Dubai: Danish band Outlandish, known for hits such as Aicha and Walou, will perform at a free-to-the-public concert at The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence on Wednesday at 8pm.
The performance will mark the opening of the Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) and its musical segment called Rhythm & Reels. Check out Gulf News' special coverage of Diff
Comprising Isam Bachiri, Waqas Ali Qadri and Lenny Martinez, Outlandish's musical style is inspired in part by the cultural roots of the members and often contain lyrics in Spanish, Urdu, Arabic, Punjabi and Danish.
There performance will follow the opening ceremony of the festival at Madinat Arena in Madinat Jumeirah, attended by Arab, Hollywood and Bollywood celebrities and the screening of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, the Tom Cruise-starrer partly shot in Dubai.
Other performances at Rhythm & Reels include one by the 60-member UAE-German philharmonic orchestra on Thursday and a concert featuring Australian virtuoso pianist Tom Donald, Sicilian Bagpipes, sax player and flaustist Tanino Lazzaro, accordionist Giancarlo Parisi, and Harp, Didgeridoo and Tambourine player Luca Recupero on Friday.
Music-inspired films including Silence: All Roads Lead to Musc, Peter Gabriel: New Blood Live in London 3D concert, Neil Young: Journeys and God Bless Ozzy Osbourne will be screened every night for free.
For a full schedule, go to www.DubaiFilmFest.com
