Najma Akhtar and Gary Lucas Bring 'Rishte' Alive in London

Filed under: Around the World Christina Griffiths LONDON - The Hindi word rishte, explained singer Najma Akhtar onstage at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town last Thursday, means relationship or connection - with a lover, God, time or even a creative process. It was by this point already quite clear this evening that the latter was very much the case with Gary Lucas, with whom she was sharing the stage and a very creative connection in only their second concert together since she and the New York-bas...

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