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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline JULY 07, 2023 | The Indian Eye 28

Bollywood greats and local talent to perform

at the Annual Vibrant Brampton Festival

RENU MEHTA of life, culture, art, and tradition,”
says Sandeep Prabhakar, co-founder.
Brampton, ON
In addition to Punjabi and Bolly-
owntown Brampton is all set wood celebrities, some of this year’s
to come alive to the sights acts from 100+ Canadian artists in-
Dand sounds of South Asian clude “Hips Don’t Lie”, “Canada
culture with Vibrant Brampton on Dhol Tasha”, “ Smoke Wagon Blues
July 21 and 22. Organized by the Band”, “ Nritya Kala Mandir” Na-
non-profit group Arts and Culture chdi Jawani Bhangra, R&B United
Initiative of South Asia (ACISA), the Band, D-Code Dance & Entertain-
8th annual Vibrant Brampton Festi- ment Aqua Nibii Waawaaskone and
val presented by TD Bank will bring her band of indigenous artists.
a fun-filled outdoor family festival to Like last year, the finale round
the Garden Square in Brampton. of Vstar Talent Hunt & Mentorship
The two-day FREE outdoor Program for upcoming Canadian
festival at Garden Square will kick Artists will be held at Cyril Clark Au-
off with Bollywood Playback singer ditorium on July 15.
Aaman Trikha’s Live-in concert sup- “Vibrant Brampton continues to
ported by several other local artists give opportunities to the upcoming
promising to make you sway to the Aaman Trikha local Canadian talent. #VSTAR is
South Asian music and myriad per- a platform which identifies and men-
formances. The musician will sing tors upcoming local talent. This year,
his hit numbers supported by the we are celebrating its 4th iteration,
talented Avengers Band and per- where several upcoming artists sent
form duets with award winning local their entries to participate in this
talents including Raina Sen, Prabha program, the finale of this hybrid
Subhadra and Sumana Ganguly. event will take place on July 15th”
With several hit Bollywood songs to says Ricky Bajaj, Founding Director,
his credit including chartbusters like ACISA
Prem Lila featuring Salman Khan FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
and Hookah Bar featuring Akshay
Kumar, he got his big entry into Bol- • June 28 & 29 @7 PM EST: Catch
lywood with the song Go Go Gov- exclusive streaming of top 30 up-
inda from the film Oh My God and coming Canadian artists for round
now has over 200 songs in Bollywood two of the #Vstar Talent Hunt &
movies for superstars like Amitabh Mentorship Program on Facebook
Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Live (@vibrantbramtonfest)
Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn,
Varun Dhawan, Sanjay Dutt and • July 15 @5pm EST: #Vstar Tal-
many more. Falak Shabir Jassi Sidhu ent Hunt & Mentorship Pro-
The finale of the outdoor festi- gram. live event at Cyril Clark
val on July 22 will bring an eclectic Auditorium (Free tickets to first
mix of programming that will include de, Rog, Soniye, Rabba Ho will per- munity arts projects on both days for 100 visitors. (Get your tickets
high energy performances by Punjabi form for audiences. kids under 12. To engage the whole at https://www.facebook.com/
Pop Singer, the king of UK Bhangra family, the festival offers free hands- events/809611614120695)
music Jassi Sidhu, who along with “We’re back in person for you on Bollywood & Salsa dance work- • July 21 pm: Watch Aaman Trikha
appearances in Hollywood (Bend It shops. The whole family can enjoy
Like Beckham, Breakaway) is the for our eighth year!” says festi- this event, all with free entry, free and over 50 other artists perform
live at the FREE Outdoor Festival
first Punjabi Artist to collaborate val co-founder Arpan Banerjee. parking and free family activities! @Garden Square Brampton. En-
with a Bollywood Icon on a Punjabi, An amalgamation of culture and
Jassi has always been a pioneer in “Sway and swing to the hit num- diversity in Ontario, Vibrant Bramp- joy sumptuous food, explore down-
the Punjabi music industry. His hits bers of Falak, Jassi and Aaman, ton promotes local talent and in- town Brampton and shop local
like Veerji Vyon Chaleya, Chandi- cludes an exciting line-up of budding • July 22 pm: Watch Jassi Sidhu,
garh Kare Aashiqui are well known eat delicious food, enjoy shop- artists and well-known names in the Falak Shabir and several other Ca-
and have garnered millions of views ping at the Garden Square in entertainment industry that appeals nadian artists perform live at the
worldwide to all. FREE Outdoor Festival @Garden
For Punjabi music lovers, Paki- Brampton.” “Vibrant Brampton aims to pro- Square Brampton. Enjoy sumptu-
stani Punjabi Pop Heartthrob – Fal- mote cross-cultural understanding ous food, ethnic shopping, explore
ak Shabir, best known for his hit Solo Like every year, there will be with the hope of bringing a diverse downtown Brampton and support
tracks Ijazat, Tu Mera Dil, Yaar Mila face-painting, balloons, and com- community together in celebration local businesses.

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