Talkaoke teams up with the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro or World Literature Centre at the Brady centre for this festival- an expose of classical and contemporary Bangladeshi and British Asian culture.
Talkaoke will be between 2pm and 6.30 on Sunday but it is just one of many events which run from 12 to 9pm see Bishwo Shahitto Kendro’s website www.bskl.co.uk for the full programme information
Entrance to Brady Arts Centre is free
It’s a play on words Boi means book in Bangla as well as being the first bit of Boishakh, the first month of the Bangla Calendar
from the programme:
This is that time of the year again!
Boishakhi Mela is knocking at our door so is Boi-Lit (Boishakhi Literature) Festival
2005.
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, London cordially invites you to the 5th Boi-Lit Festival. Boi-lit is a fringe Festival of Bangla New Year celebration at Bangla Town (Brick Lane) in East London on Sunday the 15 May 2005
at the Brady Arts Centre
Also included will be story telling in the Bangla style for the kids, a book fair, music, dance, poetry readings as well as film and other delights including a wide spectrum of Bangla cuisine
Talkaoke
Event: Boi Lit Festival
Date: Sunday 15 May
Time: 2 til 6.30
Venue: The Main Hall in the Brady Arts Centre
Address: 192-196 Hanbury Street, London E1 5HU
Entry: Free
Nearest tube: Whitechapel
Buses: London Journey Planner
webcast on www.talkaoke.com? no