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London - The British Iranian Business And Professional Society Norouz Gala

b-fSaturday March 27, 2010
Jumeirah Carlton Tower 7PM

Programme will include drinks reception followed by a three course dinner, live music and dance till late!

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London - Uyghur Ensemble Nowruz Celebration

London-Uyghur-EnsembleFriday March 19, 2010
SOAS 7PM

SOAS Department of Music and the Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus Nowruz celebration with live music from the London Uyghur Ensemble.

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London – Norouz at Hampstead Town Hall

Hampstead-town-hallFriday March 19, 2010
Hampstead Town Hall 7PM

Nima Leon – Lead Vocals and Guitars
Babak Saeedi – Keyboard and Guitars
Saeed – Lead Vocals
Malik Tebrizli – Percussions

Traditional Azerbaijani,  Belly, and Latin dance shows

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London - Contemporary Iranian's 4Shanbeh Soori and Norooz

Contemporary-IranianTuesday March 16, 2010
GINGLIK 7PM

Let’s celebrate 4Shanbeh Souri and Nowruz with with Persian art:
music, photography, painting, cartoon, short film and dance

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Cambridge UK - Nauryz, Central Asian Spring New Year Festival

CU-Kazakh-Society-NauryzWednesday March 10, 2010
Jesus College, Chapel and Forum 7PM

We would like to share this spring cheer with you! Come and discover completely different cultures, traditional costumes, dance, music and food.

Come and bring your friends!

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Europe - Abjeez Norouz Concerts

abjeezMarch 7 – 27, 2010
Sweden, England, France, Germany

Persian slang for sister … and that’s just what they are – Safoura and Melody Safavi.  Backed by a colorful crew of musicians, the two abjee’s present their own original brand of Persian world pop!

Abjeez lyrics, often humorous and sometimes rebellious, are written in Farsi, but the expressive groove of the music and the abjees’ dramatic delivery break down all language barriers to create a new synthesis of cultures.

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London - British Museum Norouz

British-MuseumSaturday March 20, 2010
Sunday March 21, 2010

Great Court 11-16:30

Visit the Ancient Iran Gallery, watch dancers and listen to musicians, enjoy myths and legends of Persia and take part in family activities.

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London - Googoosh

Googoosh-2010Sunday  March 21, 2010
Wembley Arena

The most celebrated recording artist in Iran for over three decades. Unable to perform in Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution due to the ban on solo female singers, her music now has a world-wide following.

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London - MTO Sufi Society Norouz Celebration

mto-london-2010Saturday March 13, 2010
SOAS – University of London

Sunday March 14, 2010
SOAS – University of London

The Norouz Celebration is a renowned programme that has now taken place every year for the past 9 years. The programme is a result of the hard work and co-operation of the MTO Sufi Society®, MTO College® and students from SOAS University. The event has become highly anticipated and is now a highlight of the calendar.

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London - Iran Heritage Foundation Celebrates Norouz

Saturday 20 March 2010
Old Billingsgate, London

IRAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Cordially invites you to celebrate
The Iranian New Year NOROUZ

The evening’s entertainment will include  Darius Danesh  Pop Idol finalist and platinum selling singer-songwriter , and Vida Edalat Ensemble

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