This Friday we will be making a fundraising appeal for PBUK and for the Dobrota charity as part of a broader appeal for many charities during Ramadan. If you have Sky, turn on Iqra TV (Sky channel 826) in the early evening to see the appeal and Chris Hunter, PBUK’s programmes co-ordinator, being interviewed, as […]
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Daimohk’s Dagestan Dance
As I type the young people from Daimohk will be making last minute preparations for tonight’s concert to mark their 10th Anniversary. Many of you will have seen their performances on one of their many tours and marveled at their tremendous energy and spirit. So that no-one feels left out, here is a video of […]
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Daimohk’s 10th Anniversary!
Daimohk’s 10th anniversary concert will be held this evening in Grozny – our Programmes Co-ordinator Chris Hunter spoke with Ramzan Akhmadov the group’s leader yesterday, who was doing a dress rehearsal with the kids.
Did you miss the Daimohk UK Tour this time around, or maybe you saw their breathtaking performances and can’t wait until next year for another fix? We are pleased to announce that we have a selection of merchandise for sale. All proceeds help cover the costs of the tour and enable the group to continue […]
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Your photos and film wanted!
We’ve been so lucky with getting some fantastic coverage of the 2009 Daimohk Tour – both in listings and in various articles in the press and on the BBC. Thanks to all who covered it, and a special thanks to Nick for his photos and prints – hope you got some good shots on Monday! […]
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Thank yous – “Большое спасибо”
It’s with heavy hearts that we said goodbye to Daimohk yesterday morning. It’s been such a busy time, and bringing them here is such a huge task, but despite that I think that we would have loved a few more days with the group! Over 5,000 people came to the five performances and many more […]
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Sadler’s Wells
We’re currently sat in the Lilian Baylis studio preparing for tonight’s performance. The kids are hard at work rehearsing, Ramzan is putting them through their paces, Aiza is making last minute adjustments to costumes and the girls are ironing out the creases. The performance tonight is almost sold out, so we’re hoping for a full […]
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Daimohk Tour update
I’m going to be heading down to London tomorrow afternoon to meet with Daimohk but I’ve been getting some wonderful reports of their tour so far. This latest update comes from our Programmes Co-ordinator, Chris Hunter who has done an immense amount of work to ensure that this tour took place. ‘Daimohk just did an […]
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Coaching Daimohk?
Well, the months of training certainly paid off last night with an absolutely staggering performance at the finale of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, performed to a huge audience of 3,500 people! If you were there then please leave your comments on the performance, or let us know if you have any photos or video you […]
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Michael Hall School
We’re now getting incredibly excited about Daimohk’s visit with the news that they are now making their way across Europe for their first performance in Llangollen at the weekend! A phenomenal amount of work is taking place so that the children have a fun and relaxing time on the tour, so huge thanks once again […]