US women band "Flor De Toloache" to perform in Khalsa College

By Punjabnewswire4u
AMRITSAR, NOV 9

Historic Khalsa College and Indian Academy of Fine Arts (IAFA) will host United States’ first all-women band `Flor De Toloche’, a musical and dance group, on Monday. They will perform at College’s main hall and later at the art gallery auditorium where a fusion of dance and music will be presented with association of Khalsa College for Women (KCW) students.

The US band include nine artists who with help of traditional instruments including violin, trumpet, guitarron (bass), vihuela (five string guitar) and guitar perform on stage. The program is part of inter- cultural exchange programs of the US with India and is
sponsored by Embassy’s American Centre, New Delhi. The group said Embassy officials celebrate North America’s continental integration through music and dance.

``It will be special performance at the College and we are happy to host the group’’, said Khalsa College Principal, Dr.Daljit Singh. He said the slot of the band will be part of the annual cultural program of the College `Sur-Sangam’. ``Such programs enhances the cultural understandings of the democracies of the world like India and US’’, said Dr.Singh adding that the US band include members from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Germany, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

"We are proud to showcase this unique and lively art form," says Joshua Polacheck, the U.S. Embassy's North India Cultural Attache, in a statement adding that Mariachi is the music form that transcends regional or political boundaries. IAFA President Rajinder Mohah Singh Chhina said they were looking ahead to host the unique presentation of fusion between mariachi music and Punjabi dance about `love legends’ of Her-Ranjha, Sassi-Punnu , Sohni-Mahiwal and Mirza-Sahiban.

``It is highly inspiration move to initiate such inter-cultural exchange programs’’, said Chhina.

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