[Gayle]

No, you're wrong. The event used to be over two days - Mela on one day and indie local bands on the other. They were organised by two separate groups. One group stopped putting their event on the other group carried on. That was nothing to do with the Mela getting funding because it's for Asians and the other not, it was to do with effort - the other group stopped trying. So, the Mela then incorporated a bit of the other one so that it was more inclusive. Really you should be thanking the Mela group for not letting the other completely disappear.