Lecture

Abdalla Uba Adamu

Sat, Aug 8, 2015

Lecture Hall

5 pm

Free admission

Abdalla Uba Adamu , © Nura Ibrahim

In his lecture Abdalla Uba Adamu explains how the success of Bollywood films in northern Nigeria has influenced the local popular culture.

Adamu is a film maker, cultural anthropologist and media analyst at the Bayero University in Kano.

Aug 8, 2015

Mungal Patasar

Sitar meets steel drum, tabla meets conga: The Indian diaspora has also left its traces in the Caribbean – in the cuisine, the culture and especially in the music.
Aug 8, 2015

Barmer Boys

“Folk with Attitude:” The Barmer Boys play Qawwali Sufi music or the energetic sounds of their native province Rajasthan in a catchy, modernized version.
Aug 8, 2015

Bharat Mata / Mother India

D: Mehboob Khan, India 1957, 172 min, English subtitles

One of the greatest Hindi film classics of all time