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Jammu, Feb 9: The 15 days long, 9th edition of SaMaPa Aalap Festival (SAF) is being start from Monday.
Presented by Pt. Bhajan Sopori and music maestro Abhay Rustum Sopori's Academy - SaMaPa (Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts), the SAF is the premier classical, Sufi and folk music festival of Jammu and Kashmir State.
The SAF was started in the year 2006 for one week and over the years it has grown as the biggest and most prestigious music festival of not only the J&K State but also the country. The cultural feast, which is specially a youth oriented, has been conceived by young music revolutionist Abhay Rustum Sopori. The SAF 2014 is being presented by SaMaPa in collaboration with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Dept. of Tourism, Jammu and J&K Police.
Addressing Press Conference held at Press Club, Abhay Rustum Sopori, Secretary SaMaPa, revealed that SAF 2014 would feature around 35 presentations at around 25 different venues. The festival will also feature some special presentations like concerts at Jammu Press Club specially designed for the journalists and media personalities of J&K. As part of the Cultural Social Responsibility Initiative of SaMaPa, concerts will also be held at the Border areas like R.S. Pora, Rajouri and Poonch. "Special concert would also be organized at various orphanage homes, child care centers & old age homes and blind school. Concerts will also be held at places like Katra and Udampur", he added. |
