5 Dec, 2014
Music becomes collateral damage in souring of Pak-India ties – DAWN.COM
After the Lahore-based Sachal Jazz Ensemble’s seven Pakistani artists were denied permission to perform at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on December 1, the band decided to cancel the Bangalore concert scheduled for the following day and returned home.
The Ensemble comprising musicians from India, Pakistan and the UK were on a three-city India tour.
“The morale of the group was down and the producer took the decision to return without further concerts in case there was going to be another such episode,” said Jay Visvadeva, head of the London-based Sama Arts Network, speaking to Dawn from Mumbai.
The performances were organised in association with Mumbai-based event management company Culture Grind.
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