Salt Nights and Salt Soiree – Major Salt Arts productions to rock the stage this August
Salt Nights and Salt Soiree
Major Salt Arts productions to rock the stage this August
Salt Arts is back with two major shows this month: firstly, the South Asian ensemble will be jamming on 27th August 2019 with the “Salt Soiree 32 – The Elusive Monsoon” installment. Taking place in their favorite center, Alliance France, this gathering will offer soulful music familiar to South Asian taste, heart and mind. Secondly, Salt Arts’s most common rendition, Salt Nights is coming up with a new installment on 29th August, 2019 , in collaboration with Pakistan’s hottest EDM icons SOMEWHATSUPER: Punjab based duo Talha Dar and Feroze Faisal. The show is to be held at the beach luxury hotel from 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm.
With these two shows in store, Salt Arts is all set to give the city by the sea a great deal to look forward to. Continue reading to find out more about these events and why is it a wise idea to take time out and trust Salt Arts to help you relax, get entertained and to make you appreciate art for its worth.
Salt Soiree 32 and the South Asian Ensemble
If you belong to South Asia, you are aware that the arrival of monsoon season has always been greeted in this part of the world and with a deep impact on art, literature and music. A unique bond of music and this rainy season brings delight (among other emotions) to our mind, heart and soul.
Salt Arts has contributed to this musical literature in its own unique manner. It was in 2016 when on a rainy monsoon afternoon, while sipping on hot cups of chai, the co-heads of Salt Arts sat together and planned to form an ensemble of South Asian sounds, with the collective musical talent and memory of the team and its collaborations. Soon on August 2016, the first production of the ensemble was launched, named “One Love Southasia”.
Since then, the ensemble has been evolving each year in its better shape, and has performed a number of times as part of their Salt Soiree series in the city of Karachi (a city that Salt Art deems as the hub of South Asian music).
Its not just in Karachi but to date, the Ensemble has performed multiple times in Pakistan and the UK, exploring the soundscapes and the musical emotions of this region. For instance, in May 2017, the ensemble was presented with an audio-visual rendition with a rich and contemporary mix of South Asia’s most significant musical traditions. Taking inspirations from Qawwali, Salt Arts blended the music with new world sounds as composed and produced by Hamza Akram Qawwal and Ahsan Bari Music.
Salt Soiree 32: The elusive monsoon, every year – forever.
Now in 2019, the ensemble is back again with Salt Soiree 32 – the elusive monsoon.
The monsoon line up will feature Ahsan Bari again for vocals, keys and guitars, Lenny Massey, for clarinet, saxophone and also keys, Abdul Aziz Kazi for drums and percussions, Anas Alam khan for bass and also Turab Ali, who will play the melodious sound of Sitar.
The show will also be featuring Quaid Ahmed, Omran Shafique and Nimra Rafiq, along with Salt Arts resident DJ, Hussain Dossa. The doors for the event will open sharp at 8:30pm and will close at midnight. The evening will also include dinner and a hot/cold drinks bar.
The South Asia Ensemble, jamming on “Jiya Jalay” from the Bollywood film, “Dil se”
Salt Nights
“Salt Nights” are classic Salt Arts events, evenings offered in collaboration with a diverse range of artists, in diverse flavors and genres. Thus far, Salt Arts has arranged many Salt Nights, with Mirage the band, Tollcrane, Pepsi bands, just to name a few.
Similarly, on August 29th, Salt Nights is bringing yet another show, now featuring the Lahore-based band that has become a contemporary sensation, SomeWhatSuper (read here, “The unstoppable rise of SomeWhatSuper”).
Hitting Patari’s all-time hits charts with its several songs, especially with ‘The Sibbi Song’, the two-man outfit of SomeWhatSuper has made its place in the music industry. It also shared the stage with Atif Aslam at the recently held Geo-Lux Style Awards in Karachi. Along with them, Turhan James, the Canadian DJ and a hot new name in Pakistani music scene, will present the opening act of the night.
So, the evening of 29th August, at the Beach Luxury hotel, is a perfect environment to disengage from the bleak reality that surrounds us and engage your senses to dance, dance and dance!
It would be unfair if we do not inform you about a catch that Salt Arts, in association with FindMyAdventure, is offering. Show up on 29th, find the kiosk, show your ticket and sign up to get a chance to win a trip to the majestic Hunza Valley!
Why Salt Arts is worth investing for:
From Zoe Viccaji to the band “Strings”, many major musicians and bands have worked with salt arts, and to day, sing praises of the production company’s professionalism and passion for music production.
Firstly, collaboration reigns supreme at Salt Arts. Trusting the power of inter-disciplinary movement, and collective spirit, Salt Art believes in collaboration at every level.
Secondly, the quality and design of productions is top notch. Salt Arts functions on models and variables that aim towards a collective win for all stakeholders involved. More than just being the “middle-man”, the company enables conceptual development, visual management and strategic planning so as to ensure quality creative productions.
Also, when we talk about quality, we mean that Salt Arts holds pride in instilling zeal and motivation in both the ends – performers and the audiences. It promises to handle the curation, management and production of events, leaving performers and artists to focus on delivering their content. Resultantly, you find a diverse and a deeply interested audience. After all, audience development is one of the major areas Salt Arts works on, as it continues to celebrate our larger South Asian identity.
Henceforth, you as an audience are guaranteed to feel valued. The co-founder and artistic director of Salt Arts, Raania Azam Khan Durrani, also emphasized in her feature article with The Express Tribune, “Salt Arts intends on enriching and uplifting cultural landscapes by developing audiences — converting intenders to attendees — via quality programming, and design”. Raania also mentioned a throwback to Salt Art’s first ever show where a surprised audience tweeted how the show started sharp on time, emphasizing how Salt Art’s punctuality shows value to audience members’ commitment. One press release also noted, “Salt Arts creates new musical ensembles, building opportunities for artists and audiences to engage in audio visual experiences.”
So music enthusiasts, if you know anything about Salt Arts, you know that their tickets sell like hot cakes. If you want to have a piece, spare no time and register at their box office. Click here to access the “Salt Soiree 32” Facebook event page, and here to access the “Salt Nights: SomeWhatSuper + Turhan James” facebook event page.
