AWARD NOMINATION

It is our great pleasure to announce that the Cassius Khan Ghazal/Tabla album, "Mushtari - a live concert" has been nominated for the 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards in the World Album of the Year Category! For a complete listing of the nominees in each category for the Western Canadian Music Awards, please go to:

http://breakoutwest.ca/

Cassius comments:

"I would like to thank all of my friends, family and fans around the world for all of their love and support in my musical career. I could not have done it without all of you.

Special thanks to my wife, Amika for her superb Harmonium playing, cover design, and her amazing love and support to make this album happen, to Lavika Kushwaha and Monica Koodoo for their beautiful Taanmandal playing, and Gary Sill for the wonderful recording in his live audience oriented studio at his residence."

• Nominated for the 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards World Album of the Year, "Mushtari" is appropriately available worldwide!

Click here to buy this album!

July 15th-17th
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Cassius Khan and Amika Kushwaha LIVE
Ghazal/Tabla solo
(other collaborative performances to follow)
time TBA www.thefestival.bc.ca

August 7-8th 2011
New Westminster Cultural Crawl
Cassius Khan LIVE with Amika Kushwaha on Harmonium
(Venue and time TBA)

August 13th 2011
Sawan Mela, Vancouver BC
Cassius Khan LIVE with Amika Kushwaha on Harmonium
Ghazal/Tabla solo concert
(time TBA)

August 13th 2011
Christchurch Catherdral, Vancouver BC, 1:00 PM
Cassius Khan on Tabla / Mohamed Assani on Sitar
Tickets:www.musicfestvancouver.com

August 27th 2011
Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music
New Westminster BC
(Performers, Time and Venue TBA)

September 2-4 Nashville, TN, USA
National Arts Folk Festival
Cassius Khan LIVE
(Date and venue TBA)

October - November 2011
Salil Bhatt/Cassius Khan India Tour
(All dates and cities TBA)

• The 2009 Cassius Khan Home Concert was a great success.

Click the photo to see a slide show of images from the event!t