Pak rock band to perform in Shimla

Famous Pakistani rock band “The Raga Boyz” will perform at an evening of pop music to be organised by the North Zone Culture Centre, Patiala and union ministry of culture at Gaiety Theatre on April 16. In a press statement issued here, the director of department of language, art and culture, Arun Sharma.

Famous Pakistani rock band “The Raga Boyz” will perform at an evening of pop music to be organised by the North Zone Culture Centre, Patiala and union ministry of culture at Gaiety Theatre on April 16.

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In a press statement issued here, the director of department of language, art and culture, Arun Sharma said the programme is part of the Baisakhi celebrations as ‘The Raga Boyz’ have been invited to perform at Jalandhar, Patiala, Chandigarh and Shimla from April 13 to April 17.

“This will be part of a cultural exchange programme between Pakistan and India with a view to maintain cordial relations between the two countries,” he said.

He said ‘The Raga Boyz’ is a group of three brothers of Pakistan, who belong to the Patiala Gharana of music. Arun Sharma said the lineage of Patiala Gharana goes back to Ustad Kaluji (Durbar Gayak of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh), followed by his sons and the greatest singers of that era — Ustad General Ali Baksh and Ustad Badey Fateh Ali Khan.

He said ‘The Raga Boyz’ is the ninth generation of this esteemed family.