Project overview

Project 72 – Desi GuitR Museum Mixtape. The third in the series of Lottery Supported Arts Council england projects curated by Aziz Ibrahim. Continuing the development of the Desi GuitR style, Aziz looks further into the transition of analog guitar to digital whilst exploring the application of music in culktural spaces such as the Museum. Looking at Aouth Asian histories e.g. the Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre and the Peterloo Massacre, Ibrahim explores the parallels and responds to their archives.

Aziz and Dal
Gurpreet Singh – Surangi
Dalbir Singh Rattan & the Tabla Ensemble
Project71 DesiGuitR Spinning Top 110518
DesiGuitR at The Spinning Top

Non Touring Activities

Featured Artists

Hussnain Lahori

Punjabi/Urdu/English Vocalists

British Pakistani Bollywood & Pop Artist Hussnain Lahori is a renowned UK singer songwriter living in Rochdale.

Johnny J

Digital Specialist, Remixer

Gurpreet Singh

Surangi artist

Inderjit Matharu - Tabla

Visual Artist

Irish Paddy C32

Visual Artist

Silverfinger Singh - Rapper

Sooree Pillay

Writer

Sooree is an accomplished writer/actor & will work with Aziz to realise the written interpretation of the project.

Tasia Sky

Singer, Songwriter

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Partners

Arts Council England

UCLAN - Preston

Project71 Partners

UCLAN Preston

NAE - New Art Exchange

New Art Exchange is a contemporary art gallery in Nottingham's Hyson Green neighbourhood representing contexts of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic artists and communities. They are the project mentors under Skinder Hundal CEO.

The Spinning Top

Music lab & Collaboration zone

the Spinning Top - Music Lab & Collaboration venue in Stockport, Cheshire.

HOME Manchester

Project71 Partners & Mentor

HOME Manchester

University Of Salford

Farsley Festival

Trouble At Mill