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SAYARTS.COM CIC SAYARTS.COM is the driving force behind Sufi music in the UK, promoting international concerts with

SAYARTS.COM CIC is the driving force behind Sufi music in the UK, promoting international concerts with artists from the Indian Sub-continent. Our aim is to develop young audiences and nurture talent specifically in the area of Qawwali, a vibrant Sufi musical tradition that stretches back more than 700 years with its roots in 8th Century Persia and development throughout India crossing many cultur

al and linguistic barriers. One of the most famous Qawwals was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who worked with artists such as Peter Gabriel, Madonna and Pavarotti. Qawwali is popular in the West, because through the music is the understanding of the message. Working with Nusrats nephews and other leading disciples of Qawwali, SAYarts.com has helped make a South Asian genre of spiritual incantation into a globally recognised art form. Social problems and disenfranchised young people everywhere can be addressed through this powerful medium. At SAYARTS.COM CIC we are committed to spreading this message and welcome the opportunity to come and introduce these themes to your school, college, youth or community group, in fact to any arts centre, organisation or individuals who might benefit from the uniting and peaceful influence of this vibrant, pure art form

13/03/2026
11/03/2026

Our annual summit Murmuration is next Wednesday! Join us at the Royal Shakespeare Company as we continue to collectively strategise for culture in 2026.

Murmuration is a space to report back on what we’ve achieved, as well as driving forward our collective impact, innovation and ambition. Through the lens of systems change, together we’ll be exploring what other sectors and leaders have done to innovate with audiences, workforce and equity; to inspire us to realise our collective ambition for the people and places of the West Midlands and take actions back to our work and organisations.

📅 Wednesday 18th March 2026
🕙 10am - 4pm
📍 Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon

Outline programme:
10.00am Arrivals, Registration & Networking Breakfast
10:55am Welcome: Ecology to Murmuration
11:00am Collective Futures for Culture
- Baroness Hodge of Barking
- Selina Thompson Artistic Director & CEO, Selina Thompson Ltd
11:45am A Collective Response
- Kat Hughes & Cara Pickering, Leadership Associates, Culture Central
12:30pm Lunch
1:00pm Our Role in Innovation and Systems Change
- Julie Temperley, Senior Associate, Innovation Unit
1:15pm Innovation for Audiences, Skills and Equity
- Gurpri Bains, EDI strategist & Founder, Hyphen8 Labs
- Ed Fidoe, CEO, London Interdisciplinary School
- Si Chun, Head of Research, Intelligence and Inclusive Growth, West Midlands Combined Authority
- Katy Raines, Founder & CEO, Indigo
2:15pm Workshop/Breakouts: Our Roles in Murmuration
3:15pm Where Next?
3:30pm - 4:00pm Networking & Refreshments

Last few tickets remaining - sign up here: https://www.culturecentral.co.uk/events/cuture-centrals-wm-culture-summit-2026-murmuration

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