But that’s what the event held at Select City Walk, Saket, on Monday, to formally announce the launch of this year’s Sufi music festival, Jahan-e-Khusrau, succeeded in achieving. The young brigade of shoppers at the city’s busiest mall stopped by for more than just curiosity’s sake, to appreciate Radhika Chopra’s Sufi songs and the performance by the Japanese dancer Masako Ono, both of whom are part of the upcoming festival, to be held at Arab Ki Sarai, Humayun’s Tomb, from February 25 to 28. Some such shoppers even purchased tickets for the festival from the counter at the mall.
The eighth edition of the festival returns to the city after two years as the venue, with which the festival has become synonymous, wasn’t available to the organisers. “Delhi government realised the importance of the festival by not having it for two years,” said Muzaffar Ali, the designer/ filmmaker whose brainchild the festival is.
One of the most regular names at Jahan-e-Khusrau, the sensational Pakistani Sufi singer Abida Parveen, as expected, is part of this edition too. Parveen, known for her throaty voice, will perform on the concluding day of the festival at the UNESCO World Heritage site that dates back to 1562 AD.
Ono, who is slated to perform on February 26, is a first-timer at the festival. “A lot of people can’t differentiate between Sufism and Islam,” she said. “ They think it’s the same thing and don’t often come to see the performance.” Hopefully, Delhi will give a memorable reception to Ono.
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