Edinburgh Mela Festival Ticketed Events
For all the events and performances below, a ticket is required for entry.
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Khuda Kay Liye (In the Name of God)
Writer, Producer & Director Shoaib Mansoor
Mon 25th 7.30pm Vue Cinemas Ocean Terminal £6 (£5)
In Pakistan, it's war between Fundamentalists and liberal Muslims, while in the US, the 'war on terror' has made anyone with a Muslim name a suspect citizen. Superb performances and cinematography, and an A-class 'cross-over' soundtrack, draw us into this heart-wrenching story of a musician abroad who encounters the sharp end of global politics. The film has broken box office records in Pakistan.
Feature, Drama PAKISTAN/2007/Cert 12/160 MINS/ URDU/ ENGLISH Subtitled in English
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Jihad: Inner Struggle
Theatre Insaan Mon 25th 7.30pm Tues 26th 2pm Thurs 28th & Fri 29th 6.30pm
The Big Top £10 (£8)
How do you reconcile what you experience in the world outside with what you feel inside?
Two men share a house. One is a British Asian Ugandan of Islamic background, the other an Israeli of Jewish background.
Jihad: Inner Struggle tells the story of the similarities, differences and prejudices that exist as these two people, from completely different cultural perspectives, get to know each other.
Jihad: Inner Struggle is a highly relevant, personal story for today, set in the global context of wars, land disagreements, occupations, cultural clashes, terrorism, world changing handshakes, sexual freedom, music, drugs, miracles, disasters…
This show deals with adult themes and material and is suitable 16+years.
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The !Gubi Family
Indigenous People Tues 26th 7.30pm The Big Top £10 (£8)
The !Gubi Family are an enchanting family of six San or Bushmen musicians, ranging in age from 18 to 80, and are the keepers of a vanishing tradition of San Musical Culture. Their home is Corridor 18, in the Kalahari Desert, Namibia. The San are the originators of trance dance and their music is specifically designed to evoke an altered state of consciousness through the rhythms and beats, enabling the musician to enter a trance and perform healing on both individuals and the tribe. The music of this family has captivated the ear of top international artists and they have collaborated with Pops Mohammed and Zena Williams, to produce the internationally acclaimed album, 'SanScapes'.
The performance begins with a film introducing the family in their village in Namibia.
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Mistaken
Writer & Director Shahid Nadeem Producer Sarmed Mirza
Tues 26th 7.30pm Vue Cinemas Ocean Terminal £6 (£5)
One summer evening, the police burst into a Glaswegian Asian household. The son, Ali has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism. Trapped between cops, hacks, mullahs and militants, as their world descends into a nightmare, the Malik family discover that all is not well with their son. Yet not everybody is an enemy. This fast-paced drama is the first-ever feature film to have been made by the South Asian Scots diaspora.
Feature, Drama UK/2007/Cert 12 /110 MINS/ ENGLISH/ URDU - Subtitled
Post show discussion with Producer, Cast and Crew.
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Music Documentaries
Wed 27th Aug 7.30pm Vue Cinemas, Ocean Terminal £6 (£5)
These films explore the central, sometimes contested, role of music in South Asian culture. Khayal Darpan carries us through the rich range and history of classical music in Pakistan and the impact of the Partition of India on these art-forms.
In The Rock Star and the Mullahs, guitar legend and peacenik, Salman Ahmad, teases out the relationships between music, Sufism and Islamism in contemporary Pakistan. Finally, plug into the Pakistani anti-terrorism song,
Yeh Hum Naheen!
Khayal Darpan (A Mirror of Imagination)
Dir/Prod: Yousuf Saaed India/2006/105 mins/Urdu/Hindustani/Subtitled
The Rock Star and the Mullahs
Dir. Ruhi Hamid, Prod: Angus Macqueen UK/2003/
Cert 12 /50mins/English/Urdu/Subtitled
Yeh Hum Naheen (This Is Not Us)
Dir/Prod: Waseem Mahmood Pakistan/2007/Urdu/English Subtitles
Films programmed by Heer Productions in association with the Edinburgh Mela.
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The Orquesta Típica Imperial UK PREMIERE
Thurs 28th 8.30pm The Big Top £10 (£8)
The Orquesta Típica Imperial is a group of young tango musicians from Buenos Aires. Over the past five years, the Orquesta Típica Imperial has performed at some of the most prestigious venues and tango festivals in Europe and Latin America.
With an almost film soundtrack quality, let their music take you on a magical journey where colourful pictures and emotions develop in your mind.
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Circus Re-mix
UpSwing
SCOTTISH PREMIERE
Fri 29th 8.30pm £10 (£8) The Big Top
A big top lies at the heart of Edinburgh's Mela, so what better space for one of the UK's leading aerial companies. Upswing's work draws on diverse cultural references to provide a 'pick'n'mix' of circus and hip-hop talent, created especially for the festival.
Upswing presents a selection of 'sweet treats to infectious beats' that bring a new dimension to the UK circus scene.
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DCS supported by Notorious Jatt & Northern Lights
Sat 30th 8pm Ocean Kitchen £8 in advance £10 on the door
Saturday night's concert headliner is DCS, supported by Notorious Jatt and Northern Lights. DCS is a global legend and one of the original leading British Asian bands. Their live shows are a talking point for their sheer energy and bold performances.
Their set at the festival will mark a lively end to the first day of the Mela Weekend.
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Rishi Rich Productions Presents...
Sun 31st 7pm Ocean Kitchen £8 in advance £10 on door
As one of the closing events of this year's festival, we present a fantastic concert that will get everybody in Ocean Kitchen up and on their feet. Rishi Rich Productions presents HDhami, Veronica, Mumzy, DJ Krash and Juggi D.
Join us for this great line up, hosted by Rishi Rich himself.
Book early as tickets will be sure to sell out.
