Sohan Kailey

I am very excited and looking forward to providing the Punjabi Bhangra Arts and Cultural workshop for the Saanjha Women’s Group in Walsall.

I shall be taking them on a musical dance journey from Walsall, England all the way to Punjab, India and around the world 🌏

This project is supported by CBC Creative Black Country as part of Arts Council Englands, Creative People and Places National Portfolio Programme.

Thank you very much to:


Whenever I get the unique opportunity of working with South Asian Punjabi Women, Aunties, Bibiya, Dhadiya, it reminds me of my family community, my Mum, Dad and Grandparents from Punjab, North India.

When I used to live in Wolverhampton (The Black Country) back in the 80s. Family weekend gatherings, watching Indian movies on the VHS tapes, the Indian Punjabi weddings amongst other events and celebrations 🙏🏽 🇮🇳🇬🇧

The Saanjha Women’s Group is a vibrant, South Asian community and wellbeing organization in Walsall, West Midlands. It provides a safe, welcoming space for local women to socialize, exercise, and overcome social isolation.

Key Activities & SupportHealth & Wellbeing:

The group partners with local councils to host healthy living events, exercise sessions, and specific initiatives like ladies-only water safety programs.

Social Connections: Created to help women who may feel lonely, socially isolated, or afraid to leave their homes, the group meets regularly to build a supportive, empowering sisterhood.

The group regularly takes part in enabling women from the British South Asian community to engage in a range of community activities.

Once Upon a Time a young man had travelled to the Town of St Helens. It was rather dark and he appeared to have been lost. He found a beautiful building with a sign that read St Helens Church.

There was no one about so he decided to open the rustic iron bolt by turning it. It made clanking sounds and soon he was able to walk through. There was no one about. He saw a bright light appearing from the edges of a door. On walking through this room he gazed upon an ancient book 📖 The book was ancient and so he decided to open the book and by turning the pages the whole room was filled with a beautiful golden light, there were sparkles everywhere.

The young man was transformed into a Bhangra Dancing Character dressed in a wonderful colourful and traditional costume. He had many features and then all@of a sudden he heard the sound of music coming from the main hall.

Pushing his way through the door he saw hundreds of people celebrating, singing, dancing, sharing food and enjoying each others company.

He had arrived at Wonders of the World Festival.

Thank you Wonder Arts Cafe Laziz
St Helens Minster

La Musica Latin Americas

A wonderful afternoon surrounded by music from around the world including Latin America which included countries such as Mexico, Bolivia, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru.

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Music, dance, arts and culture from South America 🌎
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So much respect for music and dance from other cultures taking place at St Helens Church. Bringing the wider community together. People uniting together to promote community cohesion, using the arts to help build bridges amongst different cultures, learning from each other. sharing food and interaction with stories from different parts of the world.

It was wonderful to meet everyone ⭐️😃❤️💫🎭

Thank you to my friends
Wonder Arts
Cafe Laziz
St Helens Minster

Thank you to everyone at Sandwell Carers Week event 2026, celebrating the incredible contribution of unpaid Carers across our community.

Forward Carers brought together community organisations, statutory services and partners from across Sandwell for this family-friendly celebration at the wonderful Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre.

There was entertainment, wellness activities, and plenty more with over 40 confirmed information stands alongside activities such as tai-chi, yoga, and face painting, and live performances from the likes Sohan Kailey Bhangra Dancing and Line Dancing activities.

Midland Mencap was there with their Parkride Accessible Bikes, giving attendees the chance to experience an accessible wellbeing ride.

Whether you are a Carer, support someone who is, or work in a service that supports Carers, this event offers a welcoming space to discover support and meet others.

The event runs from 10am – 2:30pm, pop in at any time!

Thank you Carer Friendly Communities Forward Carers Sandwell Valley Country Park

One way of connecting people and communities is through the Arts. To embrace the wider community to bring about positive change and nurture values and share differences. To come together and shine under the same beautiful sky ☺️

A wonderful day over at Warley Woods Park in Bearwood for the start of their Artisan Markets. It was a pleasure to entertain families on the green as part of this new initiative.

Using the magical and medieval fountain as the focal point for the interactive storytelling and Punjabi Bhangra Folk Dancing experience 🌳📚💦🪄✨🥁
Taking families on a great Bhangra Bounce dancing adventure with Bhangra Bunny and friends.

Keeping the performance creative is what I love and enjoy at best. Taking Bhangra and the Arts to outdoor spaces and really embracing park spaces, green spaces, dancing amongst the beautiful natural environment and linking the ancient dance to woodlands 🪵 🌳📚

It was also wonderful to invite my good friend Ajay Nagi to accompany me with his amazing Dhol Drumming skills. We’ve known each other for many years 🥁

I’d like to thank everyone at Warley Woods Park Trust and my friends at Black Country Touring BCT for organising the event and family fun entertainment.

Black Country Touring

Warley Woods Trust

Thank you to all the funding partners and friends for all their help.