The Indian icon’s first performance in Germany: For decades, Asha Bhosle together with her sister Lata Mangeshkar have been Bollywood’s leading female vocalists. Her repertoire extends from pop to traditional and classical Indian music.

Bollywood melodies on Greek bouzoukis! While appreciation for Indian cinema came late to Germany, it has enthralled audiences in other countries, such as Greece, since the 1950's. Many of the songs in Greece’s pop canon are actually cover versions of popular Hindi film songs.

Giorgos Markakis will be talking about the influence of Bollywood film music on Greek popular music since the 1950s.