Mehmud Ali & Group - Sufi Qawwali | Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London | Book Online |
| Sun 10 Mar 2024, 7.30pm | Concert | Nishat Khan & Irshad Khan – Together: Jugalbandi A Duet For Sitar & Surbahar Shariq Mustafa - Tabla Sukhad Munde - Pakhawaj | Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London | Book Online |
Afghan Youth Orchestra
| 7 March 2024 / 7:30pm | Concert | Afghan Youth Orchestra | Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | Book Now |
| 9 March 2024 / 7:30pm | Concert | Afghan Youth Orchestra | Tung Auditorium, Liverpool | Book Now |
| 11 Mar 2024 / 7:30pm | Concert | Afghan Youth Orchestra | Stoller Hall, Manchester | Book Now |
| 12 Mar 2024 / 7.30pm | Concert | Afghan Youth Orchestra | Town Hall, Birmingham | Book Now |
We have registered to raise funds through the Crowd Funding for the Debut Tour of the Afghan Youth Orchestra – a costly exercise indeed. Please support this project in every possible way. Breaking the Silence Crowdfunder
DASTANGOI – The Lost Arts of Urdu Story Telling
| (Dates and Venues TBC) | Concert | With Mehmood Farooqui & Darian Shahidi |
What Was On
An archive of all the events programmed by Sama between 2022-2016