Sounds of Kolachi to shake things up
Band-cum-orchestra first to perform in Salt Shaker concert series
Sameer Ahmed, Ahsan Bari and Sharjeel O’Neil performing at the Lahooti Live Sessions. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
KARACHI:
Picking from where they left off, the Sounds of Kolachi are set to make a striking return with their first major live-stage performance. The event comes shortly after they left the audiences enthralled at the I Am Karachi Music Festival. The band-cum-orchestra will be the first musical act to perform in a series of concerts, titled the Salt Shaker series, on October 10 at Alliance Francaise in the city.
Ahsan Bari, the lead vocalist of the band, shared details about their upcoming performance. “We’ve changed the structure of our performance sets a little. Apart from the usual covers, we’ll also perform a few original tracks from our upcoming album. Plus, there are also a few experimental pieces, such as a percussive track and an A cappella single.”
The series of concerts have been organised by Salt Arts, an arts and entertainment agency. Bari stated that since they’re doing the show in collaboration with Salt Arts, they’ll have to keep their creative interests and vision in mind.
He said that Sounds of Kolachi usually trails a flexible line-up and will continue to do so following its previous formation, which saw guitar maestro Faraz Anwar and Coke Studio drummer Aahad Nayani join the ensemble.
In an earlier interview with The Express Tribune, Bari had spoken about how he wanted to turn the group’s concerts and performances into an audio-visual experience for the audiences, akin to that of Pink Floyd’s live shows. “We’re working on that side and, hopefully, will try to create something like that in the near future,” added Bari.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2015.
Picking from where they left off, the Sounds of Kolachi are set to make a striking return with their first major live-stage performance. The event comes shortly after they left the audiences enthralled at the I Am Karachi Music Festival. The band-cum-orchestra will be the first musical act to perform in a series of concerts, titled the Salt Shaker series, on October 10 at Alliance Francaise in the city.
Ahsan Bari, the lead vocalist of the band, shared details about their upcoming performance. “We’ve changed the structure of our performance sets a little. Apart from the usual covers, we’ll also perform a few original tracks from our upcoming album. Plus, there are also a few experimental pieces, such as a percussive track and an A cappella single.”
The series of concerts have been organised by Salt Arts, an arts and entertainment agency. Bari stated that since they’re doing the show in collaboration with Salt Arts, they’ll have to keep their creative interests and vision in mind.
He said that Sounds of Kolachi usually trails a flexible line-up and will continue to do so following its previous formation, which saw guitar maestro Faraz Anwar and Coke Studio drummer Aahad Nayani join the ensemble.
In an earlier interview with The Express Tribune, Bari had spoken about how he wanted to turn the group’s concerts and performances into an audio-visual experience for the audiences, akin to that of Pink Floyd’s live shows. “We’re working on that side and, hopefully, will try to create something like that in the near future,” added Bari.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2015.