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24 September 2014

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Hundreds enjoy Taste event

Hundreds of people enjoyed a feast of food, music, arts, dancing and more when Leicester Market was taken over by BBC Leicester's Taste event.

Taste
Description:	Enjoy a free sample of the best in arts, music, food, dance and more during Taste in Leicester Market
Start Date:	29/08/2004
Start Time:	17:30
End Time:	23:00
Contact Name:	Karen Pirie or Parminder Dosanjh
Telephone Number:	0116 251 6688
E-mail:	leicester@bbc.co.uk
Genres:	Art, Community, Live Music, Outdoors & Attractions, Performing Arts, Kids & Family
Organisations:	BBC Leicester and Roots (Organiser)
Venue Name:	Leicester Market
Travel:	bus: Any bus to Leicester City Centre or St Margarets Bus Station. Ten minutes walk from St Margarets - walk to the right at station and turn left up Churchgate. Walk to top of Churchgate and at Clock Tower turn right up High Street, take the first left into Market Place. train: Train to Leicester, taxis available at the station or approximately 10 minutes walk. Turn right out of station and cross London Road to Granby Street, walk down Granby Street to Gallowtree Gate (see pedestrianised area). Entrance to market is on left of Starbucks cafe. road: Use any city centre car park - The Shires on High Street is very close.

Whet your appetite

More than 50 artists and acts from across Leicestershire and beyond are expected to take part

Visitors can enjoy free samples of Kurdish, Indian and Caribbean food

Bring your own percussion instruments along and join in a drum party at the end of the night

Leicester Market became a garden of earthly delights during the August Bank Holiday weekend.

"It was really quite a spectacular sight to see so many people dancing in the market - really letting their hair down."

Karen Pirie, Taste co-ordinator

BBC Leicester and Arts Council England’s Roots project presented a Sunday evening programme of music, food, massage, artwork, poetry, installations, dance and displays… and shopping which was enjoyed by hundreds of people.

This feast for the senses featured local artists and musicians including DJ Psychomantis, Persian and Chinese musicians - all home-grown talent.

Nothing exciting happens here!

The unseasonable weather held off. A mid-afternoon downpour was followed by clear blue skies in time for the start of the event which was opened by reknowned Leicester opera singer Diana Sharp.

The evening's entertainment continued with hip-hop sounds from Psychomantus and Pedestrian and included some spectacular breakdancing. Several hundred people joined a salsa session led by local dance school Havana Nights. And the evening ended with a world music DJ set from Una Musica Brutal complemented by a collective of local drummers.

And the free food was a big hit. Attendees tucked into Kurdish, Indian and Caribbean cuisine.Co-ordinator Karen Pirie said: “The mix of people who come along shows just how diverse the entertainment on offer was. It was really quite a spectacular sight to see so many people dancing in the market - really letting their hair down."Roots co-ordinator Parminder Dosanjh said: “Taste was a great opportunity for people to sample something new. The market was so alive - even at 11pm."For more information about Taste ring Karen or Parminder on 0116 251 6688, email leicester@bbc.co.uk or log on to bbc.kongjiang.org/www.bbc.co.uk/leicester.Were you at Taste? Let us know what you thought of the event.

last updated: 02/06/06

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