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Artists take to stage at Asian festival
3:25pm Wednesday 8th November 2006
Comments (0)ACTS travelled from as far afield as America to perform at Dartford's fourth annual indoor Mela.
More than 1,000 people watched performances from a range of artists at the Mick Jagger Centre, Shepherds Lane, Dartford.
Bhangra artist Balwinder Safri took time out from touring America to perform at the Asian festival.
There were also performances from Notorious Jatt, boy band 1TD, Phase 5 Steel Band, the Cullen Academy of Irish Dance and the Cultural Beats Project.
The Mela is organised by the North West Kent Racial Equality Council in partnership with Four by Four Bhangra Youth Club, based in Lower Grange Road, Gravesend, and is supported by Dartford Council.
Racial Equality Council assistant director Gurvinder Sandher said: "The Mela is now recognised as one of the best culturally diverse arts events in Kent."
- To see a gallery of pictures from the event, click here
To watch a video from the Mela launch event, click here
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