There is a huge event downtown coming up this week by the name of Masala! Mehndi! Masti!. This is a South Asian festival in its fourth consecutive year running. It will be held at the Harbourfront Centre from August 4th to 8th and is completely free of charge.

You might have seen the commercials that are appearing on tv for this festival, but remember since it is completely free of charge, there is not much money for publicity. This is why 'word of mouth' is the best publicity and that is why I am here.

The festival is running over five days, with different events for everyone. There is the section for natural sciences, such as yoga, etc. There is also the dance scene with performances by Shiamak Davar's Dance Workshop and some universities that took part in a competition. There is a mini-film festival. The biggest scene is the music scene, which has a combination of rock , rap, hip hop, classical, sitar and the digridoo, and many other genres. The highlight of the festival is the \"Brit Invasion\" with artists such as SW Storm (performed at Chadigarh Club Dinner), and the Rishi Rich Project (Rishi Rich, Jay Sean, Juggy D. - recently produced a song which is on the soundtrack of the movie Hum Tum).

The festival is massive, and will be enjoyed by all ages. Again it is at the Harbourfront Centre, which can be reached by taking the subway down to Union Station, and then the Lakeshore Blvd. streetcar or the Spadina streetcar and it happens to be the third or fourth stop. I suggest everyone should go down and make a weekend out of it.

The grand finale (not including the afterparty) is a Dandia Dhamaka in the open, on a field inviting a ton of people to just come and have fun. Whether it rains or shines, the festival will go on!

http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/summerfestivals/masala.php" target="_blank">http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/summerfestivals/masala.php</a> click on the link for more info

Hope to see y'all down there!

you got just head of me bro .... thanks for posting htis thread i was just about to post and let everyone know this desi festival....do come down and have fun ...

there is always a lot of hungama in this area these days ...have fun

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Hi All,

MMM, as mentioned by eralier two posts, is a great cultural event for Indians. Everybody, who can, must visit and enjoy.

Especially got all gujaratis and even other desis, pl note follow:

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Dandia Dhamaka! !
Sun, August 8th
5:00 pm

Festival Finale! Participate in a fun-filled and festive traditional Gujarati music and dance outdoor extravaganza. Everyone joins in! Produced by YGnet and supported by Gujarat Abroad.

for more info visit: http://www.satyaarts.com" rel="nofollow">LINK
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It's great fun. Enjoy.

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