Gurdas Maan
Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (10:01): I recently had the great pleasure of attending a concert by the great Gurdas Maan at Melbourne Park. Gurdas Maan is arguably Punjab’s number one singer and performer, with 30 albums over a 45-year career. His music is known for unifying people across the region and being a bridge to communities around the world, including outside of Indian culture. With 5000 people in attendance, we saw members of Melbourne’s thriving Punjabi community of all generations, young and old, come out in force to dance and to enjoy his music. It is certainly clear why Gurdas Maan is the living legend of Punjabi music. I have also had the privilege of joining Gurdas Ji on stage. Fortunately for the audience, I was not there to sing, but I did get to share a few words welcoming him to Melbourne. It was a truly special occasion, and it was wonderful to be up on stage with Gurdas Ji. I then got to return to the crowd and had a bit of a dance, a bit of a boogie, including with some of my constituents who I bumped into on the night, which was a great pleasure as well. It was a terrific concert. Thank you to Creative Events, Hanz Events, Shinkoo, Lali and the Kumar brothers for having me there.