MELA classic 2022

Room for raga, tala and qawwali

Let yourself be enticed by South Asia's classic sounds and suggestive qawwali rhythms; two musical traditions that have developed over centuries. MelaKlassisk takes place at the Nobel Peace Center. Most of what you will hear on MelaKlassisk is from the northern tradition of South Asian music, where rag (melody) and tal (rhythm) are central. In contrast to the southern Carnatic tradition, one finds much more influence from Sufism and Islam in the north!

SATURDAY Sunday
Abu Fareed Qawwal
Saturday
13.
August

Abu Fareed Qawwal

14.00

Rohini Sahajpal
Saturday
13.
August

Rohini Sahajpal

15.15

Akbar ALi
Saturday
13.
August

Akbar Ali

16.15

Saturday SUNDAY
Ragascape2
Sunday
14.
August

Ragascape

14.00

Ashraf Sharif Khan
Sunday
14.
August

Ashraf Sharif Khan

15.00

Program for each scene

Hedda Audience Scene

Main stage

Popular and alternative.
Local and global.

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MELAfantasi

The children's dream world

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MELAarena

Atmosphere, tastes and experiences meet at Rådhusplassen.

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MELAclassic

The Nobel Peace Center is transformed into a space for raga, tala and qawwali.

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MELAklubb

When Melafestivalen closes for the evening, the party continues at MelaKlubb.