Tehzeeb Foundation of Pakistan in collaboration with the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) and Getz Pharma is holding 13th Tehzeeb Festival from 05th November 2022 till 06th November 2022 at Zia Mohyeddin Auditorium, NAPA.
This festival aims at celebrating South Asian legacy through classical, folk and sufi music. IT will be featuring eminent artists from Pakistan, India, United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA) and other parts of the world.
The festival includes live performances as well as some pre-recorded recitals. The recordings are all exclusive and will be screened for the first time. Live performance feature some of the leading torch-bearers of classical music in Pakistan.
Some of the participants are;
| S No | Name of Artist | Medium | Country |
| 01 | Saphwat Simab | Rubab | Afghanistan |
| 02 | Ashraf Sharif Khan | Sitar | Germany |
| 03 | Shahbaz Hussain | Tabla | United Kingdom (UK) |
| 04 | Pandit Nirmalya Dey | Dhrupad Gayeki | India |
| 05 | Vidya Shah | Thumri Ghazal | India |
| 06 | Aizaz Sohail | Classical Gayeki | Pakistan |
| 07 | Imran Ilyas Khan | Classical Gayeki | Pakistan |
| 08 | Imran Abbas Khan | Classical Gayeki | Pakistan |
| 09 | Ustad Mumtaz Sabzal | Banjo | Pakistan |
| 10 | Ustad Fateh Ali Khan | Classical Gayeki | Pakistan |
The hallmark of this year’s festival will be a classical dance performance by Tehreema Mitha, who is visiting Pakistan from USA.
Sharing some insights about this festival, Sharif Awan, Director, Tehzeeb Festival said; “Tehzeeb Festival is now in its 14th year and this year we are planning to organize 13th Tehzeeb Festival and 3rd one at NAPA. This festival will be a two-day affair, which was earlier scheduled to be held three months earlier, but due to consistent rains all over Pakistan this festival was delayed”.
We added; “like all previous editions, this 13th Edition of Tehzeeb Festival will be a success too”.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NAPA, Junaid Zuberi also shared his views and he said; “prime objective of NAPA is to train and educate our students about music and traditional arts. On music side we are training / educating our students on classical-music, folk-music and sufi-music, whereas on the traditional side, we are focusing on theatre-art”.
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