– An Indian Retro Concert

Indian movie masala is being taken in a unique direction with the upcoming staging of an Indian Retro Concert. Here Mark Kazim and Ttonya Singh pose for Chronicle photographer Samuel Maughn.

It is almost now cliché to hear “old is gold” but when it comes to the music of Hindi cinema, no one can really argue with that.

Songs of the 50s and the three decades that followed remain some of the most popular Hindi movie songs, be it the sensual Aaiye Meharbaan (Howrah Bridge, 1958) or the soulful Lag Ja Gale (Woh Kaun Thi, 1964). Be it romance, comedy, cabaret, or even an ode to Orient nations, Bollywood delivered in the good old days. When the 1980s was breaking out in the west, so too it was in the east, with Bollywood churning out some of the best disco music the industry has ever produced.

Now, Black Sage Media, a cultural development organization made up of a diverse group of young professionals, in association with the Indian Action Committee (formerly Indian Arrival Committee) have teamed up to present open air concerts featuring evergreen Hindi classics.

The shows concerts, featuring a range of songs and dances, are billed for the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground on Friday, November 20, and then the Rose Hall Canje Ground on Saturday, November 21. The show is also planned for the Indian Monument Gardens on November 22. (Photo by Samuel Maughn)