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IACA to Host Kumar Sanu, Loveleena Concerts

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ATLANTA

Kumar Sanu, who is finalizing his public appearances across North America, has agreed to perform here on October 31, 6.30 pm at the Atlanta Civic Center in aid of two of the city's largest non-profit organizations, the Indian American Cultural Association and the Gujarati Samaj.

For sponsorship information, call Prakash Desai at (770) 432-5189; For tickets and general information call Girish Patel at (770) 491-6340.

The media sponsor for the event is Asian Variety Show.

On October 8, at 8 pm, IACA offers a classical music concert by Loveleena Kumar. The event will be held at IACA's office at 1281 Cooperlake Road, SE, Smyrna.

Loveleena Kumar was accepted as a student by that torch-bearer of the Patiala Gharana of vocal music Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, son of the fabled Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan. For 12 years, from 1977, she studied with her guru in the traditional style.

After the first three years of training, she was awarded her diploma in music from the prestigious Bhartiya Kala Kendra in Delhi and she gave her first public performance. Also interested in mastering the skills of light vocal singing, she worked with Ustad Amir Ali Khan.

Loveleena Kumar has recorded for Doordarshan TV in Jammu and Kashmir and is an A grade artist for All India Radio. She has released three commercial recordings of ghazals. She has shared performance with ghazal singer Anup Jalota in India and UK. She has also recorded for BBC TV.

Tickets: $ 15.

Directions: From 285, take South Cobb Drive (Exit 10) heading outside the perimeter. After a couple of miles, on the fifth or sixth traffic light turn left on Cooper Lake Road. (There is a Chevron gas station and Kinder-Care at the intersection.).

Follow the winding road for roughly half a mile. IACA is on the right. (1281, Cooperlake Road).

For information, contact Girija Vijay (404) 257-0601, Shekhar Pendalwar (770) 962-4218Narayan Subramaniam (770) 475-5792.

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Information and photographs can also be mailed to Betty Pais at 87-52 108th Street, 2nd Floor, Richmond Hill, NY 11418-2229, USA.

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