Pakistani rock band The Ragaboyz will perform in Shimla as part of cultural exchange programmes between India and Pakistan. The event is being organised by the North Zone Culture Centre of Patiala and the Ministry of Culture at the Gaiety Theatre on April 16, State Department Of language, Art and Culture Director Arun Sharma.
The programme is part of Baisakhi celebrations as the band will perform in Jalandhar, Patiala, Chandigarh and Shimla from April 13-17.Arun Sharma, said that the programme will be held from 7 pm at Shimla.
He said that The Ragaboyz is a group of three brothers of Pakistan and their concerts belongs to Patiala Gharana. The lineage of Patiala Gharana goes back to Ustad Kaluji (Durbar Gayak of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh), followed by his sons and the greatest singers of that era — Ustad Ali Baksh Jarnail and Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan.The youngest of the three brothers, Inam Ali is a hardcore classical singer.